COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PALAEOCLIMATIC CHANGES OF THE CENOZOIC TIME AND PALAEOVEGETATION IN TURKEY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DJJ 5053 PALAEOCLIMATIC CHANGES OF THE CENOZOIC TIME AND PALAEOVEGETATION IN TURKEY ELECTIVE 2 1 0 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MINE SEZGÜL KAYSERI ÖZER

Offered to

MARINE GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS
MARINE GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS

Course Objective

It is aimed to define the palaeoclimate during the Cenozoic in Turkey and to evaluate palaeoclimatic condition effects on the palaeovegetation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The concept of geological time, to understand the palaeogeograpgy, palaeoclimate and palaeovegetation of the Eocene in Anatolia.
2   to understand the palaeogeograpgy, palaeoclimate and palaeovegetation of the Oligocenein Anatolia.
3   to understand the palaeogeograpgy, palaeoclimate and palaeovegetation of the Early-Middle Miocene in Anatolia.
4   to understand the palaeogeograpgy, palaeoclimate and palaeovegetation of the Late Miocene in Anatolia.
5   to understand the palaeogeograpgy, palaeoclimate and palaeovegetation of the Pliocene, Pleistocene and Quaternary in Anatolia.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction Introduction of General Geology
2 Stratigraphy and Fossils What is the biostratigraphy and chronostratigraphy and importance
3 The Eocene paleogeography, palaeovegetation and palaeoclimate of Anatolia. the palaeoclimatic changes observed on a global scale in the Eocene time
4 The Oligocene paleogeography, palaeovegetation and palaeoclimate of Anatolia. the palaeoclimatic changes observed on a global scale in the Oligocene time
5 The Early-Middle Miocene paleogeography, palaeovegetation and palaeoclimate of Anatolia. the palaeoclimatic changes observed on a global scale in the Early-Middle Miocene time
6 The Late Miocene paleogeography, palaeovegetation and palaeoclimate of Anatolia. the palaeoclimatic changes observed on a global scale in the Late Miocene time
7 I. Mid-term I. Mid-term
8 effects of the Messinian salinity crisis effects of the Messinian salinity crisis in Anatolia
9 The Pliocene paleogeography, palaeovegetation and palaeoclimate of Anatolia. the palaeoclimatic changes observed on a global scale in the Pliocene time
10 The Pleistocene paleogeography, palaeovegetation and palaeoclimate of Anatolia. the palaeoclimatic changes observed on a global scale in the Pleistocene time
11 2. Mid-term 2. Mid-term
12 Quaternary climatic changes and glacial periods. glacial period and definitions in the Quaternary
13 An example of environmental change depending on the palaeoclimate events in Anatolia during the Quaternary An example of the palaeoclimate effect on the environmental conditions.
14 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. M. S. Kayseri-Özer, 2014, Spatial distribution of climatic conditions from the Middle Eocene to Late Miocene based on palynoflora in Central, Eastern and Western Anatolia, Geodinamica Acta, 1-36 pp., DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09853111.2013.877237
2. Genel Jeoloji Yerbilimlerine Giriş, Ihsan Ketin, 1993
3. Popov, S. V., Rögl, F., Rozanov, A. Y., Steininger, F. F., Shcherba, I. G., & Kovac, M. (2004). Lithological-paleogeographic maps of paratethys; 10 maps Late Eocene to Pliocene. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, 250, 1 46.
4. Environmental Geology, C.W.Montgomery. Wm.C.Brown Publishers 1998: eds. Alyn C.Duxbury and Alison B.Duxbury

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught on a base of lecture and homework presentation and discussion. All the students are expected to attend and both the lecture and laboratory hours and take part in the discussion sessions. Besides, each student or group of students should present their homework topics in an open discussion session. Students are expected to prepare a homework report as well.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 + MTE 2 + ASG/3 * 0.60 + FIN * 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 + MTE 2 + ASG/3 * 0.60 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Midterm and application exams are done in a classical system with written exam

Assessment Criteria

The aim of this lecture is win the perspective of paleogeographic differentiation, palaeoclimatic condition effects on the palaeoenvironment condition and vegetation during the Cenozoic in Anatolia. The success of students, midterm and final exams are measured by their success.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

sezgul.kayseri@deu.edu.tr; 0 232 278 55 65-163
Bakü Boulevard No:100 Inciraltı/IZMIR

Office Hours

Optional

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 11 2 22
Tutorials 1 2 2
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 11 2 22
Preparation for midterm exam 2 9 18
Preparation for final exam 1 27 27
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 2 3 6
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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