COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GENERAL GEOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEO 1008 GENERAL GEOLOGY COMPULSORY 3 2 0 7

Offered By

Geological Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR SACIT ÖZER

Offered to

Geophysical Engineering

Course Objective

This lecture which is recommended for 1st term of Geophysical Enginnering department programme, intends the begining students of geophysical enginnering to understand basic princibles of geology, main features of earth and the internal and external periods which form the earth crust.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to know the basic principles of Earth Sciencs
2   To be able to know the characteistics of the Earth
3   To be able to understand the basic working and thinking principles of Geology
4   To be able to determine the rocks
5   To be able to understand the basic internal and external processes forming the earth crust
6   To be able to correlate the geological events and structuras in time and space
7   To be able to understand the relationships between geological and geophysical events-structures and occurrences of the natural resources

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Earth-Basic princples
2 Sections of earth crusts and its relationships with P and S waves
3 Minerals,magmatic rocks and plutonism
4 Magmatic rocks and magmatism
5 Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks
6 First mid-term examination
7 Sedimentation and sedimentary rocks
8 Basic principles of Geology, Geological time and aging the rocks
9 Stratigraphy and principles
10 Natural hazards and mining
11 Plate tectonics-I
12 Second mid-term examination
13 Plate tectonics-II
14 Plate tectonics and Geophysics

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbooks:
1. Ketin, I Genel Jeoloji. ITÜ Vakfı
2. Monroe, JS and Wicander, R Fiziksel Jeoloji. TMMOB, JMO yayınları (Yayına hazırlayanlar: Dirik, K ve Şener, M.

Supplementary Books:
1. Press, F. and Siever, R Understanding Earth. Plummer, CC and McGeary, D Physical Geology. Wm. C. Brown Publishers
2. Thompson, GR and Turk, J Earth Science and The Environment. Saunders College Publishing Wicander, R and Monroe, JS Essentials of Geology West Publishing Company

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Interactive courses, tutorial, field study

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 LAB LABORATORY
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.20 + MTE 2 * 0.20 + LAB * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.20 + MTE 2 * 0.20 + LAB * 0.10 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1: To be able to know the basic principles of Earth Sciencs-Mid-term and final exams
LO2: To be able to know the characteistics of the Earth- Mid-term and final exams
LO3: To be able to understand the basic working and thinking principles of Geology- Mid-term and final exams
LO4: To be able to determine the rocks-Tutorials, mid-term and final exams
LO5: To be able to understand the basic internal and external processes forming the earth crust- Mid-term and final exams
LO6: To be able to correlate the geological events and structuras in time and space- Tutorials, mid-term and final exams
LO7: To be able to understand the relationships between geological and geophysical events-structures and occurrences of the natural resources-Mid-term and final exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

sacit.ozer@deu.edu.tr Phone:0 232 301 7305

Office Hours

Monday-11.00-12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Tutorials 12 2 24
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 2 10 20
Preparation for Final Exam 1 10 10
Field study 1 7 7
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for quiz etc. 2 3 6
Preparing Individual Assignments 5 2 10
Mid-term 2 1,5 3
Tutorial 2 1,5 3
Final 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 169

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.113333
LO.2344
LO.33332
LO.423443
LO.53434
LO.64334
LO.743444