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| JLJL7490 | Geodynamic Evolution of Alpine-Himalayan Belt | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Yener EYÜBOĞLU | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | This course provides a detailed information about the geological characteristics and geodynamic evolution of the Alpine-Himalayan Belt. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | learn the geological characteristics of the entire Alpine-Himalayan belt. | | | | PO - 2 : | learn the different ideas about the geodynamic evolution of the belt. | | | | PO - 3 : | understand the basic principles of plate tectonic theory | | | | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| The basic principles of plate tectonics theory, Geology of the Pontides, Geology of the Caucasus, Geological characteristics of Bitlis-Zagros Belt, Eastern Anatolia Plateau, Tethys Ocean, Foreland basins, The origin of Black Sea and Caspian Sea, The geodynamic significance of paleomegnetic data, Comparison of Tibetan and eastern Pontide magmatism, The evolution of the region. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction and definitions | | | Week 2 | The basic principles of plate tectonic theory | | | Week 3 | Geology of the Pontides | | | Week 4 | Geology of the Caucaus | | | Week 5 | Geological Characteristics of Bitlis-Zagros Belt | | | Week 6 | Eastern Anatolia Plateau | | | Week 7 | Tethys Ocean | | | Week 8 | Foreland basins | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | The origin of Black Sea and Caspian Sea | | | Week 11 | The geodynamic significance of paleomagnetic data | | | Week 12 | Comparison of Tibetan and Eastern Pontides magmatism | | | Week 13 | Arabian platform | | | Week 14 | Cyprus arc | | | Week 15 | The geodynamic evolution of the region | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Pirajno, F., 2013. Tianshan, Junggar and Altay Orogens (NW China), the Alpine-Himalayan Fold Belts (Tethyan Orogens), Kunlun and Songpan-Ganzi Terranes | | | 2 | Dal Piaz, G.V.; Bistacchi, A.; Massironi, M. (2003). "Geological outline of the Alps". Episodes 26 (3): 175?180. | | | 3 | Schmid, S.M.; Kissling, E. (2000). "The arc of the western Alps in the light of geophysical data on deep crustal structure". Tectonics 19: 62. | | | 4 | Stampfli, GM; Borel, GD (2004). "The TRANSMED Transects in Space and Time: Constraints on the Paleotectonic Evolution of the Mediterranean Domain". In Cavazza W, Roure F, Spakman W, Stampfli GM, Ziegler P. The TRANSMED Atlas: the Mediterranean Region from Crust to Mantle. Springer Verlag. ISBN 3-540-22181-6. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 20/11/2102 | 1 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 3
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13 | 20/12/2012 | 10 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 10/01/2013 | 1 | 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 7 | 10 | 70 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 3 | 30 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 5 | 10 | 50 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 15 | 2 | 30 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 226 |
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