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| MDM1001 | Physical Geology | 2+1+0 | ECTS:5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MINING ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Practical | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 1 hour of practicals per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Merve ÖZYURT | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims to provide the students with a general knowledge on physical features of different layers of the earth, and mineralogical and chemical composition and main types of rock of the Earth crust, to be known them about outer and inner dynamic processes, and plate tectonics. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | explain the formation of Cosmos, Solar system and the Earth. | 1,2,4 | 1,2,3, | | LO - 2 : | submit about stratified internal structure of the Earth. | 1,2,4 | 1,4, | | LO - 3 : | recognize minerals, and can classify them. | 2,4,5 | 1,4, | | LO - 4 : | recognize rocks, and can classify them. | 1,2,3 | 1,4, | | LO - 5 : | explain outer dynamic geologic processes (weathering, soil formation, streams, groundwaters, glaciers, winds, masswasting) effecting the crust of the Earth, and factors acting in these processes. | 1,2,3 | 1,4, | | LO - 6 : | explain inner dynamic geologic processes ( earthquake, magmatism, metamorphism, deformation deformation structures like folds, faullts, joints) effecting the crust of the Earth. | 1,2,3 | 1,4, | | LO - 7 : | interpret movements of plates wrapping the globe of Earth from outer, and geologic events produced throughout plate boundries during these motions. | 1,2,3 | 1,4, | | LO - 8 : | present knowledge about age of the Earth and rocks in the crust of Earth. | 2,4,5 | 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 | | |
| Introduction, definition and topics of the geology. Layered interior structure of the Earth. Minerals. Rocks: Igneous rocks and plutonic activity. Weathering, abrasion and transportation, formation of soil. Sedimentary rocks. Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks. Earthquakes , the Globe and interior structure of the Earth. Deformation of the earths crust: folds, faults, and joints, orogeny. Mass wasting. Streams and groundwaters. Glaciers and winds. Plate tectonics. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction, definition and topics of the geology. the formation of Cosmos, Solar system and the Earth. | | | Week 2 | Layered internal structure of the Earth: concepts of crust, lithosphere, astenosphere, mantle and core. | | | Week 3 | Minerals: concepts of mineral and crystal, physical properties of minerals. Practices related to the topic. | | | Week 4 | Mineral classification, rock forming minerals. Practices related to the topic. | | | Week 5 | Rocks: Igneous rocks and plutonic activity; origin, features and formation of magma. Practices related to the topic. | | | Week 6 | Characterictics and classification of magmatic rocks. Practices related to the topic. | | | Week 7 | Weathering , abrasion and transportation formation ofsoil: mechanical and chemical weathering, soil profiles. | | | Week 8 | Sedimentary rocks: sedimentary basins, transportation and sedimentation of deposits, types of sedimentary rocks, some characteristic features of sedimentary rocks, concepts of facies, transgression and regression. Practices related to the topic. | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks, factors and types of the metamorphism ,and classification of metamorphic rocks. Practices related to the topic. | | | Week 11 | Earthquakes , the Globe, and interior structure of the Earth. | | | Week 12 | Deformation of the earths crust: folds,faults, and joints, orogenes. | | | Week 13 | Mass wasting: factors controlled mass wasting, types of mass wasting. Streams and groundwaters ,and their geologic processes. | | | Week 14 | Glaciers and winds, and their geologic processes. | | | Week 15 | Plate tectonics: The world system of plates, make up of plates, classification of plate boundaries, movement of plates. | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
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| 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 | 1 | 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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