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| HRT4001 | Geoid and Vertical Datum | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOMATICS ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Nazan YILMAZ | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To inform students about meaning and importance of geoid. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | understand geoid's description | | | | LO - 2 : | understand why geoid is important for geodesy | | | | LO - 3 : | learn height and height types | | | | LO - 4 : | learn how the heights are determined | | | | LO - 5 : | learn how the geoid is determined and which methods are used | | | | 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 | | |
| Definition of geoid, its importance. Geoid as the basic shape of earth and geoid as the surface that have same potential. Geoid models. Geoid determination methods. Geoid determination with astrogeodetic, gravimetric, geopotential and satellite methods. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Subject and aim of lesson | | | Week 2 | Gravitational and potential concepts
| | | Week 3 | Level surfaces, their properties and geoid | | | Week 4 | Geoid as reference surface and vertical datum | | | Week 5 | Geoid and height types | | | Week 6 | Geoid determination and methods | | | Week 7 | Geoid determination with astrogeodetic method | | | Week 8 | Midterm | | | Week 9 | Geoid determination with gravimetric method | | | Week 10 | Geoid determination with satellite method | | | Week 11 | Geoid determination with geopotential coeeficient | | | Week 12 | Enterpolation of geoid undulation | | | Week 13 | Application with GPS/Levellling geoid | | | Week 14 | Comparison of geoid determination methods | | | Week 15 | Completion of missing | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | | | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | | 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 | 12 | 1 | 12 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 16 | 1 | 16 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 100 |
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