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SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
4SIE522POLLUTION PREVENTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT3+0+037,514.05.2025

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Master's Degree
Department / Program SUSTAINABLE URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course - Understand the classification and sources of pollutants

- Know pollution prevention principles

- Identify the design for resource efficiency and recovery

- Understand the green engineering
Course Content In this course, students will learn pollution prevention strategies, which are the most important topics of sustainable development. They will have experience about greener designs to be able to take pollution precautions during production and construction for different sectors and applications. The course will be based on a multidisciplinary basis on the assessment of pollution prevention practices for the effective management of environmental resources
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Prof.Dr. Nimet UZAL nigmet.uzal@agu.edu.tr
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Pollution Prevention: The Waste Management Approach to the 21st Century 1st Edition by Louis Theodore (Editor), R. Ryan Dupont (Editor), Kumar Ganesan (Editor), CRC Press

Course Category
Engineering %25
Engineering Design %35
Science %10
Field %40

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Quiz/Küçük Sınav 5 % 30
Ödev 5 % 30
Final examination 1 % 40
Total
11
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Belirsiz 5 3 15
Sınıf İçi Aktivitesi 5 3 15
Sunum için Hazırlık 3 5 15
Sunum 3 5 15
Proje 1 10 10
Okuma 8 2 16
Rapor 2 6 12
Araştırma 3 6 18
Yüz Yüze Ders 14 3 42
Derse Devam 14 3 42
Final Sınavı 1 25 25
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 7,5 225

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Define types and sources of pollutants.
2 Define resource efficiency and recovery
3 Compare the pollution prevention techniques from several aspects.
4 Develop innovative and sustainable pollution prevention techniques for several sectors.
5 Assess the green engineering applications for different sectors.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Course Introduction and Overview of Environmental Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
2 Life Cycle Thinking and Key Concepts
3 Four Main Phases of the LCA Methodology
4 Goal and Scope Definition
5 Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) and Data Collection
6 Introduction to Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA)
7 LCIA – Impact Categories: Global Warming, Acidification, Eutrophication
8 LCIA – Resource Depletion, Human Health, Ecotoxicity
9 Life Cycle Interpretation and Uncertainty Analysis
10 ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 Standards
11 Software Tools in LCA: SimaPro, OpenLCA
12 Applied Case Study: LCA of Concrete or Building Materials
13 Role of LCA in Sustainability Assessments
14 Term Project Presentations and Final Evaluation

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
C1 5 3 2 4 2 3 4 3 3
C2 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 2 2
C3 4 4 3 3 4 2 3 4 4
C4 4 4 3 3 4 2 3 4 4
C5 5 3 4 2 3 1 2 3 3

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

  
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