COURSE UNIT TITLE

: OPERATION OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ENV 5030 OPERATION OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR AZIZE AYOL

Offered to

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Environmental Engineering
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY

Course Objective

This course aims to teach the operation of wastewater treatment plants to protect water quality with an emphasis on fundamental principals. It gives the ability of management and organization to solve the problems facing wastewater treatment operations. Lectures cover the operation of the physical, chemical, and biological treatment units and the wastewater treatment plant management as indicated in the course syllabus.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Definability of the conceptual elements on the management of wastewater treatment
2   Describability, detectability, and solvability of problems relating with WWTPs
3   Setting the records of WWTP operational data
4   Definability of the problems facing WWT operations and management ability of them
5   The ability of decision making for better and efficient WWTP operation

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, Management of WWTs: Management functions, Public relations, Occupational Health and Safety, Emergency plans
2 Management of Wastewater treatment plants: Themanagement of financial sources, Process control, Maintenance, and Laboratory
3 Permits, Records, and Reports in WWTPs
4 Process Instrumentation and Automatic Control Systems
5 Preparation of Plant Maintenance Programme
6 Puming Stations, Bar racks: Process control, operation, recording, etc.
7 Midterm examination I
8 Grit Chambers: Process principles, control, records, etc.; Primary Settling Tanks
9 Basic Chemistry and Microbiology of the Activated Sludge Process, Operation of Conventional AS Process, Instrumentation
10 Operation of Modified Activated Sludge Processes, Instrumentation, Process Control, etc
11 Activated Sludge Separation/settling Problems
12 Midterm examination II
13 Sampling programme and analysis for Activated Sludge Processes
14 Operational Problems of Activated Sludge Systems I-II

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Handbook of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations, F.R. Spellman, Lewis Publishers, CRC Press, USA, 2003.
2. Wastewater Engineering Treatment, Disposal, and Reuse ,Metcalf Eddy , McGraw Hill, USA, 2005.
3. Opeation of Activated Sludge Processes, H. Toprak, DEU, Engineering Faculty Publications, 2009.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation and scientific discussion

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment of student progress regarding the course objectives will be made through continuous private communications during the semester with students and through midterm examinations and homework assignments. Cumulative assessment will be addressed through standard course evaluations at the end of the semester.

Assessment Criteria

The method of evaluating the progress will be through homework (10%), first mid term exam (20%), second mid term exam (20%), final exam (50%).

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr. Azize Ayol
Department of Environmental Engineering, Office # A326,
Phone:232-3017140

Office Hours

Wednesday, 9:30-12:00 A.M

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 2 10 20
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 2 10 20
Final 1 4 4
Midterm 2 4 8
Quiz etc. 2 4 8
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 94

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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