• Basic information
• Learning outcomes
• Contents
• Assessment
• Workload

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. They create the necessary substructure for the applications made for the treatment of sludge and disposal.

   Contribution to Program Outcomes

   1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Environmental Engineering
   2. Formulate, construct and use methods and experiments at advanced level to solve environmental problems and interpret and synthesize their results
   3. Demonstrate awareness for the social impacts of solutions to advanced problems
   4. Recognize, analyze and solve advanced environmental problems as a result of global developments
   5. Review the literature critically pertaining to his/her research projects, and connect the earlier literature to his/her own results
   6. Acquire scientific knowledge
   7. Design and conduct research projects independently
   8. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
   9. Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge.
   10. Effectively express his/her research ideas and findings both orally and in writing
   11. Demonstrating professional and ethical responsibility.
   12. Promote environmental consciousness and scientific research.

   Method of assessment

   1. Written exam
2. They know the properties of sludge and calculate the amount of sludge to be composed in the treatment systems.

   Contribution to Program Outcomes

   1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Environmental Engineering
   2. Formulate, construct and use methods and experiments at advanced level to solve environmental problems and interpret and synthesize their results
   3. Demonstrate awareness for the social impacts of solutions to advanced problems
   4. Recognize, analyze and solve advanced environmental problems as a result of global developments
   5. Review the literature critically pertaining to his/her research projects, and connect the earlier literature to his/her own results
   6. Acquire scientific knowledge
   7. Design and conduct research projects independently
   8. Work effectively in multi-disciplinary research teams
   9. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
   10. Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge.
   11. Effectively express his/her research ideas and findings both orally and in writing
   12. Write progress reports clearly on the basis of published documents, thesis, etc
   13. Defend research outcomes at seminars and conferences.
   14. Demonstrating professional and ethical responsibility.
   15. Promote environmental consciousness and scientific research.

   Method of assessment

   1. Homework assignment
3. They can compare the methods used in sludge disposal with their advantages and disadvantages.

   Contribution to Program Outcomes

   1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Environmental Engineering
   2. Formulate, construct and use methods and experiments at advanced level to solve environmental problems and interpret and synthesize their results
   3. Demonstrate awareness for the social impacts of solutions to advanced problems
   4. Recognize, analyze and solve advanced environmental problems as a result of global developments
   5. Review the literature critically pertaining to his/her research projects, and connect the earlier literature to his/her own results
   6. Acquire scientific knowledge
   7. Design and conduct research projects independently
   8. Work effectively in multi-disciplinary research teams
   9. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
   10. Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge.
   11. Effectively express his/her research ideas and findings both orally and in writing
   12. Write progress reports clearly on the basis of published documents, thesis, etc
   13. Defend research outcomes at seminars and conferences.
   14. Demonstrating professional and ethical responsibility.
   15. Promote environmental consciousness and scientific research.

   Method of assessment

   1. Homework assignment
4. They know Turkish legislation about disposal of sludge.

   Contribution to Program Outcomes

   1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Environmental Engineering
   2. Formulate, construct and use methods and experiments at advanced level to solve environmental problems and interpret and synthesize their results
   3. Demonstrate awareness for the social impacts of solutions to advanced problems
   4. Recognize, analyze and solve advanced environmental problems as a result of global developments
   5. Review the literature critically pertaining to his/her research projects, and connect the earlier literature to his/her own results
   6. Acquire scientific knowledge
   7. Design and conduct research projects independently
   8. Work effectively in multi-disciplinary research teams
   9. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
   10. Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge.
   11. Effectively express his/her research ideas and findings both orally and in writing
   12. Write progress reports clearly on the basis of published documents, thesis, etc
   13. Defend research outcomes at seminars and conferences.
   14. Demonstrating professional and ethical responsibility.
   15. Promote environmental consciousness and scientific research.

   Method of assessment

   1. Homework assignment

Contents
Week 1:	General description - Definition and sources of sludge
Week 2:	Sludge processing and disposal methods
Week 3:	The amount of sludge to be formed in different types of treatment systems
Week 4:	Transmitting the sludge
Week 5:	Sludge thickening / Quiz
Week 6:	Sludge dewatering
Week 7:	Sludge conditioning techniques
Week 8:	Sludge stabilization methods
Week 9:	Midterm exam
Week 10:	Final disposal of the sludge
Week 11:	Use of sludge on land
Week 12:	Sludge disinfection
Week 13:	Legal legislation for sludge in Turkey / Quiz
Week 14:	SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS
Week 15*:	-
Week 16*:	FINAL EXAM
Textbooks and materials:	“Arıtma Çamurlarının İşlenmesi” Ayşe Filibeli, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, 2009 “Sludge Engineering: The Treatment and Disposal of Wastewater Sludges” F. Dilek Sanin, William W. Clarkson, P. Aarne Vesilind DEStech Publications, Inc, 2011 - 393 sayfa
Recommended readings:	“Sludge into Biosolids” Ludovico Spinosa, P. A. Vesilind IWA Publishing, 2001 - 400 sayfa,
	* Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.

Assessment
Method of assessment	Week number	Weight (%)
Mid-terms:	9	30
Other in-term studies:	14, 15	20
Project:	-	0
Homework:	3, 6, 12	10
Quiz:	5, 13	5
Final exam:	16	35
	Total weight:	(%)

Workload
Activity	Duration (Hours per week)	Total number of weeks	Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching):	3	14
Own studies outside class:	4	14
Practice, Recitation:	0	0
Homework:	6	6
Term project:	10	2
Term project presentation:	6	1
Quiz:	1	1
Own study for mid-term exam:	10	1
Mid-term:	1	1
Personal studies for final exam:	10	1
Final exam:	1	1
		Total workload:
		Total ECTS credits:	*
	* ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25. (1 ECTS = 25 work hours)