Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
. PEM312 Turkish Compulsory 6. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 2.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Lecture
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Zeki DEMİR
Instructor(s)
Goals Dersin amacı peyzaj mimarlığı çalışmalarında sulama ve drenajın öneminin vurgulanması, sulama ve drenaj sistemleri hakkında bilgilerin verilmesi, bitki-su-toprak ilişkileri irdelenerek bitkilerin su istekleri ve sulama suyu miktarı, sulama zamanı ve aralığı konusunda gerekli bilginin verilmesidir.
Course Content Introduction of Irrigation systems Sprinkler Head performance Sprinkler Head Patterns Selecting a Head to Fit your Site Locating Sprinkler Heads Types of Sprinkler Heads, Precipitation Rates Determining Geographical Areas, Pipe Routing, Sizing Irrigation Pipe Basic Hydraulics, Calculating Water Supply and Pressure Valves (mechanical and solenoid), Control Units, Pressure, flow rate, pipe diameter and pressure loss calculation, Pump selection. Midterm Exam. Drainage definition, purpose and scope of drainage Drainage Systems, Some physical properties of the soil in terms of irrigation Open Drainage Systems Underground Drainage Systems Drainage Problem in terms of Ground Water and Salinity Drainage problem in terms of plant diseases
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 At the end of the course, the individual has the necessary knowledge about the drainage and irrigation of a small area, The individual recognizes the materials used in irrigation and drainage of landscaping areas.
2 The individual has an ability to create lists of materials used in irrigation and drainage of a landscaping area and to make quantities for irrigation and drainage, It can produce solutions to problems arising from issues related to drainage and irrigation in a landscape area.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Introduction of Irrigation systems Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
2. Week Sprinkler Head performance Sprinkler Head Patterns Selecting a Head to Fit your Site Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
3. Week Locating Sprinkler Heads Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
4. Week Locating Sprinkler Heads Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
5. Week Determining Geographical Areas, Pipe Routing, Sizing Irrigation Pipe Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
6. Week Basic Hydraulics, Calculating Water Supply and Pressure Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
7. Week Valves (mechanical and solenoid), Control Units, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
8. Week Pressure, flow rate, pipe diameter and pressure loss calculation, Pump selection. Midterm Exam. Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
9. Week Drainage definition, purpose and scope of drainage Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
10. Week Drainage Systems, Some physical properties of the soil in terms of irrigation Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
11. Week Open Drainage Systems Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
12. Week Underground Drainage Systems Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork
13. Week Drainage Problem in terms of Ground Water and Salinity Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
14. Week Drainage problem in terms of plant diseases Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Knowledge: Within the framework of environmental and social sustainability principles (considering the public interest and value), to have the knowledge and understanding to gain and reflect up-to-date information that will carry out planning, design, management activities and research,
2 Knowledge: To have knowledge in planning and design approaches regarding sustainable resource management, healthy living and access to food, resilience, climate change management, rural / urban development and use of technology,
3 Knowledge: To have knowledge about universal, corporate and professional ethical values related to the field,
4 Knowledge: To have knowledge of national and international norms, conventions, professional principles, laws, regulations and standards related to the field,
5 Skill: The ability to use the necessary tools for the holistic perception, planning, design and creation of management models of processes within the landscape in the context of spatial / temporal scale, in the effects, pressures and changes faced by the inhabited geography,
6 Skill: The ability to develop alternative constructions and solutions in accordance with field-specific theories and methods in planning and design processes,
7 Skill: The ability to take responsibility in an interdisciplinary / transdisciplinary team, to set goals in a collaborative and inclusive manner, to plan tasks and to work in a participatory manner,
9 Competence: Competence to act with the awareness of lifelong learning and research by internalizing sustainable, innovative and entrepreneurial approaches,
10 Competence: Competence of foreign language skills at a level to communicate and follow the developments in the field,
12 Competence: Competence to prepare, implement, manage and monitor projects about the field, taking into account of knowledge in Landscape Architecture theory and methodology, open green space planning, green and blue infrastructure, management, protection and interpretation of cultural landscapes and landscape management,
13 Competence: Competence to produce projects in interdisciplinary collaborations in landscape planning, design and materials with the experience of tree nursery, application and office internship by integrating knowledge on the management of landscapes of different scales, planning and design of infrastructure projects, material and construction techniques with information technologies in the field,
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2
PY1 1 1
PY2 1 1
PY3 0 0
PY4 0 0
PY5 2 2
PY6 1 1
PY7 0 0
PY9 1 1
PY10 0 0
PY12 3 3
PY13 3 3
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • DEMİR, Z. 2020; Unpublished lecture notes
  • SEÇKİN, B; 1998; Peyzaj Uygulama Tekniği ; İstanbul Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Peyzaj Mimarlığı Bölümü
  • Melby Pete.1995; Simplified Irrigation Design; Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York.
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 2 28
Ders Dışı
Preparation, After Class Study 14 1 14
Research 14 1 14
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 58
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 2.0