COURSE INFORMATON
Course Title
STATISTICAL METHODS IN HYDROLOGY
Code
Year
Semester
T+P+L
(Hour/Week)
0201816
Fourth
Year
Spring
Semester
3+0+0
Department
Civil Engineering
Course Level
First Cycle (B.Sc.)
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Course Type
Elective
Mode of Delivery
Face-To-Face
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Hydrology, Statistics
Credits
3
ECTS
3
Recommended Optional
Programme Components
Name of Lecturer
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Osman YILDIZ
Co-Lecturer
Work Placement
None
Teaching Methods
Lecturing. Problem solving. Computer applications.
Objectives of the Course
To teach statistical methods used hydrological analysis and design.
Learning Outcomes
Course Content
To learn about statistical methods used hydrological analysis and design.
Statistical methods in hydrology. Hydrological processes. Stochastic hydrology.
Probability distributions utilized in hydrology. Probability distributions utilized in
hydrology. Parameters of probability distributions. Statistical tests.
Time series analysis. STATISTICA applications. Time series analysis. STATISTICA
applications. Stochastic hydrology and modeling .Markov chains. Autoregressive
models.
COURSE CONTENT (SYLLABUS)
Week
Topics
1
Statistical methods in hydrology.
2
Hydrological processes.
3
Stochastic hydrology.
4
Probability distributions utilized in hydrology.
5
Probability distributions utilized in hydrology.
Study Materials
1
6
Parameters of probability distributions.
7
Statistical tests.
8
MIDTERM EXAM
9
Time series analysis. STATISTICA applications.
10
Time series analysis. STATISTICA applications.
11
Stochastic hydrology and modeling.
12
Stochastic hydrology and modeling.
13
Markov chains. Autoregressive models.
14
Markov chains. Autoregressive models.
RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook
Mühendisler İçin İstatistik, Mehmetçik Bayazit, Birsen Yayınları.
Hidroloji, Mehmetçik Bayazıt, İTÜ Yayınları.
Additional Resources Engineering Hydrology, Victor M. Ponce, Prentice Hall.
MATERIAL SHARING
Documents
Assignments
8 homeworks.
Exams
Midterm, Final, Supplementary Exams.
ASSESSMENT
EXAMS
QUANTITY
PERCENTAGE
Contribution of Mid -Term Examination to Overall Grade
1
40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade
1
60
TOTAL
100
COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAMME
Nr.
Programme Learning Outcomes
Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1
To gain the ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering to civil engineering
problems.
X
2
To be able to identify, model and solve civil engineering problems in consideration with safety,
economy, aesthetics and environmental factors.
X
3
To get familiar with modern techniques and computation methods in civil engineering.
X
4
To learn measurement and evaluation methods and techniques in civil engineering.
X
2
5
To gain the responsibility for work and labor safety in all civil engineering applications.
6
To be able to identify, analyze, and synthesize civil engineering problems and applications.
7
To have enough knowledge about construction materials.
8
To be able to conduct laboratory and site experiments, to evaluate, and to interpret experimental data.
X
9
To be able to work together with other people, to adapt teamwork.
X
10
To take initiative and responsibility, to work independently, and to innovate.
11
To gain the ability for effective written and oral communication in Turkish and English.
12
To recognize the need for, and to gain the ability to engage in life-long learning.
X
X
ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Duration
(Hour)
Total Workload
(Hour)
Activities
Quantity
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)
16
3
48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)
16
1
16
Assignments
8
2
16
Presentation / Preparing Seminar
1
2
2
Mid-term
1
6
6
Final examination
1
6
6
Total Work Load
94
Total Work Load / 30 (h)
3,1
ECTS Credit of the Course
3
3