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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS JEO 2406 OPTICAL MINERALOGY COMPULSORY 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Geological Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR OSMAN CANDAN

Offered to

Geological Engineering Geological Engineering

Course Objective

Therotical and practical principles of the light and identifiction of the rock-forming minerals under polarizing microscope

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   understanding of the basic principles of the light 2   Understanding of the general characteristics of the isotrope and anisotrope 3   Understanding of the principles of the minerals under polarized light 4   appliations of the polarizing microscope 5   Identificatiın of the optical properties of the minerals by polarizing microscope 6   Identification of the minerals by polarizing microscope 7   Idendification of the minerals

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 General characteristics of light 2 Polarization of the light 3 Wave motion 4 Polarizing microscope 5 Crystallography 6 Optical classification of the minerals 7 general characteristics of isotropic and anisotropic minerals 8 1. Midterm Exam 9 uniaxial minerals 10 conoscopic characteristics of uniaxial minerals 11 biaxial minerals 12 conoscobic characteristics of the biaxial minerals 13 2. Midterm Exam 14 Elengation mark

Recomended or Required Reading

1-Optik Mineraloji .Ders Notları , Nejat KUN, Osman Candan, 1995, 247 s. Yardımcı kaynak 1-Kayaç Oluşturan Önemli minerallerin Mikroskopta Incelenmesi., Yavuz Erkan , 1978 , 497 s. Cihan Matbaası, Ankara. 2-Optik Mineraloji Laboratuar notları. Osman Candan ve Nejat Kun, 1990, 133 s.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

theory 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

None

Assessment Criteria

In order to get final exam students should be succesful on applicatıon exam.

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) lectures 12 2 24 Applications 12 2 24 Preparation for quiz etc. 1 10 10 Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20 Preparation for final exam 12 2 24 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 14 14 Midterm 2 2 4 Quiz etc 2 2 4 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 126

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 LO.1 2 LO.2 2 LO.3 2 LO.4 3 LO.5 5 LO.6 5 LO.7