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| CEV5180 | Environmental Organic Chemistry | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Ahmet DEMİRBAŞ | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To demonstrate the processes and complexities of natural and synthetic organic compound behavior in the environment. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | describe the origins and transformations of organic matter in the environment | 1 | 1,3 | | PO - 2 : | identify key compound physico-chemical property criteria that will govern its environmental fate | 1,3,8 | 1,3 | | PO - 3 : | identify environmental fate modeling options | 8,9,10,11,12 | 1,3 | | PO - 4 : | describe the varied sources and types of organic contaminants in the environment and their transfer through and effects on the food chain | 8,10 | 1,3 | | 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 | | |
| Naturally occurring organic matter, organic matter transformations in soils and sediments. Case studies of specific types of organic matter: humic, coal, petroleum. Organic contaminants in the environment. Analytical organic environmental chemistry. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to environmental organic chemistry | | | Week 2 | Organıc substances | | | Week 3 | Naturally occuring organic matter | | | Week 4 | Organic matter transformation in sediment | | | Week 5 | Organic matter transformation in soil | | | Week 6 | Case studies of specific types of organic matter:coal | | | Week 7 | Case studies of specific types of organic matter:Humic matter | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Case studies of specific types of organic matter:Petroleum | | | Week 10 | Case studies of specific types of organic matter:Organic contaminants in the environment | | | Week 11 | Pesticids | | | Week 12 | Environmental organic chemicals | | | Week 13 | Exam 2 | | | Week 14 | Analytical organic environmental chemistry | | | Week 15 | Analytical principles | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Rsharzenbach,R.,1995; Environmental Organic Chemistry,Wiley, New York | | | |
| 1 | Jones, K.C. 1991; Organic Contaminants in the Environment, Elsevier,Washington | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 29/04/2013 | 2 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 13 | 06/05/2013 | 1,25 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 15 | 03/06/2013 | 2,5 | 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 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 5 | 14 | 70 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 20 | 1 | 20 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 30 | 1 | 30 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 | | Diğer 2 | 12 | 1 | 12 | | Total work load | | | 198 |
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