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| JLJ1007 | General Geology | 3+0+1 | ECTS:5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures and 1 hour of laboratory per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Yener EYÜBOĞLU | | Co-Lecturer | PROF. DR. YENER EYÜBOĞLU, | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course involves an overview of all major topics of the geology, including formetiona and evolution of the Earth, geological time, internal structure of the Earth, minerals, rock types, weathering, plate tectonics, deformation, mountain building, earthquakes, oceans and rivers, glaciers, climate change. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | identify and classify common mineral groups and rock types. | 1,2,3 | 1,4 | | LO - 2 : | describe types and processes of weathering and erosion. | 1,2,3 | 1,4 | | LO - 3 : | identify internal structure of the Earth and describe different geological processes in relation to plate tectonics. | 1,2,3 | 1,4 | | LO - 4 : | identify geologic structures created by deformation. | 1,2,3 | 1,4 | | LO - 5 : | gain an understanding of the societal relevance of earth systems | 1,2,3 | 1,4 | | 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 | | |
| What is Geology?, geological time, how the Earth formed and evolved?, minerals, magma and magmatic rocks, physical and chemical weathering, sedimentary rocks, metamorphism and metamorphic rocks, internal structure of the Earth, plate tectonics, supercontinents from the past to the future, oceans, river systems, winds and deserts, climate change, glaciers and glacial deposits, deformation, fractures, folds, earthquakes, Turkey?s seismicity |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction and definitions | | | Week 2 | Earth's formation and evolution
| | | Week 3 | Geological time
| | | Week 4 | Minerals
| | | Week 5 | Magma and magmatic rocks | | | Week 6 | Sedimentary rocks | | | Week 7 | Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks | | | Week 8 | Internal structure of the Earth | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Plate tectonics | | | Week 11 | Rock deformation | | | Week 12 | Earthquakes and Turkey?s seismicity | | | Week 13 | Oceans and Rivers | | | Week 14 | Winds and Deserts | | | Week 15 | Glaciers and climate change | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Lutgens, F.K, Edward, J.T., Tasa, D., 2017. Essentials of Geology/Genel Jeoloji-Temel Kavramlar. Türkçe versiyon, Editör: Cahit Helvacı, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık. | | | |
| 1 | Skinner, B.J., Porter, S.C., 2000. The Dynamic Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology. John Wiley & Sons. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 9 | - | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | - | 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 8 | 24 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 4 | 6 | 24 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 148 |
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