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| ORM3006 | Watershed Hydrology | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Group study, Lab work , Practical | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Turgay DİNDAROĞLU | | Co-Lecturer | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sezgin HACISALİHOĞLU | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Watershed hydrology is how forest vegetation and their associated soils, along with catchment topography, and climate all interact to govern the cycling of water through the forest and further downstream. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Describe watershed hydrology and their main processes, concepts,and principles | 1,2,3 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | Explain forest vegetation type effect on precipitation, interception, evaporation and transpiration. | 1,2,3 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | Explain forest vegetation effect on streamflow quantity and quality, and stream sediment. | 1,2,3 | 1, | | 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 | | |
| The main concepts, processes, and principles of watershed hydrology, how different forest vegetation types and stand conditions influence the hydrologic cycle, interception, evaporation and transpiration from vegetation and their relationships with streamflow. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Functions of Water, propetries of water, water distribution and water resource problems | | | Week 2 | Forests and Precipitation | | | Week 3 | Forests and Interception | | | Week 4 | Forests and Evaporation | | | Week 5 | Forest and Transpiration | | | Week 6 | Forest and Runoff generation | | | Week 7 | Forests and Streamflow Quantity | | | Week 8 | Forest practise effect on water quantity | | | Week 9 | Mid term Exam | | | Week 10 | Forests and Streamflow Quality | | | Week 11 | Forest practise effect on water quality | | | Week 12 | Riparian zone effect on water quality | | | Week 13 | Forests and Stream Sediment | | | Week 14 | Forests and Stream Habitat | | | Week 15 | Forests and Flooding | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Chang, M 2013. Forest Hydrology, Taylor and Francis, New York | | | |
| 1 | Rowsell, M 2005. Protecting Water Resources-The role of Forests, Eastern Ontario Model Forest Press | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 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 | 5 | 10 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 2 | 2 | 4 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 5 | 20 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 2 | 6 | 12 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 2 | 6 | 12 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 4 | 5 | 20 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 108 |
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