ENVE208 ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
| Course Code: | 5600208 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (1.00 - 4.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 3.0 |
| Department: | Environmental Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. FAİKA DİLEK SANİN, Prof.Dr. İPEK İMAMOĞLU |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course aims to familiarize students with basic laboratory principles, to teach basic experimental techniques which are frequently used in environmental studies and to familiarize students with data analysis and report writing.
Course Content
Laboratory experience for various areas of environmental chemistry. Laboratory rules and safety regulations. Selected experiments; instrument calibration, volumetric analysis, gravimetric analysis, optical methods of analysis.
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Students will be familiar with the laboratory safety.
2. Students will learn how to work in coordination with their colleagues.
3. Students will know how to use laboratory equipment.
4. Students will know how to conduct experiments and work in a laboratory environment.
5. Students will know environmentally important chemical quality parameters and their measurement principles.
6. Students will know the importance of analytical measurements in environmental engineering decision-making process.
7. Students will learn chemical principles behind measurements.
8. Students will get a better understanding of principal chemical concepts taught in ENVE 102.
9. Students will know how to use measurement results to obtain information that can be used in decision-making process.
10. Students will know how to prepare experimental reports.
11. Students will know how to use library to reach a literature in report-writing.
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 | ✔ | |||