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Course Name	Turkish	Küresel Çevre
	English	Global Environment
Course Code	CEV 111E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Fatma Fatoş Babuna
Course Objectives		Introduction of environmental engineering subjects
Course Description		Historical development. Fundamentals of ecology & ecosystems. Energy flows in ecosystems. Population and communities. Water sources. Mineral sources. Mineral cycles in living systems. Population, food and hunger. Alternative energy sources (renewable & non-renewable) & relationship to the environment. Effects of human activities on health & the environment: effects of air, water, and soil pollutants. Soil erosion & desertification. Land use and land misuse. Land disposal of waste. Waste minimization. Waste and disease. Treatment and disposal of hazardous waste. Water sources conservation. Water pollution & its sources. Common water pollutants, basic principles of their treatment. Treatment of toxic & hazardous substances. Dimensions, past, present and future of environmental science and studies.
Course Outcomes		1. Matematik, fen ve mühendislik bilgisini kullanabilme yeteneği 2. Çevresel sistemleri bütünleşik bir yaklaşımla, sebep/sonuç çerçevesinde analiz edebilme yeteneği 3. Tek ya da disiplinli çalışma gruplarında görev alabilme 4. Çevre koruma, optimum kaynak kullanımı ve sürdürülebilirlik kavramına vakıf ve sürdürülebilirlik gereklerini yerine getirme becerisi 5. İngilizce’de etkin bir biçimde iletişim kurma yeteneği 6. Yaşam boyu öğrenmenin gerekliliğinin bilincinde olma ve bunu kendine uygulama yeteneği 7. Güncel meseleler hakkında bilgi sahibi 8. Bireysel çalışma yeteneği 9. Kalite bilinci
Pre-requisite(s)		-
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Textbook		1. Cunningham, W.P., Cunningham, M.A. 2004.Principles of Environmental Science. Inquiry and Applications” 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. NY 10020. 2. ReVelle, P., ReVelle, C. 1992. The Global Environment – Securing a Sustainable Future, Jones & Barlett Publishers, London.
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