Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 1 / Fall Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 2nd Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Optional | ||||
| Department | ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (MASTER'S DEGREE) | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | ŞAHLAN ÖZTÜRK (sahlan.ozturk@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | |||||
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| The aim of the course is to provide the students with a general knowledge on environmental pollution and environmental toxicity. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Recognize the toxic substances in the environment. |
PO-1 PO-1 Have an advanced level of knowledge about the recent and best practices in Environmental Engineering, deepen and expand their knowledge on the expert level, conduct and assess the analyses by employing statistical methods
PO-2 PO-2 Plan experiments and carry out original researches in the field by making use of the theoretical and practical knowledge at the expert level that they have obtained in their field |
Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Importance of environmental toxicology, toxicity tests, pollution, toxic effects, xenobiotics. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Environmental Toxicology Studies | Method of expression |
| 2 | Importance of Environmental Toxicology | Method of expression |
| 3 | Toxicity Tests | Method of expression |
| 4 | Air and Water pollution | Method of expression |
| 5 | Soil pollution | Method of expression |
| 6 | Heavy Metals-Induced Diseases | Method of expression |
| 7 | Acute and Chronic Toxic Effects | Method of expression |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Taking and Transporting Pollutants | Method of expression |
| 10 | Effects on Enzymes | Method of expression |
| 11 | Factors Affecting Xenobiotic Toxicity | Method of expression |
| 12 | Biotransformation and Metabolization of Xenobiotics-1 | Method of expression |
| 13 | Biotransformation and Metabolization of Xenobiotics-2 | Method of expression |
| 14 | Biotransformation and Metabolization of Xenobiotics-2 | Method of expression |
| 15 | Biotransformation and Metabolization of Xenobiotics-2 | Method of expression |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Connell, D., Lam, P., Richardson, B. Wu, R. Introduction to Ecotoxicology. Blackwell Science, 1999. | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| None | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 7 | 3 | 40 |
| Other assessment methods | |||
| 1.Oral Examination | |||
| 2.Quiz | |||
| 3.Laboratory exam | |||
| 4.Presentation | |||
| 5.Report | |||
| 6.Workshop | |||
| 7.Performance Project | |||
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | 14 | 3 | 60 |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| c) Performance Project | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 0 | ||
| e) Term paper/Project | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| mid-term exam | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Own study for final exam | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| final exam | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 166 | ||