Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
162000404105WASTEWATER TREATMENTCompulsory244
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
to introduce the quantity and characteristics of the wastewaters, to design wastewater treatment units and processes with their theory
Name of Lecturer(s)
Öğr. Gör. Mahmut SOYLU
Learning Outcomes
1at the end of the course students will learn the design of wastewater treatment units
2at the end of the course the students learn about the maintenance and operation of wastewater treatment plants
3at the end of the course Students will learn water-related legislation
4at the end of the course Students will learn to write for record-keeping and reporting
Mode of Delivery
Evening Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
characteristics of the wastewaters, Methods of water purification, various plants and building for wastewater purification with chemical and physical ways, biological treatment methods: activated sludge method and application, activated sludge systems and aeration of sludge, aeration lagoons, stabilization pools, biological filtration and trickling filters, anaerobic treatment, natural biological treatment methods, advanced treatment systems, cesspools, identification of project’s criteria and preparation of the treatment plant project.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1characteristics of the wastewaters, 2
2Methods of water purification, 2
3various plants and building for wastewater purification with chemical and physical ways, 2
4various plants and building for wastewater purification with chemical and physical ways, 2
5biological treatment methods: activated sludge method and application, 2
6activated sludge systems and aeration of sludge, 2
7aeration lagoons, 2
8stabilization pools, 2
9biological filtration and trickling filters, 2
10anaerobic treatment, 2
11natural biological treatment methods, 2
12advanced treatment systems, 2
13cesspools,2
14identification of project’s criteria and preparation of the treatment plant project.2
Recommended or Required Reading
1. Öztürk, İ., Timur, H. ve Koşkan, U., “Atıksu Arıtımının Esasları. Evsel, Endüstriyel Atıksu Arıtımı ve Arıtma Çamurlarının Kontrolü”, Çevre ve Orman Bakanlığı, 2005. 2. Samsunlu, A., “Atık Suların Arıtılması”, Birsen Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2011.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14228
Laboratory14228
Self Study14114
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11515
Individual Study for Final Examination11515
Laboratory Midterm Examination111
Laboratory Examination122
Post Quiz14114
Oral Examination14114
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)134
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
LO1
LO2
LO3
LO4
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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