Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE / CM-103 - ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Code: CM-103 Course Title: ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer SEVAL ARAS (saras@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Environmental events, to be able to evaluate its relationship with environmental pollution and ecology.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 To be able to define some basic theories and concepts used in ecology. PO-2 Environmental Science and Environmental Technology on the engineering problems to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems, for this purpose, select and apply appropriate analytical methods and modeling techniques,
Examination
LO-2 Be able to acquire the necessary information about the ecological problems of humanity. PO-6 Individual and team work, ability to take responsibility,
Examination
LO-3 Ecological factors and be able to acquire sufficient knowledge on the effects on organisms. PO-6 Individual and team work, ability to take responsibility,
Examination
LO-4 To be able to acquire sufficient knowledge about the development of the world and with the formation of species. PO-7 Making research, the ability to use information resources,
Examination
LO-5 To be able to learn the properties of ecosystems. PO-2 Environmental Science and Environmental Technology on the engineering problems to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems, for this purpose, select and apply appropriate analytical methods and modeling techniques,
Examination
LO-6 To be able to study and evaluate environmental pollution factors and the impact of organisms to the environment based on researches in our country and particularly in our city. PO-5 Modeling programs related to environmental engineering and information technology skills to use,
Examination
LO-7 In the light of these studies examined how to deal with environmental issues should be considered as an environmental engineer can be able to understand. PO-3 The modern techniques and tools necessary for engineering practice to select and use skills, ability to use information technology effectively,
Examination
LO-8 Thanks to the information learned in knowing how to behave without disturbing the ecological balance to be able to gain awareness of environmental protection. PO-2 Environmental Science and Environmental Technology on the engineering problems to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems, for this purpose, select and apply appropriate analytical methods and modeling techniques,
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Evaluation of relations with environmental affairs, environment pollution and ecological of environmental engineering.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction to environmental engineering biology and ecology. Lecture, discussion, presentation
2 Ecosystem, which is the main media atmosphere-hydrosphere-lithosphere-pedosfer-biosphere interactions. Lecture, discussion, presentation
3 Biotic and abiotic components of ecosystems. Lecture, discussion, presentation
4 Biosphere: the evolution of organisms, the basic elements and concepts of evolution. Lecture, discussion, presentation
5 Cell differentiation, formation of tissues and organs,living world. Lecture, discussion, presentation
6 Energy needs of organisms and meeting this energy, photosynthesis-chemosynthesis. Lecture, discussion, presentation
7 Efficiency and productivity of the ecosystem and managing this with engineering. Lecture, discussion, presentation
8 mid-term exam
9 Ecosystem studies, natural and artificial aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Lecture, discussion, presentation
10 Ecosystem analysis, technosphere, urbanosfer, the weighted examination of agrosferlerin human ecology. Lecture, discussion, presentation
11 Between organisms and microorganisms relationships in ecosystem. Lecture, discussion, presentation
12 Biological and ecological effects of noise and the sound-radiation. Lecture, discussion, presentation
13 Biological and ecological cycles,desterioted as a holistic. Lecture, discussion, presentation
14 Forest ecosystems the disturbed, coastal ecosystems degraded; perishable agricultural ecosystems. Lecture, discussion, presentation
15 Deteriorating river ecosystems, deteriorating ecosystems gulf, deteriorating urban ecosystems. Lecture, discussion, presentation
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Ekoloji ve Çevre Biyolojisi, Ahmet Kocataş, Ege Ünv. Su Ürünleri MYO Yayınları, İzmir, 1999.
2 Genel Ekoloji, Sabri Gökmen, Nobel Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2011.
3 Temel Ekoloji Bilgisi ve Çevre Sorunları, Şevket Özdemir, Hatiboğlu Yayıncılık, Ankara, 1997.
4 Ekoloji ve Çevre Bilimleri, Fikret Berkes ve Mine Kışlalıoğlu, Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul, 1994.
5 Çevre Kirliliği (Çevre Biyolojisi), Prof.Dr. Yıldırım Akman, Palme Yayınevi, Ankara, 2007.
Required Course instruments and materials
Book, Article, Network Resources

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 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 16 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 1 5 5
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 5 5
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 5 6 30
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 5 6 30
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 102