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| JLJ4013 | Volcanology | 2+0+0 | ECTS:3 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Orhan KARSLI | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Cüneyt Şen, Prof. Dr. Orhan Karslı | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The main purpose of this course is to teach how, where, why and when volcanic activities, one of the most important natural events in the world, occur and to show their positive and negative effects on life and the environment |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | knowledge about the formation and basic principles of volcanism | 1.2 - 2.1 | 1,5,6, | | LO - 2 : | learn the mechanisms of various volcanic structures and eruption types | 1.2 - 3.1 - 3.2 - 4.1 | 1,5,6, | | LO - 3 : | learn volcanic products and sediments and will be able to interpret their stratigraphic successions | 1.2 - 3.1 - 3.2 - 4.1 | 1,5,6, | | LO - 4 : | understand the potential environmental impacts of volcanic eruptions and their relationship to natural disasters. | 1.2 - 3.1 - 3.2 - 4.1 | 1,5,6, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Introduction to volcanology, Main structural, mineralogical and chemical properties of the Earth, Physico-chemical properties of magma, formation and types, Relationship between plate tectonics and volcanism, Physical and dynamic volcanism, Volcanic structures; polygenetic and monogenetic volcanoes, calderas, Volcanic activities according to eruption dynamics and type, Volcanic products; lava products, pyroclastic deposits and gases. Example of volcanoes from the world; Mt. St. Helen (America), Yellowstone (America), Mt. Vesuvius (Italy), Krakatoa (Indonesia), Hawaii volcanic field (Pacific Ocean), Important volcanoes of Türkiye; Mount Ararat, Mount Hasan, Erciyes, Süphan, Nemrut, Tendürek, Cappadocia and Kula volcanic regions. Student homework presentations |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to volcanology, Main structural, mineralogical and chemical properties of the Earth | | | Week 2 | Physico-chemical properties, formation and types of magma | | | Week 3 | Plate tectonics and volcanism relations | | | Week 4 | Physical and dynamic volcanism, Volcanic structures; polygenetic and monogenetic volcanoes, calderas | | | Week 5 | Volcanic activities according to explosion dynamics and types, | | | Week 6 | Volcanic products; lava products, pyroclastic deposits and types of gases. | | | Week 7 | Example volcanoes from the world-1; Mt. St. Helen (America), Yellowstone (America), | | | Week 8 | Example volcanoes from the World-2; Mt. Vesuvius (Italy), Krakatoa (Indonesia), Hawaii volcanic region (the Pacific Ocean) | | | Week 9 | Midterm-exam | | | Week 10 | Major volcanoes of Turkey-1; Mt. Ararat, Mt. Hasandağı, Mt. Erciyes, Mt. Suphan, Mt. Nemrut, Mt. Tendürek | | | Week 11 | Major volcanoes of Turkey-2; Cappadocia (Nevşehir, C-Turkey) and Kula (Manisa, W Turkey) volcanic regions. | | | Week 12 | Semester presentation-1 | | | Week 13 | Semester presentation-2 | | | Week 14 | Semester presentation-3 | | | Week 15 | Semester presentation-4 | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Aydin, F., 2022. Volkanoloji Ders Notları. | | | |
| 1 | Erkül, F. ve Helvacı, C., 2001. Volkaniklastik Kayaçlar, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, 93s. | | | 2 | Schmicke, H.U., 2004. Volcanism, Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 324s. | | | 3 | Lockwood, J.P. and Hazlett, R.W., 2010. Volcanoes, Global Perspectives, Wiley-Blackwell 539s. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 2 | 25 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 9 | | 14 | 25 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 2 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 8 | 24 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 4 | 6 | 24 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 120 |
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