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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
JEO 4188	GIS APPLICATIONS IN EARTH SCIENCES	ELECTIVE	2	2	0	5

Offered By

Geological Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR CEM KINCAL

Offered to

Geological Engineering
Geological Engineering

Course Objective

Teaching of how to produce digital maps and their attributes

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Being able to define the concepts of map, projection and coordinate systems
2	Being able to geo-register maps using geographical coordinates
3	Being able to produce digital map data
4	Being able to querry the digital map data
5	Being able to design new maps and graphs using the results of analysis

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Concepts of map and projection
2	Map coordinate systems
3	Geo-registering of maps
4	Concept of Topology
5	Digitising
6	Obtaining of Digital Elevation and Digital Terrain Models
7	1. Midterm exam
8	Construction of Cross-section
9	Preparation of slope maps
10	Preparation of 3-dimentional diagrams
11	Creating Data Layers
12	Masking of 3D diagrams with data layers
13	2. Midterm exam
14	Querrying and presentation of projects

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Kıncal, C., 2012. Earth Sciences on Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Applications in Earth Sciences (in Turkish), Izmir.
Auxiliary references: 1. Yomralıoğlu, T., 2000, on Geographical Information Systems: General Terms and Applications (in Turkish), p.480, Trabzon.
2. MapInfo Corporation. (1995). MapInfo Professional User s Guide, MapInfo Corporation, Troy, NY.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and applications

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE1	MIDTERM EXAM 1
2	MTE2	MIDTERM EXAM 2
3	FIN	FINAL EXAM
4	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 0.25 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1.Midterm (%25)+2.Midterm (%25)+Final (%50)+Resit (%50)

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligated to continue to at least 70% of lessons .
2. Every trial to copying will be finalized with disciplinary proceedings.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

e-mail : cem.kincal@deu.edu.tr, Tel : 02323017344

Office Hours

Mondays, 6th and 7nd hours.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	24	1	24
Tutorials	24	1	24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	12	2	24
Preparation for midterm exam	2	12	24
Preparation for final exam	1	24	24
Midterm	2	1,5	3
Final	1	1,5	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14	PO.15
LO.1	4	2	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4		4
LO.2	4	3	3	5	3		5	4	4				4
LO.3	4	3	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	3	4		4
LO.4	3	4	4	5	3		5	4	4	3	3	4
LO.5	4	4		5	3	4	5	3	3		3	3

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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