COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PALEONTOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEO 2307 PALEONTOLOGY COMPULSORY 2 2 0 6

Offered By

Geological Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR FUNDA AKGÜN

Offered to

Geological Engineering
Geological Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

To teach to students the descriptive characteristics of the most common fossil organism
groups in rocks, evolutions and taxonomy. To determine the relative ages of the rocks,
formation of environment and geography. To make biostratigraphical correlations. These
information will be used to provide all kinds of geological problem for solving.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to systematics of fossils
2   To be able to describe index fossils.
3   To be able correlate between fossils, formation of environment and age.
4   To be able to make paleontological preliminary examination of rocks.
5   To be able to construct biostratigraphical correlation and biozones.
6   To be able correlate similarities and discrepancies in the fossils groups.
7   To be able to construct biostratigraphy and lithostratigraphy on the basis of fossils.
8   To be able to evaluate adequacy of fossils for the solution of geological problems.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Paleontology; beginning of life and geological time.
2 Fossilization,systematics of fossils and lifes, principles of palaeoecology.
3 Plant microfossils and Algae; stratigraphic and geographic distributions.
4 Zoological microfossils; stratigraphic and geographic distributions
5 Index foraminifera, stratigraphic and geographic distributions.
6 Plant macrofossils; stratigraphic and geographic distributions.
7 1. Lab.Exam
8 Molluscs, Gastropods and Bivalvia; stratigraphic and geographic distributions.
9 Cephalopodes; stratigraphic and geographic distributions.
10 Cnidaria, Porifera and Echinodermata;stratigraphic and geographic distributions.
11 Brachiopoda, Trilobites and Graptolites ; stratigraphic and geographic distributions.
12 Chordata, stratigraphic and geographic distributions.
13 2. Lab. Exam. and Midterm Exam.
14 Trip to Museum

Recomended or Required Reading

Akyol, E., Özer, S. & F. Akgün, 1999, Paleontology, DEÜ, Müh. Fak., yayın no. 277,
231s., Izmir.
References:
Bremer, H., 1978, Paleontoloji, Ege Universitesi Matbaası, Izmir. (OS)
Benton, M. J., 1997, Basic paleontology, Essex; Addison Wesley Longman Ltd., 347p.
Other materials:
1. Akgün F., Işintek I. & B., Sarı, 2011. Paleontoloji sunum notları. DEÜ, Müh. Fak.,
jeoloji Müh Böl., 20 adet PDF-dosyası, 894 slayt.
2. Akyol, E., F. Akgün, S., Özer, I. Işintek & B. Sarı, 2010, Paleontology Laboratuvar
Föyleri , DEÜ, Müh. Fak., 100s.
3. Akyol, E., F. Akgün. & S., Özer, 1995, Paleontology Laboratuvar Teksiri I, DEÜ,
Müh. Fak., 50s.
4. Akyol, E., F. Akgün. & S., Özer, 1995, Paleontology Laboratuvar Teksiri II, DEÜ,
Müh. Fak., 60s.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Oral and visual presentations, macro fossil laboratory, microfossil laboratory,
application of interactive biostratigraphy, field study and homework.

Assessment Methods

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


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Laboratory grade must be at least 50 to be able to enter the final exam (PREREQUISITE).
Fieldwork evaluation will be determined by collecting of Field Work Sheet and Field
Notebooks.

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcome 1will be testified by midterm exam and final exam
Learning outcome 2 will be testified by laboratory exam
Learning outcome 3 will be testified by midterm and laboratory exams
Learning outcome 4 will be testified by lab. exams
Learning outcome 5 will be testified by lab. exams and midterm exam.
Learning outcome 6 will be testified by midterm exam and final exam.
Learning outcome 7 will be testified by midterm exam and final exam.
Learning outcome 8 will be testified by midterm exam and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

email: funda.akgun@deu.edu.tr
Phone: 301 73 08

Office Hours

Friday, 13-15 p.m.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Tutorials 12 2 24
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for quiz etc. 2 20 40
Field study 1 10 10
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Quiz etc. 2 1 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 144

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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