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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
CIE 3032	WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	3

Offered By

Civil Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GÜLAY ONUŞLUEL GÜL

Offered to

Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering

Course Objective

Within the context of this course, design of water resources systems is implemented. To this end, the information previously taught in the courses of Hydraulics , Hydrology and Hydraulic Structures is transferred into and supported by practical applications. Furthermore, students are donated with relevant information about the state of water resources in Turkey and worldwide.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Explaining basic information about the state of water resources in Turkey and worldwide.
2	Ability to identify necessary reservoir capacities.
3	Ability to classify dams.
4	Explaining general criteria considered in designing dams.
5	Ability to perform design and analysis of spillways.
6	Increasing practical knowledge on water supply, sewerage, irrigation and drainage systems.
7	Ability to discuss the role of water resources systems under the changing climatic conditions today.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

INŞ 2028 - HYDROLOGY

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction
2	Reservoirs
3	Reservoirs (cont.)
4	Dams
5	Dams (cont.)
6	Dams (cont.)
7	Mid-term Exam
8	Spillways
9	Spillways (cont.)
10	Water Supply and Sewerage Systems
11	Water Supply and Sewerage Systems (cont.)
12	Irrigation and Drainager
13	Hydropower
14	Evaluation of the lecture

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Applied Water Resources Engineering; A.M. Yanmaz, 2.Edition, Metu Press, Ankara, 2001.

Supplementary Book(s):
Water Resources Engineering; L.W. Mays, Wiley & Sons; 2nd Edition, 2010, 920p.
Elements of Water Resources Engineering; K.N. Duggal and J.P. Soni, New Age
International Publishers, 2008, 604p.

Materials: Copies of the powerpoint presentations during lectures.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Formal presentation of subjects and recitation, visual presentations (to be provided in advance through internet for self-preparation), homework assignments and reporting on the resolutions of major water resources problems.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE1	MIDTERM EXAM 1
2	MTE2	MIDTERM EXAM 2
3	FIN	FINAL EXAM
4	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 0.25 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-2-3-4-5-6-7: evaluated through tailor-made questions posed during mid-term and final exams.
LO 2-4-5: evaluated through reports prepared upon homework assignments.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance/active participation to the lecture is assessed. Guidelines for preparing reports from homework assignments will be distributed at the start of lecture and homeworks will be collected in due format.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asst.Prof.Dr. Gulay ONUSLUEL GUL: gulay.onusluel@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced based on the course calendar of the relevant semester (from previous practices: Thursdays 13:00-15:00).

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	2	26
Preparing assignments	2	10	20
Preparation for final exam	1	5	5
Preparation for midterm exam	1	5	5
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	1	13
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			73

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.7
LO.1	4
LO.2		5
LO.3		5
LO.4		5
LO.5			4
LO.6		4
LO.7				4

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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