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| Code | ÇM525 |
| Name | Environmental Risk Assessment and Management |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Term | Fall |
| Duration (T+A) | 4-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 4 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Doktora Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. FUAT BUDAK |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. FUAT BUDAK
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
This course will address the basic components and applications of environmental risk assessment, including problem formulation assessment, hazard identification, exposure assessment, dose-response assessment, risk characterization and risk management
Course Content
Environmental risk assessment framework, problem formulation, assessment endpoints, conceptual model, exposure assessment, dose-response assessment, risk characterization and risk management
Course Precondition
None
Resources
Ecological Risk Assessment, 2007, Glenn W. Suter Guidelines for Ecological Risk Assessment, EPA.
Notes
Environmental Risk Assessment: Approaches, Experiences and Information Sources, EEA.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Understanding of the risk assessment methodology for toxic exposures and natural disasters |
| LO02 | Understanding of the potentials, limitations, and uncertainties of the risk assessment methodologies |
| LO03 | Be able to apply commonly used risk assessment methodologies |
| LO04 | Gain skills in risk management and communication |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Improves and provides required information on the basis of the basic competencies gained at the undergraduate level in the field of Environmental Engineering. | 4 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Understands the interdisciplinary interactions related to their field. | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Uses the theoretical and practical knowledge at his specialized level in his field. | |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Combines and comments on the knowledge in their area with various scientific discipline and ability to produce new knowledge, to be able to solve the problems demanding expertise using scientific methods. | |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Describes the problem independently in their field, evaluates solving methods, comments on the results and applies of the results when necessary. | 4 |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Develops new strategic methods in order to solve unexpected complex problems encountered related to their field and takes initiatives to formulate a solution. | 4 |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Analyses the knowledge in his field in a critical way and and directs his learning and performs advanced level research independetly | |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Transfers current developments in the field of his studies, supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data, systematically to the area outside of the field, written, orally and visually. | 5 |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Examines, develops social relationships and the norms which diverts these social relationships with a critical view of and acts to change them if necessary. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Has the command of a foreign language at a level to translate and understand an article written in. | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Uses advanced information and communication technologies along with the required level of his computer software. | 3 |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Develops plans of strategy, policy, and implementation issues related to their area and evaluates results obtained within the framework of processes of quality. | 3 |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Teaches each and supervises scientific and ethical values at the stages of data collection, interpretation related to their field. | |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Uses knowledge in their field for problem solving and / or practical skills in interdisciplinary studies. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Environmental Risk Assessment Process | Reading subject from related sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 2 | Contributions of Risk Assessment to Environmental Decision Making | Reading subject from related sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 3 | Planning the Risk Assessment | Reading subject from related sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 4 | Problem Formulation Phase | Reading subject from related sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 5 | Selecting Assessment Endpoints | Reading subject from related sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 6 | Conceptual Models | Reading subject from related sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 7 | Analysis Phase | Reading subject from related sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Reading subject from related sources | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Characterization of Exposure | Reading subject from related sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 10 | Characterization Ecological Effects | Reading subject from related sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 11 | Risk Estimation | Reading subject from related sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 12 | Risk Description | Reading subject from related sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 13 | Risk Management | Reading subject from related sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 14 | Risk Management-continue | Reading subject from related sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 15 | Risk Communication | Reading subject from related sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 16 | Course evaluation | Reading subject from related sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma |
| 17 | Final Exam | Reading subject from related sources | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 28 | 28 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 152 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,08 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||