COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ELECTIVE GENERAL GEOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
OBY 3310 ELECTIVE GENERAL GEOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Biology Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Biology Teacher Education

Course Objective

Formation of the earth, big-bang theory, formation of the solid earth, hydrosphere, atmosphere, formation of the rocks, formation of the earth movement, earthquake and volcanoes, soil formation from the rocks

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   have knowledge about the formation of the earth
2   : have knowledge about formation of soil from the rocks and soil species
3   have knowledge about the earth motion, earthquakes and volcanoes

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition and scope of the geology
2 Basic information about the earth.
3 The shape and dimensions of the earth, motion of the earth.
4 Geo-sphere of the earth, gravith, earth temperature.
5 The age of earth, the compenent of the earth.
6 Minerals, definition and properties.
7 Rocks from minerals, rocks, definition and general information.
8 Mid-term exam
9 Mağmatic rocks , metamorphic rocks.
10 Sediment rocks, dissolution and soil kind of dissolution.
11 Formation of the soil, kind of soils.
12 Techtonic and orojenic motions.
13 Fault, Volcanoes.
14 Earthquakes.
15 End-of-term exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Genel jeoloji: Yerbilimlerine giriş, Ihsan Ketin 6. baskı, ITÜ vakfı yayınları, Ist. 2005

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, group work, question-answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Ara Sınav
2 FN Yarıyılsonu Sınavı
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 13 2 26
Pre Class Self Study 13 1 13
Midterm Preparation 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 61

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1124
LO.2124
LO.3124