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| ORM3001 | Watershed Management | 2+1+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 1 hour of practicals per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Sezgin HACISALİHOĞLU | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Sezgin HACISALİHOĞLU | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To give students basic knowledge and concepts about watershed management. To teach the basic principles of watershed management and watershed processes. Precipitation-flow relations, hydrological cycle, land use patterns and the basic facts affecting them (Interception, Evapotranspiration, Permeability, etc.) adoption. To comprehend watershed management techniques. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Will be able to define the basic processes and measurement techniques of watershed management. | 1,3,5 | 1,3,4, | | LO - 2 : | Will be able to explain land use, soil properties affecting watershed processes, mutual relations between plant-soil-water. | 1,3,5 | | | LO - 3 : | They will be able to apply various watershed management techniques to field conditions. | 1,3,5 | | | LO - 4 : | Will be able to interpret basin management techniques and structures. | 1,3,5 | | | LO - 5 : | Will be able to identify potential watershed management problems and apply control methods. | | | | LO - 6 : | They will be familiar with deciding on methods to achieve the best results. | | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| To produce the desired quality and amount of water in the catchment basin, to operate and use the land in the best way by controlling erosion and flooding. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Definition of the concepts of Basin, Basin Management, Integrated Basin Management and their importance. | | | Week 2 | Purposes and importance of basin management. | | | Week 3 | Classification of natural resources. Natural Problems in the Basin (Energy, Water, etc. nutrient problems) and their relationship with Basin management. | | | Week 4 | Basin Characteristics (Topographical characteristics), determining the basin boundaries on the topographic map, finding the area, finding the mean elevation (hypsometric curve) and slope of the basin. | | | Week 5 | Basin Characteristics (Topographic Characteristics): Form factor expressing the shape of the basin, circularity rate, elongation rate, relief rate etc. calculation and interpretation of indices. | | | Week 6 | Basin Characteristics (River and drainage network characteristics): cross-sectional status of the river, boy-section status, slope, order and number, frequency, drainage density, bifurcation rate, collection time, etc. identification and interpretation of features. | | | Week 7 | Basin Characteristics (Bedrock and soil characteristics): Soil physics in terms of watershed management and the place of soil physics in watershed management, dynamic properties of soil. | | | Week 8 | Basin Processes (Interception). | | | Week 9 | Midterm Examination | | | Week 10 | Basin Processes (Evaporation from Water and Soil Surface) | | | Week 11 | Basin Processes (Transpiration and Evapotranspiration) | | | Week 12 | Hydrological Cycle and Its Introduction (Water Budget) | | | Week 13 | Planning in Basin Management (Planning Principles) | | | Week 14 | Planning in Basin Management (Basin Management) | | | Week 15 | Planning in Basin Management (Control of Flow Regime) | | | Week 16 | Final Examination | | | |
| 1 | Özhan, S., 2004. Havza Amenajmanı. İstanbul Üniversitesi Rektörlük Yayınları, No.4510, İstanbul. | | | |
| 1 | Isobel W.H., 1998. Integrated Watershed Management: Principles and Practice, John Wiley and Sons. | | | 2 | Brooks K.N, Ffolliot P.F, Gregersen H.M, DeBano, L.F. 2003. Hydrology and the Management of Watersheds. Blackwell Publishing. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 26/11/2021 | 1 | 25 | | Practice | 13 | 31/12/2021 | 1 | 25 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 19/01/2022 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Ödev | 1 | 7 | 7 | | Kısa sınav | 2 | 4 | 8 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 7 | 2 | 14 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 125 |
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