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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
FS0903.1Environmental Risk ManagementElective363
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Environmental risk assessment and providing to keep ecological factors related to human environment guaranteed.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi İbrahim Cengiz
Learning Outcomes
1Students learn the concept of ecological risk for humans and their natural environment.
2Students learn risk analysis methods.
3Environmental risks associated with technology are known.
4Risk management techniques are learned.
5Regulatory policies and legal regulations on environmental risk are learned.
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Risk and Definition of Risk/ Risk Management in Engineering and Organization of Risk Management/ Types of Risk/ Risk Assessment Methods/ Environmental Risk and Risk Assessment Methods/ Definition of Danger- Risk Areas/ Exposure/ Characterization of Risk/ Minimization of Risk/ Related Environmental Risk Regulations in Turkey.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1What is Risk? Definition and Acceptances
2Environmental Risks Depending on the Technology
3Damage, Exposure, Hazard and Risk
4Principals of Environmental Risk Management
5Error Model, Plot and Risk Profiles
6Environmental Risk Management Organization and Security
7Environmental Risk Applications
8Midterm Exam
9Risk Control Strategies
10Potential Problems (Toxic Emissions, Food Industry and Health Risks)
11Work and Employment and Workplace Safety and Hygiene
12Error in Technological Systems and Natural Damages
13Uncertainty and Mechanism of Decision
14Regulatory Politics about Environmental Risk and Regulations for Control
15Discussions, Research and Presentations
16Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Canter, L.W., Environmental Impact Assessment, Mc.Graw Hill, 1996. Tania Mol, Productive Safety Management, Butterworth Heinemann Company, 2003. John Ridley, Safety at Work, Sixth Ed.Butterworth Heinemann Company, 2003.
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
Question-Answer14114
Individual Study for Homework Problems4416
Individual Study for Mid term Examination7214
Individual Study for Final Examination7214
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)89
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High