Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS Credits
1SAT113Marıne Chemıstry2+2+035

Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Associate Degree
Department / Program Underwater Technology
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Objectives of the Course While understanding the changes that the physico-chemical properties of water can cause in the biotic and abiotic environment to acquire the ability to control water quality.
Course Content General properties of water, hydrological cycle, physical and chemical properties of natural waters and determination of environmental factors. Biological mechanisms in surface waters, biochemical cycles of nutrients, chemical kinetics, chemistry of acid-base interactions and chemical analysis
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Instructor Hayati Yağlı hayatiyagli@gmail.com
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Water Quality. 4. Edition. Özdemir Egemen and Uğur Sunlu, Ege University Printing House

Course Category
Engineering %30
Science %50
Field %20

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
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 2 28
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 2 28
Mid-terms 1 3 3
Practice 14 2 28
Final examination 1 3 3
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 3 90

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 To understand the changes that the physical and chemical properties of water can cause in the biotic and abiotic environment.
2 On the subject of reaction, solution and gases
3 Acids and bases, pH
4 Biological effects of marine chemistry
5 They have knowledge about dangerous substances and marine pollution


Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Scenarios water formation of in the universe and discussion of these scenarios. Summary of physical and chemical changes up till the course of global warming. Introducing the equipments used in water quality measurements.
2 Water and water molecule structure as a fluid. Hydro biological cycle. Solution preparation methods.
3 Heat concept and factors affecting the temperature of waters. Dispersion in seas and lakes (temperature stratification). Temperature stratification in the Dardanelles strait and effects on fish population.
4 Density, salinity, specific heat, conductivity concepts. Conductivity determination in different water samples.
5 Irradiance and interactions between water qualities (optic features of water). using the Secchi discs made by students.
6 Oxygen and sources of oxygen, importance of oxygen for aquatic organisms and oxygen cycling in water. Determination of oxygen concentration from polluted and unpolluted waters. Determination of hardness from different waters.
7 CO2 and atmosphere-water cycling. Carbonate-bicarbonate buffer, interactions with global warming. TOC analysis.
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Nitrogen cycling in aquatic ecosystems, effects of nitrogen and forms of nitrogen on aquatic organisms, factors affecting growth rates. Analysis of nitrite, nitrate and ammonium in water samples and discussion of the results.
10 Phosphorus cycling in aquatic systems, effects of phosphorus and forms of phosphorus on aquatic organisms, factors affecting growth limitation. Analysis of soluble inorganic phosphorus and total phosphorus and discussion of the results.
11 Silicate cycling in aquatic systems, silicate-upwelling-fisheries grounds interaction. Silicate analysis in water samples and discussion of the results
12 Trace element cycling in aquatic systems (e.g. iron, calcium, magnesium), the importance of these elements for aquatic organisms. The importance of magnesium for chlorophyll molecule, examination of the effects of iron and other trace elements on aquatic organisms.
13 Natural and anthropogenic eutrophication in aquatic systems, causes, indications, problems and control of anthropogenic eutrophication. Chlorophyll-a and TSS analysis in water samples and discussion of the results.
14 Sources of pollution and effects of these on aquatic systems. Case studies and research.
15 Final Exam


Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
All 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 3 4 3
C1 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 3 4 3
C2 5 4 2 4 5 4 1 5 5 3 4 3
C3 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 3 3
C4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 5
C5 5 4 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 4

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