COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TECHNICAL ENGLISH I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEF 2303 TECHNICAL ENGLISH I COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Geophysical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EMRE TIMUR

Offered to

Geophysical Engineering

Course Objective

Translations and discussions shall be carried out on the English texts on: Basic academic terminology, business letters, basic mathematical parameters, terminology of general and structural geology, plate tectonics, basic features of the earth, earthquake and introduction to geophysics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to understand basic academic terminology
2   To be able to understand basic mathematical terminology
3   To be able to recognize terminology of general and structural geology
4   To be able to realize the features of the planet earth
5   To be able to comprehend plate tectonics
6   To be able to realize earthquake and seismology
7   To be able to recognize geophysical methods

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General explanation of the lesson and introducing source books, basic academic terminology
2 Basic academic terminology and business letters
3 Basic mathematical terminology (calculus, geometry, etc.)
4 Basic terminology of general geology (minerals, rocks, geological time scale, etc.)
5 Basic terminology of structural geology (faults, folds, anticline, syncline, etc.)
6 Basic features of layers of the earth (continental and oceanic crust, mantle, core)
7 Plate tectonics concept
8 Mid-term exam
9 Plate tectonics concept
10 Introduction to earthquakes and seismology
11 Introduction to earthquakes and seismology
12 Principles of geophysical methods
13 Principles of geophysical methods
14 Principles of geophysical methods

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
- Lang, S., 1971, Basic Mathematics, Addison Wesley Pub. Company.
- Telford, W.M., Geldart, L.P., Sheriff, R.E., Keys, D.A., 1977, Applied Geophysics, Cambridge University Press
Supplementary Book(s):
- Various English science and geosciences books and videos.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, discussions, homework assignments / presentations, exams

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Homework assignments / presentations: %20 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6)
Mid-term exam: %30 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
Final exam: %50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6,LO7)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Optional, if the instructor needs to add some explanation or further note, this column can be selected from the DEBIS menu.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylül University Engineering Faculty Department of Geophysical Engineering
Tınaztepe Campus 35160 Buca-IZMIR
emre.timur@deu.edu.tr
(232) 3017272

Office Hours

Tuesday 09:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for final exam 6 1 6
Preparing assignments 3 4 12
Preparation for midterm exam 6 1 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 11 2 22
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 76

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55
LO.65
LO.754

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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