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| JLJ4039 | Medical Geology | 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. Gülten YAYLALI ABANUZ | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | | 6,11 | 1,3, | | LO - 2 : | | 6,11 | 1,3, | | LO - 3 : | | 6,11 | 1,3, | | LO - 4 : | | 6,11 | 1,3, | | 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 medical geolgy, Goal, task, and significance of medical geology, Geological factors. Natural environment, and geological environment, Basic features of the geological environment. Characteristics of geological factors and their influence on human health, Minerals, Rocks; Magmatic rocks, Sedimentary rocks, Metamorphic rocks, geological formations, Rock weathering, Soil, Basic features of soil, Groundwater, Mineral waters, Thermal waters, Hydrogeothermal energy, Gases in mineral waters, Mineral resources of the earth, Energy resourch, Mettalic mineral raw meterials, Other natural factors, Anthropogenic factors, Processes of pollution and destruction of the geological environment, the geography of disease (nosogeography), Heavy metals and their health effects
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Geological factors. Natural environments and geological environments | | | Week 2 | Basic features of geological environments. Characteristics of geological factors and their effects on human health. Minerals, Rocks; igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks. Alteration of rocks. Soil, basic properties of soils, soils and risks
| | | Week 3 | Geomorphological factors, relief and living conditions, karst areas and living conditions. Tectonic movements and structural forms, risks of rifts and fault zones. Geophysical factors, magnetic, electromagnetic and electric fields, thermal fields, risks and positive effects | | | Week 4 | Internal geological factors, earthquakes, volcanic activities. Groundwater, mineral waters, thermal waters, hydrogeothermal energy. Mineral deposits on earth, Energy resources, metallic mines, non-metallic mines. Radioactive elements in soil, rocks and groundwater. Macro and micro elements in rocks, soil and plants | | | Week 5 | Other natural factors. Climatic factors, Hydrological factors, Water resources in the world. Water and health. Biological factors, Plants, animals and health. Foods and health
| | | Week 6 | Anthropogenic factors. The process of pollution and destruction of geological environments. Pollution of agricultural lands. Water pollution. Air pollution. Artificial radioactive | | | Week 7 | Pollution and degradation of the environment as a result of mining operations.
Topluluk Tarafından Doğrulandı simgesi | | | Week 8 | Harmful effects of urbanization on natural environments. | | | Week 9 | mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Geography of diseases. Non-communicable diseases, Cardiovascular diseases, | | | Week 11 | Malign tumors, Infectious and parasitic diseases. Rare and endemic diseases. Examples of endemic diseases
| | | Week 12 | Medical geology methods. Regional medical geology. Applied medical geology
| | | Week 13 | Use of applied medical geology results in terms of economy and health | | | Week 14 | Biogeochemistry. Factors affecting the movement and storage of metals in different environments. Environmental events and rehabilitation methods associated with active or abandoned mine sites. Water and groundwater pollution cleanup techniques | | | Week 15 | Final exam | | | Week 16 | | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 1 | | | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 8 | | | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 15 | | | 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 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 8 | 16 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 1 | 5 | 5 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 121 |
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