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 Fluid Mechanics
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 Attains knowledge through wide and in-depth investigations his/her field and surveys, evaluates, interprets, and applies the knowledge thus acquired.
2 Has a critical and comprehensive knowledge of contemporary engineering techniques and methods of application.
3 By using unfamiliar, ambiguous, or incompletely defined data, completes and utilizes the required knowledge by scientific methods; is able to fuse and make use of knowledge from different disciplines.
4 Has the awareness of new and emerging technologies in his/her branch of engineering profession, studies and learns these when needed.
5 Defines and formulates problems in his/her branch of engineering, develops methods of solution, and applies innovative methods of solution.
6 Devises new and/or original ideas and methods; designs complex systems and processes and proposes innovative/alternative solutions for their design.
7 Has the ability to design and conduct theoretical, experimental, and model-based investigations; is able to use judgment to solve complex problems that may be faced in this process.
8 Functions effectively as a member or as a leader in teams that may be interdisciplinary, devises approaches of solving complex situations, can work independently and can assume responsibility.
9 Has the oral and written communication skills in one foreign language at the B2 general level of European Language Portfolio.
10 Can present the progress and the results of his investigations clearly and systematically in national or international contexts both orally and in writing.
11 Knows social, environmental, health, safety, and legal dimensions of engineering applications as well as project management and business practices; and is aware of the limitations and the responsibilities these impose on engineering practices.
12 Commits to social, scientific, and professional ethics during data acquisition, interpretation, and publication as well as in all professional activities.

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