COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO MINING ENGINEERING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDN 1005 INTRODUCTION TO MINING ENGINEERING COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Mining Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR GÜRCAN KONAK

Offered to

Mining Engineering
Mining Engineering

Course Objective

To orientate the students to the mining and mine resources, the activities and functions of mining engineers, the national and global mining industry.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students can explain the terminology and fundamental principles of mining engineering
2   Students can tell the main activities and functions of mining engineers
3   Students can describe the methods of underground and open pit mining
4   Students can explain the mineral processing operations and end-product properties required by the industry
5   Students have information about the major mining products being traded on regional and global markets
6   Students know the main properties and locations of major ore deposits

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The importance of mining in society
2 The area of interest of mining activities
3 Terminology of mining
4 The main activities and functions of mining engineers
5 Surface mining methods and main criterias for unit operations.
6 Underground mining methods and main criterias for unit operations.
7 3D model demonstrations of the mining methods
8 Mid-term exam
9 Introduction to mineral processing
10 Principles of mineral processing methods
11 Industrial product properties and metallurgical processes
12 Overview of the national and world mining industry
13 Major mining products being exported by Turkey
14 The properties and locations of major ore deposits

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbooks: Madenciliğe Giriş, 2. Baskı , Prof.Dr. Üner Ipekoğlu, Prof.Dr. C.okay Aksoy, Yrd.Doç. Dr. Çelik Tatar, Araş. Gör. Tahir Mallı, DEU. Mühendislik Fak. Yayınları No:319, Izmir-2011.
Supplementary Book(s): Lecture notes
Materials: Videos and 3D models

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Oral presentations will be used as the main teaching method. In addition, different mining methods will be demonstrated in laboratories using especially designed 3D models.

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

A-M 1-3: Mid-term exam
A-M 1-6: Final Exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

halil.kose@deu.edu.tr Tel: +90 232 301 75 09
Uner.ipekoglu@deu.edu.tr Tel: +90 232 301 75 06

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.13325133
LO.23325133
LO.33325133
LO.43325133
LO.53325133
LO.63325133

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

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