COURSE SYLLABUS

SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING

1	Course Title:	SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING
2	Course Code:	BSM4531-S
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	7
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	1
9	Practice (hour/week) :	2
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Ali Osman Demir
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	e-posta : aodemir@uludag.edu.tr Telefon: 0 224 2941616 Adres: Uludağ Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi, Biyosistem Mühendisliği Bölümü, Görükle Kampüsü, 16059, Nilüfer/BURSA
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Objective of the course is to perform the determination of upland nonpoint pollution (from agricultural sources), planning for vegetated waterways, design of terraces, planning of diversion channels and structures for soil-water conservation, project design of impoundments and embankments for water conservation, describing stream flow processes and lake dynamics.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	determine loss of soil erosion by water using the revised universal soil loss equation (RUSLE);
2	determine upland nonpoint pollution (from agricultural sources);
3	perform the hydraulic design of open channels;
4	design vegetated waterways;
5	design terraces and diversion channels for soil-water conservation;
6	design water structures for soil-water conservation;
7	design impoundments and embankments for water conservation;
8	identify stream flow processes and lake dynamics;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Soil and water resources engineering opportunities	Measurements and analyses of rainfall for soil and water conservation
2	Precipitation	Infiltration measurements and calculations in the field
3	Infiltration	Evapotranspiration calculations
4	Evapotranspiration	Runoff calculations for soil and water conservation
5	Runoff	Calculation of soil loss using the revised universal soil loss equation (RUSLE)
6	Water erosion and soil loss	Calculation of upland nonpoint pollution
7	Water quality and upland nonpoint pollution	Calculations for the design of open channel hydraulics
8	Repeating courses and midterm exam	Calculations for the design of vegetated waterways
9	Open channel hydraulics	Design calculations for terraces and diversions
10	Vegetated waterways	Design calculations for water conservation structures
11	Terraces and diversions	Design of impoundments and embankments
12	Water conservation structures	Identifying for stream flow processes and lake dynamics
13	Impoundments and embankments for soil and water conservation
14	Streamflow processes and lake dynamics

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Ernest, W.T., “Natural Resources Engineering” Iowa State Pres, A Blackwell Publishing Company, ISBN 0-8138-1847-8, 1st edition, 2002, USA 2. Schwab, G.O., Fangmeier, D.D., Eliot, W.J. and Frevert, R.K., “Soil and Water Conservation Engineering”, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., ISBN 0-471-57490-2, 4th edition, 1993, USA 3. Singh, G., Venkataramanan, C., Sastry, G. And Joshi, B.P., “Manual of Soil and Water Conservation Practices”, Raju Primlani for Oxford &IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., 66 Janpath, New Delhi, ISBN 81-204-0552-8, 2nd printing, 1991,India
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	25
Quiz	1	5
Homeworks, Performances	1	10
Final Exam	1	60
Total	4	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High