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Syllabus ( ESC 522 )


   Basic information
Course title: Lake Water Quality Management
Course code: ESC 522
Lecturer: Assist. Prof. Meltem ÇELEN
ECTS credits: 7.5
GTU credits: 3 (3+0+0)
Year, Semester: ., Fall and Spring
Level of course: Second Cycle (Master's)
Type of course: Area Elective
Language of instruction: Turkish
Mode of delivery: Face to face
Pre- and co-requisites: none
Professional practice: No
Purpose of the course: 1. To give detailed information about the algae species and biological growth kinetics involved in the eutrophication process.
2. To provide information about the nutritional levels in Aquatic Ecosystems
3. Explaining the concept of thermal stratification in lakes and reservoirs
4. Explain the concept of hypolimnetic oxygen consumption
   Learning outcomes Up

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

  1. Define the term eutrophication

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Providing students with a strong engineering qualification that will assist in problem solving and decision making and provide lifetime learning
    2. To develop strategic, policy and implementation plans on the issues in the field and evaluate the results obtained within the framework of quality processes

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
  2. Explain the types of algae that cause eutrophication.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Providing students with a strong engineering qualification that will assist in problem solving and decision making and provide lifetime learning

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
  3. Explain the problems caused by eutrophication and develop a solution proposal.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Providing students with a strong engineering qualification that will assist in problem solving and decision making and provide lifetime learning

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
   Contents Up
Week 1: Structure and types of algae
Week 2: Algaes Producing Geosmin and Methyl Isoborneol
Week 3: Kinetics of biological growth
Week 4: The concept of the ecosphere and the energy flow in the ecosphere
Week 5: Trophic levels in the aquatic ecosystem
Week 6: Phytoplankton models
Week 7: Limiting element concept
Week 8: Midterm exam- fundamentals of eutrophication
Week 9: Eutrophication developments in different aquatic environments
Week 10: Seasonal circulations and thermal stratification in lakes
Week 11: Eutrophication prevention and removal techniques
Week 12: Application examples
Week 13: Application examples
Week 14: Application examples
Week 15*: .
Week 16*: Final exam
Textbooks and materials: Muslu Y., 2001, Göl ve Haznelerde Su Kalitesi Yönetimi, İSKİ
Recommended readings: Tockner K, Mehner T., 2022, Encylopedia of Inland Waters.

Eutrophication: Causes, Consequences and Control Volume 2, Abid A. Ansari • Sarvajeet Singh Gill Editors, Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York
  * Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
Assessment Up
Method of assessment Week number Weight (%)
Mid-terms: 8 30
Other in-term studies: 0
Project: 0
Homework: 0
Quiz: - 20
Final exam: 16 50
  Total weight:
(%)
   Workload Up
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: 3 2
Homework: 0 0
Term project: 0 0
Term project presentation: 0 0
Quiz: 1 4
Own study for mid-term exam: 3 7
Mid-term: 2 1
Personal studies for final exam: 4 14
Final exam: 2 1
    Total workload:
    Total ECTS credits:
*
  * ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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