Solid Waste Management
Environmental Protection and Control
Vocational School of Izmit
Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solid Waste Management | CKP108 | Compulsory | Associate degree | 1 | Spring | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Lecturer Gülsün ÖZGÜL
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Defines and classifies solid waste.
2) Defines solid waste components
3) Knows the factors that cause the formation of solid waste.
4) Knows the technical properties of composting processes.
5) Knows the properties of the regular storage areas.
6) Knows the technical properties of composting processes.
7) Knows the properties of medical waste and disposal technologies.
8) Knows disposal techniques such as incineration, pyrolysis and gasification.
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| 4 | Low | No relation | Low | Low | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 5 | Low | Low | Low | Low | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | Middle | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 6 | Low | Low | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 7 | No relation | No relation | Low | Low | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 8 | No relation | No relation | Low | High | No relation | Middle | Low | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Introduction to Environmental Technologies I
Course Contents
Definition of solid waste, components, physical, chemical and biological properties, recycling, recovery, energy recovery and disposal methods.
Weekly Schedule
1) The definition, classification and history of solid waste generation and disposal.2) Solid waste sources, factors affecting solid waste components, solid waste characterization.
3) Physical, chemical and biological properties of solid wastes.
4) Collection and transport of solid wastes.
5) Sampling and analysis of solid wastes.
6) Separation and recovery of solid wastes.
7) Separation and recovery of solid wastes.
8) Mid-term examination
9) Separation and recovery of solid wastes.
10) Regular storage of solid wastes
11) Techniques of compost
12) Classification and properties of medical waste
13) Disposal of medical wastes.
14) Thermal treatment technologies of solid wastes.
15) Thermal treatment technologies of solid wastes.
16) End of the Term Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1- .
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Group Study
6) Self Study
7) Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
40% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
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Total | 100% | |||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required