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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
INŞ 2028	HYDROLOGY	COMPULSORY	3	1	0	4

Offered By

Civil Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR SEVINÇ ÖZKUL

Offered to

Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering

Course Objective

To provide the understanding of the principal components of hydrological cycle such as precipitation, infiltration, surface flow etc. and to emphasize the importance of them for water resources engineering.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To describe the principal components of hydrological cycle such as precipitation, infiltration, surface flow etc.
2	To understand the importance of hydrological process such as precipitation, infiltration, groundwater, etc. in water resources
3	To establish the relationship between water structures and the components of hydrological cycle, such as precipitation, infiltration, surface flow etc.
4	To discuss changes in the hydrological cycle, caused by human impact
5	To calculate the components of the hydrological cycle, such as precipitation, infiltration, surface flow etc.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Inroduction, Hydrologic Cycle, Fundamental Equations of hydrology
2	Applications of Probability Theory and Statistics in Hydrology
3	Precipitation (Measurement of Precipitation, Analysis of Precipitation Records), Calculation of Areal Average Precipitation, Precipitation Intensity-Duration-Recurrence Interval Relationship
4	Evaporation from Water Surface, Evapotranspiration Losses
5	Infiltration, Moisture Content of the Soil
6	Groundwater (Unsaturated and Saturated Zones), Hydraulics of Wells, Determination of Hydraulic Conductivity
7	I. MIDTERM EXAM
8	Surface Flow (Formation and Measurement of Runoff)
9	Rating Curves (Relation of Stage-Discharge and Stream Cross-Section)
10	Flow Duration Curve, Flow Mass Curve and Determination of Reservoir Capacity
11	Floods
12	Hydrograph Analysis, Unit Hydrograph Theory
13	II. MIDTERM EXAM
14	General Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Prof. Dr. Mehmetçik Bayazıt (1995), Hidroloji, ITÜ Inşaat Fakültesi Matbaası, Istanbul (ISBN 975-561-059-6).
Supplementary Book(s): M. Bayazıt (2001), Hydrology, ITÜ Civil Eng. Faculty.
Prof. Dr. Mehmetçik Bayazıt, Prof. Dr. Ilhan Avcı, Prof. Dr. Zekai Şen (1991), Hidroloji Uygulamaları, ITÜ Inşaat Fakültesi Matbaası, Istanbul.
References:
Materials: Application sheets

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, Class Applications, in-term assignments, midterm exams and final exam.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE1	MIDTERM EXAM 1
2	MTE2	MIDTERM EXAM 2
3	QUZ	QUIZ
4	FIN	FINAL EXAM
5	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE1 * 0.20 + MTE2 * 0.20 + QUZ * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
6	RST	RESIT
7	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE1 * 0.20 + MTE2 * 0.20 + QUZ * 0.10 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1, LO2, LO3 and LO5 are evaluated with mid-term and final exams.
Assignments are highly related with LO2, LO3, LO4 and LO5.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Sevinç Özkul: sevinc.ozkul@deu.edu.tr
Assist. Prof. Dr. Okan Fıstıkoğlu: okan.fistikoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday: 16:00-17:00
Wednesday: 16:00-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	12	3	36
Tutorials	12	1	12
Preparing assignments	2	5	10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	12	1	12
Preparing presentations	1	5	5
Preparation for final exam	1	8	8
Preparation for midterm exam	2	8	16
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	2	2	4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			105

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.6	PO.7	PO.10	PO.13
LO.1	4
LO.2		3		3		4
LO.3		4	4
LO.4				4	4	4	5
LO.5	5	5	5

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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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