COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GEOMAGNETISM - PALEOMAGNETISM

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEF 2409 GEOMAGNETISM - PALEOMAGNETISM COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Geophysical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR MÜJGAN ŞALK

Offered to

Geophysical Engineering

Course Objective

1) The general features of Earth's magnetic field,
2) The origin of geomagnetic field.,
3 ) Physical properties earth s and relationship earth s magnetic field
4) Magnetic properties of rocks
5) During this course, the student describes topics of Arkeo and Paleomagnetism

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define of general principle of the Earth magnetic field,
2   Acquring information about measurements of the Earth magnetic field,
3   Analyzing ideas about the origin of geomagnetic field,
4   To explain the behavior of Arkeo and Paleomagnetism and behaviour of earth magnetic field in geological times,
5   Effect on the magnetization of some rocks to create geomagnetic field and understand the issues of how this information is being exploited

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General Principles.Basic concept on magnetic field and magnetization, magnetic intensity units
2 The potential due to a magnetic pole, compound magnetic fields, mean fields and variation fields
3 Magnetic observations
4 Instruments of magnetic mesaurements
5 Variations of Earth s magnetic field
6 Spherical Harmonic analysis
7 mid-term examination I
8 The hypothesis on the cause of earth s magnetic field
9 Magnetic properties of mineral and rocks, kinds of magnetizations
10 Acquiations of natural remanent magnetization in nature, magnetic histerisis
11 Arkeomagnetism, Paleomagnetism,Reversal of Earth magnetic field
12 midterm examination II
13 Student presentation
14 Student presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Chapman and Bartels. Geomagnetism Vol.I and II. Oxford press.
I. Özdağan, M. Işıkara, N.Orbay, Z Düzgit. Arzmagnetizması ilkeler ve uygulamalar

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation + Application + Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 PRC PRACTICE
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE1 * 0.20 + MTE2 * 0.20 + PRC * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE1 * 0.20 + MTE2 * 0.20 + PRC * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1 and LO2 1. Midtermexam
LO3 and LO4 2. Midtermexam
LO1,LO2,LO3,LO4 and LO5 Final Exam
LO3,LO4 and LO5 Homework/presentation

Midterm exam %40
Homework/Presentation %10
Final %50

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Jeofizik Mühendisliği Bölümü Tınaztepe Kampüsü 35160 Buca-IZMIR
mujgan.salk@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday and Thursday 14-16 hours

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 2 5 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 3 5 15
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 2 1,5 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 98

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1412
LO.2111
LO.3442
LO.4222
LO.5444

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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