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 (DOCTORATE DEGREE) | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | ATA ESKİN (ataeskin@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | ATA ESKİN, | ||||
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| To discuss the ecological risk assessment methods created by various pollutants, especially in surface water, sediment and soil. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Gains the ability to apply ecological risk assessment methods in contaminated areas. |
PO-1 Acquired advanced knowledge in the field of doctoral-level original research and develop the level of expertise and access to the field with innovative results PO-2 Which are obtained with the use of interdisciplinary work and new assessments to reveal the original results PO-4 In a systematic way to evaluate the level of expertise in the field of information and to apply |
Examination Performance Project |
| LO-2 | Can apply ecotoxicological measurement and monitoring methods. |
PO-3 To have advanced level of knowledge of land application practices, and it is necessary to use an interdisciplinary PO-4 In a systematic way to evaluate the level of expertise in the field of information and to apply PO-6 Gathering the original works and projects in different fields, having become an independent study area PO-7 Capable of the ability to set up his own business in entrepreneurship |
Examination Performance Project Term Paper |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Introduction, echoric structure, problem definition, vulnerability analysis, vulnerability to pollutants in surface water, sediment and soil, vulnerability in terrestrial plants, soil invertebrates and wildlife, analysis of effects, single-chemical or single-material toxicity tests, contaminated area toxicity tests, biological maps risk characterization in biomarkers effects, impact-response profiles, screening enterprises and stable enterprises; uncertainty, remidation and advanced - remidation techniques | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | What is the risk? Definition and assumptions | |
| 2 | Technology-related environmental risks | |
| 3 | Damage, exposure, danger and risk | |
| 4 | Principles of environmental risk management | |
| 5 | Error model, plot and risk profiles | |
| 6 | Environmental Risk Applications | |
| 7 | Uncertainty and decision mechanisms | |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Ecological risk evaluation at polluted sediment layer | |
| 10 | Ecological risk evaluation methods at polluted soil sites | |
| 11 | Ecological risk evaluations at polluted water media | |
| 12 | Ecotoxicological risk determination methods | |
| 13 | Discussion of examples of ecological risk evaluations | |
| 14 | Regulatory politics about environmental risk and regulations for control | |
| 15 | Regulatory politics about environmental risk and regulations for control | |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Crane,M. Et.al., (ed) ( 2002) “ Risk Assessment with time to events Models “, Lewis Pubs, CRC Pres. 2. Eisler,R., ( 2000) Handbook of Chemical Risk Assessment: Health Hazards to Humans, Plants and Animals, Lewis Pubs. CRC Press. | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| 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) | 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 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 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 | ||