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| BTB5300 | Coastal Oceanography | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Group study | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The main objectives of this course are to provide the student with a clear presentation of the concepts and principles of coast and coastal oceanography. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Understand the ocean and coastal areas physical properties and be explain their relations. | 1,2,3,4,5,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17 | 1,3,5 | | PO - 2 : | Present before an audience the results and outcome of any exercise | 3,9,10,12,14 | 1,3,5 | | PO - 3 : | Get the knowledge on coastal erosion. | 3,9,10,12,14 | 1,3,5 | | PO - 4 : | Get the knowledge of water column in bays estuarine. | 3,9,10,12,14 | 1,3,5 | | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| General properties of coastal oceans and seas. Topographic characteristics of coasts. Ekman layer dynamics and stratification of shallow seas . Tides in shallow waters. Fronts in shallow seas and estuaries. Water masses. Salt balance, flushing time, pollutant disposal, sediment transport in estuaries and bays. Coastal damage and erosion. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Oceans and seas | | | Week 2 | General properties of coastal oceans and seas. | | | Week 3 | Topographic characteristics of coasts. | | | Week 4 | Ekman layer dynamics and stratification of shallow seas | | | Week 5 | Tides in shallow waters | | | Week 6 | Fronts in shallow seas and estuaries. | | | Week 7 | Water masses | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Salt balance, flushing time, | | | Week 10 | coastal pollution | | | Week 11 | sediment transport | | | Week 12 | Coastal damage and erosion. | | | Week 13 | Wawes-Currents at Water of Sea and Ocean | | | Week 14 | Content of Sea water | | | Week 15 | Marine Sediments | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Yanagi Tetsuo,Coastal Oceanography. Kluwer Academic Publishers Group (Netherlands), 2000 | | | |
| 1 | Kocataş,A., 2004, Oseanoloji: Deniz Bilimlerine Giriş, Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, İzmir.London | | | 2 | Ünsal, İ.,1984, Oseanografi, İTÜ, Istanbul | | | 3 | Ardel, A., 1985,Hidrografya: Okyanus ve Denizler, İTÜ, İstanbul, | | | 4 | İzdar, E., Murray. J.W.,, 1989, Black Sea Oceanography, Kluwer Academic Publishers, | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 11/11/2012 | 2 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 17 | 16/01/2013 | 2 | 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 | 3 | 12 | 36 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 6 | 12 | 72 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 4 | 2 | 8 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 8 | 10 | 80 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 200 |
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