COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GEOCHEMICAL CYCLES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GEE 5014 GEOCHEMICAL CYCLES ELECTIVE 2 2 0 9

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR MÜMTAZ ÇOLAK

Offered to

Economic Geology
Economic Geology

Course Objective

The class aims to interpret the geochemical problems confronted with the magmatic, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks and learning the interpretation of analyses.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   It can characterize the rocks and their contents formed the earth.
2   It can classify the occurrence environments of the rocks with respect to their geochemical analysis results.
3   It can select the mineral and rock analysis methods.
4   It can interpret the mineral stability fields.
5   It can interpret the water-rock interaction results.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General definitions in geochemistry, the content of the earth
2 The importance of the magmatic rocks in geochemistry
3 Sedimentation in geochemical process
4 Clay minerals and soils
5 Oxidation potential and Eh-pH diagrams
6 Oxidation and reduction in sedimentation
7 Midterms
8 Ore forming fluids
9 Oxidation of the ore deposits
10 Element distribution in plutonic rocks
11 Element distribution in sedimentary rocks
12 Element distribution in metamorphic rocks
13 Theme presentation
14 Theme presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Krauskopf Konrad Bates (1982) Introduction to Geochemistry. McGraw-Hill International Editions, Earth and Planetary Sciences Series, 2nd ed., 617p.
Erler, A. (ed.) (1986) Jeokimya-ortamlar. TJK Yerbilimleri Eğitim dizisi, 353s.
Akçay, M. (2002) Jeokimya-temel kavramlar ve uygulamaya aktarımlar. KTÜ, Müh. Fak. Yayın No: 60, 506s.
White, W.M. (2001) Geochemistry. www.imwa.info/geochemistry, 700p.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture presentation and laboratory application

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 * 0.20 + ASG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.40 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4and LO5 are evaluated by presentation and laboratory

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to the class is taken into consideration.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mumtaz.colak@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 7th and 8 th hours

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Reading 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 8 104
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 225

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1455
LO.245
LO.3354544
LO.434544
LO.5454454

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