COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MINING TECHNOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDT 1007 MINING TECHNOLOGY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Mining Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR VEHBI ÖZACAR

Offered to

Mining Technology

Course Objective

To teach the basic concepts related to mining and mining technician.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Know the main subjects and terms of mining
2   Know the basic tasks of mininig technician
3   Know the open pit and under ground mining techniques in general
4   Know the mineral processing techniques in generals
5   Know the main mineral resources and the mining in World and Turkey in general

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The importance of mining in society
2 The application areas of mining
3 Terminology of mining
4 The main activities of mining technicians
5 Previous preparation and excavation prior to mining oparation
6 Methods of surface mining
7 Methods of underground mining
8 Mid-term exam
9 Principles of mineral processing methods
10 Principles of mineral beneficiations methods
11 Industrial product properties and metallurgical processes
12 Overview of the national and world mining industry
13 The properties and locations of major ore deposits
14 The properties and locations of major ore deposits

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s ):
Madenciliğe Giriş, Ü. Ipekoğlu, Ç.Tatar, C. Aksoy, F.Kahraman. DEÜ Mühendislik
Fakültesi Yayın No:319, 2005
Supplementary Book(s):
Cevher Hazırlama Ü. Ipekoğlu,M.Tanrıverdi. DEÜ Mühendislik Fakültesi Yayın No:238, 2002
Madenlerde Hazırlık ve Kazı Işleri, S. Saltoğlu. Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Maden
Fakültesi, 1981.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The lecturer of the course tries to give a technical skill about mining by straight narrative technique.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRC PRACTICE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

COMPULSORY

Assessment Criteria

I. Mid-term exam %50: To examine the theoretical information.
II. Final Exam %50: To examine the all learning outcomes

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Lec. Hasan Eray YAMAN
hasaneray.yaman@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 10.30-12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 9 9
Preparation for final exam 1 9 9
Midterm 1 20 20
Final 1 20 20
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.111
LO.2
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51