COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GEOPHYSICAL APPLICATIONS IN GEOTHERMAL SITES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GPE 5019 GEOPHYSICAL APPLICATIONS IN GEOTHERMAL SITES ELECTIVE 2 2 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR MAHMUT GÖKTUĞ DRAHOR

Offered to

Geothermal Energy
Geophysical Engineering
M.Sc. Geothermal Energy (Non-Thesis-Evening)
GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING

Course Objective

The course aims to provide an introduction to parts of methodology of geothermal exploration and to parts of geological basis in geothermal applications, and to parts of geophysical applications in geothermal investigations with a theoretical and practical understanding of the main techniques of principle investigation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe the general geothermal system.
2   Describe the geophysical methods used in geothermal exploration.
3   Identify the principles of the geophysical data evaluation gathered from geothermal areas.
4   Form the geothermal model according to geophysical data.
5   Describe the situation of the geothermal development in the world and Turkey.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Geothermal energy potential in the world.
2 The general structure of the geothermal systems.
3 Geothermal systems in Western Anatolia and their geological properties.
4 Thermal methods and their applications.
5 Geophysical methods in geothermal explorations.
6 Electrical methods and their properties.
7 Mid-term exam
8 Seismic methods and microearthquake measurements.
9 Borehole logging in geothermal explorations.
10 Data measurement and evaluation methods.
11 Forming the geothermal model according to geophysical data.
12 Geophysical investigation examples from geothermal explorations in the world and Turkey.
13 The situation of geothermal development in the world and Turkey.
14 The situation of geothermal development in the world and Turkey.

Recomended or Required Reading

Kruger, P. and Carel Otte, Geothermal Energy, Stanford University Press, 360p., 1973.
Supplementary Book(s): Nicholson, K., Geothermal Fluids, Springer Verlag, 263p., 1993.
Yüngül, S., Electrical Methods in Geophysical Exploration of Deep Sedimantary Basins, Chapman and Hill, 208p., 1996.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation + Application + Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 +ASG * 0.20 +FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

One mid-term exam shall be made, 30 % of the mid-term exam, 20 % of the average of the homeworks and 50 % of the final exam would be the semester mark.
MID-TERM (%30): LO1, LO2, LO3
HOMEWORK (%20): LO4, LO5
FINAL (%50): LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Active participation to the lecture.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

goktug.drahor@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 10:30-12:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparing presentations 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 8 8
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 173

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.134144
LO.25344
LO.3235
LO.44245
LO.5334

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