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) | ||||
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| Aims to teach the evaluation of water quality using bioindicator organisms in aquatic systems. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Acquiring information about the biological approach to water quality monitoring. |
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
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Examination Performance Project |
| LO-2 | To comprehend the importance and role of bioindicators. |
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-3 | To identify organisms used as bioindicators. |
PO-6 PO-6 Are able to make use of computer software as well as communication and information technology required by the field of Environmental Engineering at an advanced level 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 Term Paper |
| LO-4 | To apply and have an idea about the biotic indices used in the world and Turkey. |
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 Term Paper |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Students are targeted to be successful the used biological indicators in association with other data for monitoring the water quality. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | In general examine of the factors affecting aquatic systems | Lecture |
| 2 | -The importance of water quality -Classification of water pollutants | Lecture |
| 3 | -The factors causing water pollution -Pollutant sources | Lecture |
| 4 | -Organic/inorganic pollutants -The effects of environmental pollution on living things | Lecture |
| 5 | Water quality assessment techniques | Lecture |
| 6 | What is biomonitoring -Importance of biomonitoring -Methods used in biomonitoring | Lecture |
| 7 | What is bioindicator -Bioindicator and importance | Lecture |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Specifications required for living things used as bioindicators | Lecture |
| 10 | Investigation of groups of organisms used as bioindicators in general | Lecture |
| 11 | Investigation of groups of organisms used as bioindicators in general | Lecture |
| 12 | Biotic indices recognized in the world | Lecture |
| 13 | Biotic indices recognized in the world -Statistical methods | Lecture |
| 14 | Case studies | Lecture |
| 15 | Case studies | Lecture |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | 1. E. Bellinger, D.D. Sigee. Freshwater Algae: Identification and Use as Bioindicators. Wiley. 2010. | |
| 2 | 2. P.R. Adamus. Bioindicators for Assessing Ecological Integrity of Prarie Wetlands. USEPA Report. 2010. | |
| 3 | 3. C. Mason. Biology of Freshwater Pollution, 4th Edition. Pearson. 2002. | |
| 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 | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| c) Performance Project | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| 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 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| mid-term exam | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Own study for final exam | 0 | ||
| final exam | 0 | ||
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 191 | ||