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 | SEVAL ARAS (saras@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 explain the importance of stream biology and the effect of stream organisms on stream ecosystem. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Obtains information about the basic concepts on fluvial ecology. |
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 Performance Project |
| LO-2 | Obtains information about fluvial ecosystems and habitat types. |
PO-3 PO-3 Make use of the knowledge they have in order to find a solution to problems by analyzing, comparing and questioning them and can carry out original research in the related field on their own PO-4 PO-4 Have the qualification and capability to gain admission to doctoral programs, R&D units or occupations related to the field with the knowledge they have gathered in the field |
Examination Performance Project |
| LO-3 | Understand the importance of the population dynamics, food chain and adaptations on fluvial ecosystems. |
PO-4 PO-4 Have the qualification and capability to gain admission to doctoral programs, R&D units or occupations related to the field with the knowledge they have gathered in the field PO-5 PO-5 Evaluate the knowledge and skills in a critical way in every activity regarding the field, thereby guiding their learning |
Examination Performance Project |
| LO-4 | Obtains information about the effects of water pollution and eutrophication on fluvial ecosystems and diversity of riverine organisms. |
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 PO-3 PO-3 Make use of the knowledge they have in order to find a solution to problems by analyzing, comparing and questioning them and can carry out original research in the related field on their own |
Examination Performance Project |
| LO-5 | Obtains information about human impact problems on fluvial ecosystems and their solutions. |
PO-5 PO-5 Evaluate the knowledge and skills in a critical way in every activity regarding the field, thereby guiding their learning PO-9 PO-9 Monitor and supervise the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the process of collecting, interpreting, implementing and publishing the data related to the field of Environmental Engineering and teach those values |
Examination Performance Project |
| LO-6 | Obtains information about the importance of riverine organisms in biotic index and biomonitoring studies |
PO-3 PO-3 Make use of the knowledge they have in order to find a solution to problems by analyzing, comparing and questioning them and can carry out original research in the related field on their own PO-4 PO-4 Have the qualification and capability to gain admission to doctoral programs, R&D units or occupations related to the field with the knowledge they have gathered in the field |
Examination Performance Project |
| LO-7 | Understand the importance of the protection of water sources. |
PO-3 PO-3 Make use of the knowledge they have in order to find a solution to problems by analyzing, comparing and questioning them and can carry out original research in the related field on their own PO-5 PO-5 Evaluate the knowledge and skills in a critical way in every activity regarding the field, thereby guiding their learning |
Examination Performance Project |
| LO-8 | Takes responsibility for the protection of water sources. |
PO-5 PO-5 Evaluate the knowledge and skills in a critical way in every activity regarding the field, thereby guiding their learning PO-7 PO-7 Evaluate how the important personalities, events and phenomena that have made essential contributions to the development of Environmental Engineering that might have impact on their field of practice |
Examination Performance Project |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| teach the stream ecosystem and the effects of physical and chemical variables on organisms, living in streams. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Evaluation of streams as Dynamic and physical assets | Lecture, discussion |
| 2 | Explanation of Water cycle, streams ecological structure, material transport and streams scheme | Lecture, discussion |
| 3 | The formation of streams channels and the disclosure of the rate of discharge | Lecture, discussion |
| 4 | Rivers abiotic factors: light, currents, substrate | Lecture, discussion |
| 5 | Rivers abiotic factors: temperature, dissolved oxygen, carbon dioxide | Lecture, discussion |
| 6 | Chemical factors in rivers | Lecture, discussion |
| 7 | Biotic factors in rivers | Lecture, discussion |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Biotic factors in rivers | Lecture, discussion |
| 10 | Roles of nutrition and food chains in streams | Lecture, discussion |
| 11 | The river ecosystem structure and function | Lecture, discussion |
| 12 | Producer organisms in rivers | Lecture, discussion |
| 13 | Consumer organisms in rivers | Lecture, discussion |
| 14 | Evaluation of water quality According to biological factors of streams and marker species | Lecture, discussion |
| 15 | The importance of biological monitoring studies in streams; | Lecture, discussion |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Hauer F.R. and G.A. Lamberti (2007). Methods in Stream Ecology, Academic Press, 2nd edition, 877p. David A. J, and M. M. Castillo (2007). Stream Ecology Structure and function of running waters 2nd ed. XIV, 436 p. | |
| 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 | 16 | 2 | 60 |
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | |||
| 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 | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| c) Performance Project | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 0 | ||
| e) Term paper/Project | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| mid-term exam | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Own study for final exam | 0 | ||
| final exam | 0 | ||
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 168 | ||