| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | İD128 | Soil and Basin Management | Elective | 1 | 2 | 6 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Second Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| To give students the basic information they will need about soil and basin management, as well as basic approaches to planning and management. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Doç. Dr. Sinan KUL |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Analyzes basin planning and management | | 2 | Designs natural resource planning | | 3 | Evaluates watershed-based rural poverty alleviation plans | | 4 | Analyzes plans to combat basin-based natural disasters |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Normal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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| Course Contents |
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| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Introduction to soil and watershed management | | | | 2 | Basin and topographic characteristics
basin processes | | | | 3 | Basin processes | | | | 4 | Measuring precipitation falling on a basin | | | | 5 | Evaporation, interception, transpiration, evapotranspiration and basin water budget | | | | 6 | Infiltration, storage of water in soil | | | | 7 | Soil water | | | | 8 | Midterm exam | | | | 9 | Subsurface flow, flow types, flow regime, hydrograph | | | | 10 | Measuring stream flow | | | | 11 | Field application of ecohydrological measurements made on stream banks and corridors | | | | 12 | Evaluation of erosion and sedimentation in terms of basin management | | | | 13 | Planning principles in basin management | | | | 14 | Research topics in watershed management and planning | | | | 15 | An overview | | | | 16 | Final Exam | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Makeup Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Writing Paper | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| Criticising Paper | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Self Study | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Individual Study for Homework Problems | 4 | 8 | 32 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Homework | 4 | 4 | 16 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | | LO2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | | LO3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | | LO4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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