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

Learning outcomes

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

1. Build up necessary knowledge about engineering principles and design of physical and chemical processes used in water and wastewater treatment.

   Contribution to Program Outcomes

   1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Environmental Engineering in a specialized way
   2. Understand relevant research methodologies and techniques and their appropriate application within his/her research field,

   Method of assessment

   1. Written exam
   2. Homework assignment
2. Identify pollution parameters for water and wastwater and current regulations.

   Contribution to Program Outcomes

   1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Environmental Engineering in a specialized way

   Method of assessment

   1. Written exam
3. Follow novel processes that are being applied in recent years in addition to fundamental processes

   Contribution to Program Outcomes

   1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Environmental Engineering in a specialized way

   Method of assessment

   1. Homework assignment

Contents
Week 1:	Water and Wastewater Characteristics
Week 2:	Water Quality Criteria and Standards Overview of Treatment Processes
Week 3:	Coagulation/Flocculation
Week 4:	Precipitation
Week 5:	Mid-Term Exam I
Week 6:	Sedimentation/Thickening
Week 7:	Dissolved Air Flotation/Cake Filtration
Week 8:	Granular Media Filtration
Week 9:	Adsorption/Ion Exchange
Week 10:	Mid-Term Exam II
Week 11:	Membrane Processes
Week 12:	Membrane Processes
Week 13:	Disinfection
Week 14:	Chemical Oxidation
Week 15*:	Gas Transfer/Ammonia Stripping
Week 16*:	Final Exam
Textbooks and materials:	1. "Unit Operations and Processes in Environmental Engineering", by Reynolds/Richards, PWS Publishing, Second Ed., 1996. 2. "Water Quality and Treatment", AWWA, 5th ed., Mc-Graw Hill. 1999. 3. "Physicochemical Processes for Water Quality Control: W.J. Weber (ed.), Wiley Interscience, 1972. 4. “Wastewater Engineering, Treatment, Disposal, Reuse" Metcalf & Eddy. Mc-Graw Hill, 1991 5. "Water Treatment Principles and Design" James &Montgomery, John Wiley, 1985 6. "Water Treatment Plant Design" AWWA/ASCE, Mc-Graw Hill, Third Ed. 1990. 7. “Water Treatment. Membrane Processes”, AWWA, et al., Mc-Graw Hill, 1996.
Recommended readings:	1. "Unit Operations and Processes in Environmental Engineering", by Reynolds/Richards, PWS Publishing, Second Ed., 1996. 2. "Water Quality and Treatment", AWWA, 5th ed., Mc-Graw Hill. 1999. 3. "Physicochemical Processes for Water Quality Control: W.J. Weber (ed.), Wiley Interscience, 1972. 4. “Wastewater Engineering, Treatment, Disposal, Reuse" Metcalf & Eddy. Mc-Graw Hill, 1991 5. "Water Treatment Principles and Design" James &Montgomery, John Wiley, 1985 6. "Water Treatment Plant Design" AWWA/ASCE, Mc-Graw Hill, Third Ed. 1990. 7. “Water Treatment. Membrane Processes”, AWWA, et al., Mc-Graw Hill, 1996.
	* 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:	5,10	50
Other in-term studies:		0
Project:		0
Homework:	1-14	10
Quiz:		0
Final exam:	16	40
	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	10
Term project:	0	0
Term project presentation:	0	0
Quiz:	0	0
Own study for mid-term exam:	8	2
Mid-term:	2	2
Personal studies for final exam:	10	1
Final exam:	2	1
		Total workload:
		Total ECTS credits:	*
	* ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25. (1 ECTS = 25 work hours)