Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits
4	ÇEV 252	Hydrology	2+1+0	3	4

Course Details

Language of Instruction	English
Level of Course Unit	Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program	Environmental Engineering
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face
Type of Course Unit	Compulsory
Objectives of the Course	To define basic factors affecting spatial and temporal distribution of water on earth and determine the amount of water available in any place and time by using hydrological methods.
Course Content	Hydrologic cycle and basic elements of hydrologic cycle (precipitation, evaporation, infiltration, groundwater, runoff), flow measurements, hydrograph analyses
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	Prof.Dr. Hasan MERDUN
Name of Lecturers	Prof.Dr. HASAN MERDUN
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	2. Nurünnisa USUL. 2008. Engineering Hydrology. METU. 1. Press. 1. Prof. Dr. Mehmetçik BAYAZIT. 2003. Hydrology. Birsen Publisher. 3. Press.

Course Category

Mathematics and Basic Sciences	%30
Engineering	%50
Science	%20

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	1	% 30
Project	1	% 20
Final examination	1	% 50
Total	3	% 100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Course Duration	14	4	56
Assignments	8	2	16
Mid-terms	1	15	15
Practice	14	1	14
Final examination	1	18	18
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 4 119

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	States definition of hydrology, hydrologic cycle, and water resources of world and Turkey.
2	Explains formation, types, and measurement methods of precipitations and calculates the distribution.
3	Explains basic concepts about evaporation and evapotranspiration and analyse data.
4	Explains infiltration concepts and calculates the amount of infiltration.
5	Differentiates the environments (surface, sub-surface, groundwater) of water and defines basic concepts of groundwater.
6	Measures or estimates the amount of runoff.
7	Explains hydrograph and unit hydrograph theory and calculates runoff from rainfall by unit hydrograph.
8	Relates hydrology with water quality.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	Definition and subject of hydrology, hydrologic cycle, water resources potential of world and Turkey	research, reading	different materials
2	Precipitation : Formation, types, measurements, and analysis of precipitations	research, reading	different materials
3	Evaporation : Factors affecting evaporation and evapotranspiration, measurement and estimation of evaporation and evapotranspiration	research, reading	different materials
4	Infiltration : Measurement of infiltration, calculation of infiltration capacity, infiltration equations	research, reading	different materials
5	Groundwater : The environment of groundwater and groundwater flow	research, reading	different materials
6	Flow measurements and analysis of data : Measurements of level, flow velocity, and discharge	research, reading	different materials
7	Flow measurements and analysis of data : Measurements of level, flow velocity, and discharge	research, reading	different materials
8	Runoff : Determination of watershed characteristics, rainfall-runoff relationships	research, reading	different materials
9	Runoff : Determination of watershed characteristics, rainfall-runoff relationships	research, reading	different materials
10	Mid-Term Exam	reesrach, reading	different materials
11	Hydrograph analysis : Properties of flow hydrograps, unit hydrograph theory	research, reading	different materials
12	Hydrograph analysis : Properties of flow hydrograps, unit hydrograph theory	research, reading	different materials
13	Hydrograph analysis and synthesis	research, reading	different materials
14	Routing of hydrograph through stream and reservoir	research, reading	different materials
15	Routing of hydrograph through stream and reservoir	research, reading	different materials

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	P2	P5	P9
C1	3
C2		4	2
C3		4	2
C4		4	2
C5		4	2
C6		4	2
C7		4	2
C8	3

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