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| BTBL5420 | Oceanography of Turkish Seas | 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 | Prof. Dr. Abdulkadir TOPAL | | Co-Lecturer | No | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Provide an overview of Turkish seas , which has coast of Anatolia, Mediterranean, Egean, Marmora and Black Sea, |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Understand the ocean and seas properties and be able to explain their relations. | 1,3,4,9,10,12,13,14,15,17 | 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 : | Students will be able present before an audience the results and outcome of any exercise. | 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 Turkish seas. Layer dynamics and stratification of seas . Tides , currenrts, wave and other pisical properties of seas. Fronts in shallow seas and estuaries. Water masses. Salt balance, pollutant disposal, sedimentation, estuaries and bays of Turkish seas. Coastal deformations and erosion, cosatal problems.possible effects of Global warming at Turkish seasStrategic plan and actions.
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | General properties of coastal oceans and seas. | | | Week 2 | Topographic characteristics of Turkish seas. | | | Week 3 | Layer dynamics and stratification of seas. | | | Week 4 | Tides , plan and actions. | | | Week 5 | Currenrts, | | | Week 6 | Wave and other pisical properties of seas. | | | Week 7 | Fronts in shallow seas and estuaries. | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Water masses. | | | Week 10 | Salt balance, | | | Week 11 | Pollutant disposal, | | | Week 12 | Sedimentation, | | | Week 13 | Coastal deformations and erosion, cosatal problems. | | | Week 14 | Possible effects of global warming at Turkish | | | Week 15 | Strategic plans and actions | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | İzdar, E., Murray. J.W.,, 1989, Black Sea Oceanography, Kluwer Academic Publishers, | | | 2 | LondonKocataş,A., 2004, Oseanoloji: Deniz Bilimlerine Giriş, Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, İzmir. | | | |
| 1 | Ünsal, İ.,1984, Oseanografi, İTÜ, Istanbul | | | 2 | Ardel, A., 1985,Hidrografya: Okyanus ve Denizler, İTÜ, İstanbul, | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 11/4/2013 | 2 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 17 | 15/6/2013 | 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 | 13 | 39 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 6 | 10 | 60 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 8 | 32 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Ödev | 4 | 5 | 20 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 4 | 11 | 44 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Total work load | | | 200 |
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