COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ANALYSIS OF ROCKS AND MINERALS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEO 4168 ANALYSIS OF ROCKS AND MINERALS ELECTIVE 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Geological Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR FATMA NURAN SÖNMEZ

Offered to

Geological Engineering (Evening)
Geological Engineering

Course Objective

Within the context of this course, the most common analytical techniques for minerals and rocks will be introduced and at which laboratories these analytical instruments are located and how they would be accessed to.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recall of formerly possessed knowledges being related to this course
2   Operating principals of analytical instruments which will be used within the context of the course
3   Enabling of measurements by instruments within the context of the course
4   Ability of analyses of analytical results obtained from instruments
5   Classification of minerals and rocks under investigation
6   Ability of using Powerpoint, searching literature, doing laboratory work, using analytical instruments etc

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to analytical techniques
2 Introduction to tecniques and principals of XRD instrument and sample preparation for analysis
3 Presentation of XRD laboratories in Turkey. Accomplishment of measurements by an XRD instrument
4 Introduction of X-ray fluorescence and principals of techniques
5 Accomplishment of measurements by an X-ray fluorescence instrument
6 Theory of graphics obtained from XRD and X-ray fluorescence instruments and their interpretation
7 1.Exam
8 Introduction of methods and principals of an atomic absorbtion spectrometer instrument and sample preparation
9 Analytical measurements by an atomic absorbtion spectrometer (instrument)
10 ICP, ICP MS techniques and and introduction of some recent techniques and their principals
11 ICP, ICP MS techniques and application of some of the recent techniques
12 Visiting certain commercial geochemical laboratories and observing their operation and analytical techniques on site
13 Prctical application of geochemical classification of rock samples with known chemical compositions
14 2.exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Main source:
1.Tezcan, H., Tezcan, R., Analitik kimya, 2004, Gündüz eğitim ve yayın evi, ISBN 9756859563

2-Rock and mineral analysis, 1989, Kieger Pub. ISBN-13:978-0894643415

2-Neutron scattering in Eatrh Sciences (2006), The Min. Soc. of Ame. ISBN-978-0939950

Adjunct source:
Other books and brouchures

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 PRC PRACTICE
5 FIN FINAL EXAM
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE1 * 0.10 + MTE2 * 0.10 + ASG * 0.15 + PRC * 0.15 + FIN * 0.50
7 RST RESIT
8 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE1 * 0.10 + MTE2 * 0.10 + ASG * 0.15 + PRC * 0.15 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

VZ1 * 010 + VZ2 * 010 + DV * 015 + UYG * 015 + FN * 050

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Ass.Prof.Dr.Fatma Nuran Sönmez
EÜ. Mühendislik Fakültesi Jeoloji Mühendisliği Bölümü Tınaztepe/Buca/Izmir
Office tel. : Tel:0232 3017312
nuran.sonmez@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Weekday between 12.00-13.00 hrs

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 12 2 24
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 2 5 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 2 5 10
Preparing presentations 2 5 10
Reading 6 2 12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 130

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.455
LO.55
LO.65

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