ECTS - Applied Water Resources Engineering

Applied Water Resources Engineering (CE479) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Applied Water Resources Engineering CE479 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 6
Pre-requisite Course(s)
CE307
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Meriç YILMAZ
Course Assistants
Course Objectives This course aims to develop an in-depth understanding of common hydraulic structures such as reservoirs, dams, spillways, and hydroelectric power plants; their conceptual design, analysis and construction.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Students will learn about basic characteristics of water resources projects and common hydraulic structure
  • Students will learn about reservoirs and their capacity determination
  • Students will learn about dam types, their design and stability analyses
  • Students will learn about types of spillways and stilling basins at their downstream; their hydraulic analyses
  • Students will learn about types of hydroelectric power plants, determination of available hydroelectric power/energy, and turbines
Course Content Introduction to water resources projects and most commonly used hydraulic structures, reservoirs, capacity determination of reservoirs, planning and construction of dams, dam types, design of dams, stability analysis of dams, spillway types, stilling basin types, hydroelectric power plant types, hydroelectric power/energy calculation, turbines.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction Chapter 1
2 Introduction Chapter 1
3 Reservoirs Chapter 2
4 Dams Chapter 3
5 Dams Chapter 3
6 Dams Chapter 3
7 Dams Chapter 3
8 Midterm Exam
9 Spillways Chapter 4
10 Spillways Chapter 4
11 Spillways Chapter 4
12 Hydroelectric Power Plants Chapter 12
13 Hydroelectric Power Plants Chapter 12
14 Presentations
15 Final Exam Period
16 Final Exam Period

Sources

Course Book 1. Applied Water Resources Engineering, 4th Ed., Yanmaz, A.M., METU Press,Ankara, 2013.
Other Sources 2. Design of Small Dams, USBR, Water Resources Publications, 1987.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 2 15
Presentation 1 8
Project - -
Report 1 7
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 6 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Gains the ability to have in-depth knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering, and to use this knowledge in solving Civil Engineering problems. X
2 Gains the ability to design and produce Civil Engineering systems under economic, environmental sustainability, and manufacturability constraints.
3 Gains the ability to identify, define, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems, and acquires the ability to select and apply appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
4 Gains the ability to develop an approach to solve encountered engineering problems, and to design and conduct models and experiments.
5 Gains the ability to effectively use modern engineering tools, techniques, and capabilities necessary for design and other engineering applications.
6 Gains the ability to independently conduct fundamental research in the field, report research results effectively, and present them at scientific meetings.
7 Acquires sufficient verbal and written English skills to follow scientific developments in the field and to communicate with colleagues.
8 Gains the ability to effectively use the knowledge acquired in intra-disciplinary and interdisciplinary teams, and to take leadership roles in such teams.
9 Gains awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning, personal development, and continuous self-renewal in the field; follows developments in science and technology; acquires awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation.
10 Recognizes the importance of considering social, scientific, and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, disseminating, and applying data related to civil engineering problems.
11 Gains the competence to critically examine, develop, and, when necessary, take action to change social relations and the norms that govern them.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 6 6
Project
Report 1 12 12
Homework Assignments 2 5 10
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 14 14
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 18 18
Total Workload 150