COURSE SYLLABUS

WATER RESOURCES PLANNING

1	Course Title:	WATER RESOURCES PLANNING
2	Course Code:	BSM4508-S
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	8
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
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:	Doç.Dr. HAKAN BÜYÜKCANGAZ
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	cangaz@uludag.edu.tr U.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Biyosistem Mühendisliği Bölümü 0.224.2941621
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	This course will provide the student an introduction to the planning, design, and operation of water resources systems using mathematical optimization methods and models. The student will learn to apply basic economic analysis (engineering economic) and operations research techniques (linear, nonlinear and dynamic programming) and will apply them to various surface and ground water resource allocation problems.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	understand and appreciate the global and local importance of water resources and understand the problems concerning water resources;
2	develop and solve various types of optimization models of water resources planning and management problems;
3	understand and appreciate the role of calculus in resolving engineering problems and set relations between calculus and water resources planning and management problems ;
4	use computer software in applying optimization techniques to water resources planning and management problems;
5	understand and appreciate the role of engineering economics for water resources planning and development;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction to water resources planning, the role and importance of water resources in societies, Historical background of water resources planning, Current conditions, Water resources engineering, Multi-purpose water resources projects and their functional requirements
2	The role of water resources planning and development in agricultural production, Turkey’s water resources availability, Climatic conditions of the country, Soil resources
3	Technical, environmental and socio-economic problems and limitations in water resources engineering
4	Water resources engineering basics: Plan, Engineering, System, System Approach and steps, System Engineering, Optimization, Operational Research, Models and Modeling, Modeling Apps
5	Setting different models in water resources engineering, examples, Introduction to optimization techniques, Optimization Methods, Graphical Method in Linear Programming
6	Optimization Methods, Simplex Method in Linear Programming
7	Optimization Methods: LINDO and EXCEL Solutions to LP Techniques
8	Repeating courses and midterm exam
9	Optimization Methods: Dynamic Programming
10	Basic Economic Terms of water resources planning, economic analysis principles
11	The costs and benefits of water resources projects, investment costs, annual operation & maintenance costs, Cost sharing of multi-purpose projects
12	Economic analysis of water resources projects: Cost/Benefit Ratio, Net Present value, Internal rate of Return
13	Integrated Water Resources Management
14	Water policy of Turkey, Transboundary waters, EU water policy

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Balaban, A. 1986. Su Kaynaklarının Planlanması. A.Ü.Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No:972, Ankara Tülücü, K. 2002. Su Kaynaklarının Planlanması, Ç.Ü.Ziraat Fakültesi Tarımsal Yapılar ve Sulama Bölümü, Adana. Loucks, Daniel P. and Eelco van Beek, Water Resources Systems Planning and Management: An Introduction to Methods, Models and Applications, UNESCO, Paris, 2005. (Available Online: http://www.wldelft.nl/rnd/intro/fields/water-management/book.html)
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	35
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	3	15
Final Exam	1	50
Total	5	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		50
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		50
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	2	4	8
Homeworks, Performances	3	8	24
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	6	6
Others	5	3	15
Final Exams	1	10	10
Total WorkLoad			91
Total workload/ 30 hr			3,03
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4	PQ5	PQ6	PQ7	PQ8	PQ9	PQ10	PQ11
LO1	2	2	2	2	2	5	3	3	4	5	2
LO2	5	4	5	5	5	3	3	4	4	4	5
LO3	5	4	5	5	5	3	3	4	4	4	5
LO4	5	4	5	5	5	3	3	4	4	4	5
LO5	4	4	4	5	5	3	3	4	4	4	4

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High