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| DUM5008 | Environmental Impact of Marine Pollution | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MARITIME TRANSPORTATION and MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Muhammet BORAN | | Co-Lecturer | Prof.Dr.Fatma Telli Karakoç | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Causes of pollution in marine and coastal environment, methods for preventing pollution, effects of pollutants on oceanic environments |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | learn sources of marine pollution in marine and coastal areas | 2 - 7 | 1,3, | | PO - 2 : | learn how to control pollution at sea | 2 - 7 | 1,3 | | PO - 3 : | understand effects of pollutants on living organisms | 2 - 7 | 1,3 | | PO - 4 : | understand pollution transportation in sea | 2 - 7 | 1,3 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Pollution sources for marine and coastal environments, an introduction to pollution control and monitoring. Effects of some pollutants on marine living resources. Transportation and transformation of some marine pollutants in aquatic environments |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Defination of pollution and its relations with other sciences | | | Week 2 | International conventions for preventing pollution and MARPOL | | | Week 3 | Causes of marine pollution | | | Week 4 | Physical interactions and pollutants transportation | | | Week 5 | Domestic waste, eutrophication, sewage | | | Week 6 | Heavy metal pollution and bio accumulation | | | Week 7 | Pollution due to ship dismantling | | | Week 8 | Oil pollution, dispersion and prevention | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Air-sea interactions regarding marine pollution | | | Week 11 | Effect of pollution on aquatic living resources and food chains | | | Week 12 | Homework, algal blooms and pollution | | | Week 13 | Ballast waters and invasive species as pollutants in marine environment | | | Week 14 | Methods used for monitoring and preventing pollution in global scale | | | Week 15 | Emission | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Clark, R.B. 1997; Marine Pollution, Oxford, 161p., USA | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 26.11.2025 | 1 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 12 | | 3 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 16/01/2026 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 8 | 32 | | Ödev | 6 | 2 | 12 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 4 | 6 | 24 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 2 | 12 | 24 | | Total work load | | | 191 |
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