TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	3
SEMESTER	Sixth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor İbrahim Gürer
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) to broaden their horizon in the field of Water Resources Engineering 2) to increase their ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering 3) to increase their ability to identify, formulate and solve problems in a systematic way 4) to increase their ability to implement their theoretical knowledge in field works 5) to enhance their design skills in the field of Water Resources Engineering
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	Water resources planning of objectives, master plan and feasibility study, dams, regulators, other structures, irrigation and drainage design projects, water supply and hydropower production projects design criteria, hydraulic calculations for different types of projects, economical analysis of alternatives.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction and Hydrologic Processes (Scope, Hydrologic Cycle, System Concept) 2nd Week Hydrologic Processes (Basin, Precipitation, Streamflow, Infiltration) 3rd Week Hydrograph Analysis (Components of runoff, Hydrograph characteristics) 4th Week Hydrograph Analysis (Unit hydrograph theory, Synthetic unit hydrograph) 5th Week Reservoir Routing (Introductory remarks, Routing in reservoirs) 6th Week Dams and Spillways (Classification and parts of the dams, Planning of dams, Dam construction, Reservoir capacity determination, Concrete gravity dams, Arch dams) 7th Week Dams and Spillways (Dam safety and rehabilitation, Spillway design flow, Hydraulics of overflow spillway, Crest gates and spillway profile, Energy dissipation facilities) 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Groundwater Hydrology (Fundamentals of groundwater flow) 10th Week Water Supply (Municipal water requirements and population estimation, Fluctuations in water use) 11th Week Water Supply (Elements of municipal water supply systems, Hydraulics and operation of gravity pipelines, Design of transmission lines (gravity, pumped, and mixed lines)) 12th Week Irrigation and Drainage (Elements of municipal water supply systems, Hydraulics and operation of gravity currents, Design of transmission lines) 13th Week Irrigation and Drainage (Land classification, Irrigation system design principles, Land drainage facilities) 14th Week Wastewater Collection and Treatment (Introduction and flow in sewers, Design of storm sewer systems, Design of sanitary sewer systems)
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Reference Book: Usul, N.: Engineering Hydrology (3rd. Ed.), METU Press, Ankara, 2013. Yanmaz, M.: Applied Water Resources Engineering (4th Ed.), METU Press, Ankara, 2013. Additional Resources: Gürer., I., Günyaktı, A., Uygulamalı Mühendislik Hidrolojisi, 1st.edition Nobel Yayınevi, Ankara, 2020. Wurbs, R.A., James, W.P., Water Resources Engineering, Pearson, 2001. Mays, L.W., Water Resources Handbook, McGraw Hill, 1996 Linsley, Kohler, and Paulhus, Hydrology for Engineers (SI Ed.) Mc Graw Hill, New York, 1982. Linsley, Franzini, Freyberg, and Tchobanoglous, Water Resources Engineering, 1992.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Problem Solving
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 4 5 Quiz 3 20 Attendance 1 5 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 3 5 15 Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 1 35 35 Course hours 14 4 56 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 25 25 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 4 3 12 Quiz 3 1 3 Total Workload 150 Total Workload / 30 5 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No