ENVE 101INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Fall 2014-Syllabus

Course Coordinator : Dr. Robert W. MURDOCH (Z-08, murdoch@metu.edu.tr)Course Assistant : Mustafa NAKPOLU (nmustafa@metu.edu.tr)Time & Place : Friday 9:40-11:30; CZ14

Course Webpage: at metuclass.metu.edu.tr. Lecture outlines and slides will be made available here.

Course Description: This course will serve as in overview of Environmental Engineering, both in general and in regards to this department. By the end of the course, students should have encountered most of the activities that environmental engineers can become involved in and will have listened to presentations from most of the department faculty.

Attendance Policy: University standard policy of 70% minimum attendance will be enforced

Grading: First Midterm (45%), Final Exam (45%), Student Essay (10%). Exams will consist of questions from each of the Faculty presentations. The final exam will not be comprehensive. The Essay will be explained in a separate document.

The letter grades, coefficients and percentage equivalents are given below.

PercentageCourse Grade

90-100AA

85-89BA

80-84BB

75-79CB

70-74CC

65-69DC

60-64DD

50-59FD

49 and belowFF

Make-up policy: There will be no make-up exams unless the following:

For planned excused absences such as interviews, you must contact me 48 hr in advance of the missed exam and provide adequate documentation. For absences due to catastrophic events such as serious illness, accident, or death in the immediate family, proper documented justification is required.I will require official documentation for any missed assignments or exams!

WEEK

1DATE

Oct. 03TOPICS & INSTRUCTORS

Environmental Engineering Programs in Turkey and Abroad

(Prof. F. Dilek SANN)

2Oct. 10Historical Development and Current Scope of EnvironmentalEngineering (Dr. Robert W. MURDOCH)

3Oct. 17Environmental Engineering Curriculum(Assoc. Prof. pek MAMOLU)

4Oct. 24Contemporary Issues-1(Assist. Prof. Bari KAYMAK)

5Oct. 31Contemporary Issues-2(Dr. Derya DURSUN BALCI)

6Nov. 07Legal and Institutional Framework in Environmental Sector in Turkey (Assist. Prof. Emre ALP)

7Nov. 14Midterm (weeks 1-5)

8Nov. 21Ecology and Ecological Principles in Environmental Engineering(Assoc. Prof. Blent GEN)

9Nov. 28Wastewater and Water(Assist. Prof. Tuba H. ERGDER)

10Dec. 05Air Pollution(Prof. Grdal TUNCEL)

11Dec. 12Solid and Hazardous Waste(Assoc. Prof. Ayegl AKSOY)

12Dec. 19Soil and Groundwater Pollution(Prof. Kahraman NL)

13Dec. 26Engineering and Environmental Ethics(Prof. Gksel N. DEMRER)

FINAL EXAM (weeks 8-13) DATE AND PLACE TO BE ANNOUNCED