COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GEOCHRONOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEO 4164 GEOCHRONOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Geological Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OSMAN ERSIN KORALAY

Offered to

Geological Engineering (Evening)
Geological Engineering

Course Objective

Introduction to basic geochronological methods. Using geochronogical methods on the geological problems. Interpretation of the meaning of the ages.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To identify fields of interests and sub-disciplines of geology
2   Ability of approaching to solve the geological problems
3   Separating different minerals for different dating methods
4   Using different computer software for geochronology
5   Capability to separate some minerals using for geochronological methods
6   Aplication of the actual dating methods to geology

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Atoms, elements, isotopes
2 Decay modes of radiogenic elements, radioactive decay
3 Geochronometry
4 Parent/doughter isotope ratios as a geochronometre
5 Rb-Sr method
6 K-Ar method and Ar-Ar method
7 1. Mid Exam
8 Sm-Nd method
9 Interpreting and identify of zircon textures by kathodoluminescence photos
10 Interpreting of REE and isotope analyses of zircons
11 Zircon dating methods 1
12 Zircon dating methods 2
13 Interpreting of zircon ages
14 2. Mid Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Major textbooks:
1. Delaloye, M. ve Pişkin Ö., 2002, Kayaçların Radyometrik Yaş Tayini Yöntemleri, DEÜ Mühendislik Fakültesi Yayınları, Yayın no: 299, 41 sayfa
2. Geyh, M.A., & Schleicher H, 1990, Absolute Age Determinations, Springer-Verlag, 503 p.

Others:
1. Faure, G. & Mensing, T.M., 2005, Isotopes: Principles and Applications, Wiley, Third Edition, 897 s.
2. Hanchar, J.M. & Hoskin, P.W.O. 2003, Zircon, Reviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry, Volume 53, Mineralogical Society of America, 500 s.
3. Pagel, M., Barbin, V., Blanc, P., Ohnenstetter, D., 1999, Cathodoluminescence in Geoscience, Springer, 514 s.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, practice and field study

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 QUZ QUIZ
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE1 * 0.20 + MTE2 * 0.20 + QUZ * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE1 * 0.20 + MTE2 * 0.20 + QUZ * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

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. Ersin Koralay
Phone: 3017331
email: ersin.koralay@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Tutorials 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 2 8 16
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Midterm 2 2 4
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 119

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.14
LO.243
LO.35
LO.45
LO.553
LO.6

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