CE496 MARINAS
| Course Code: | 5620496 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (2.00 - 2.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 7.0 |
| Department: | Civil Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assist.Prof.Dr GÜLİZAR ÖZYURT TARAKCIOĞLU |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the student will learn:
- Classification of marinas.
- Facilities and components of marinas, preliminary studies and investigations.
- Site selection.
- Layout planning and design.
- Economics.
- Environmental and social impacts of marinas.
- Marina management.
- Legal and administrative considerations.
Course Content
Classification of marinas, marina developments. Facilities and components of marinas, preliminary studies and investigations. Site selection. Layout planning and design. Marina economics. Environmental and social impacts of marinas. Marina management. Legal and administrative considerations.
Course Learning Outcomes
Student, who passed the course satisfactorily will be able to:
- Identify the suitable sites for marina projects using data for marina design parameters
- Determine the capacity of a marina using market analysis
- Compute long term and extreme statistics for wind and wave parameters
- Calculate wave parameters using fetch, wave generation and wave transformation processes
- Design the water area of the marina layout using national and international guidelines
- Design rubblemound breakwater
- Describe and discuss marina design in terms of environmental and social impacts
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics | ✔ | |||
| 2 | An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors | ✔ | |||
| 3 | An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences | ✔ | |||
| 4 | An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts | ✔ | |||
| 5 | An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives | ✔ | |||
| 6 | An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions | ✔ | |||
| 7 | An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies | ✔ | |||
| 8 | An ability to use techniques, skills, and engineering tools necessary for engineering practice | ✔ | |||