COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RADIOACTIVE MINERAL DEPOSITS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEO 4196 RADIOACTIVE MINERAL DEPOSITS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Geological Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HÜLYA KAÇMAZ

Offered to

Geological Engineering (Evening)
Geological Engineering

Course Objective

The objective of the course is teach students geology, formation, characteristic properties and exploration of radioactive mineral deposits.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to learn basic properties of radioactive minerals
2   To be able to classify radioactive minerals and their general charactersitics
3   To be able to define geologic formation of radioactive minerals
4   To be able to describe types of radioactive mineral deposits
5   To be able to explore new radioactive ore deposits

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General information Radioactivity, physical and chemical properties uranium and thorium
2 Uranium(U) and Thorium (Th) contents of rock
3 Geochemical behaviour of uranium and thorium
4 Common radioactive minerals Primary, secondary and assessory minerals
5 Common radioactive minerals (continue)
6 Identification of radioactive minerals
7 Occurrence of uranium mineral deposits
8 Midterm-exam
9 Occurrence of uranium mineral deposits (continue)
10 Factors affecting formation of the sedimentary uranium deposits
11 An example of sedimentary uranium deposit in Turkey Koprubasi (Manisa) U deposit
12 Radioactive mineral deposits of the Word and Turkey
13 Prospection of radioactive mineral deposits
14 Uses of uranium and thorium

Recomended or Required Reading

Eran Nakoman, 1976, Radyoaktif hammaddeler jeolojisi, MTA
Hülya Kaçmaz, 2007, Manisa-Salihli-Köprübaşı uranyum zuhurunun incelenmesi,
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Fen bilimleri Enstitüsü, Doktora tezi.
Peter C. Burns and Robert Finch, 1999, Uranium: Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and the Environment, Volume 38: The Mineralogical Society of America

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and Assignment

Assessment Methods

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


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4 and LO5 will be evaluated by assignment, the mid-term and final exams.

Assessment Criteria

LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4 and LO5 will be evaluated by assignment, the mid-term and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Engineering
Dept. Of Geological Engineering
Tel: (232) 3017348

Office Hours

Thursday 14.00-15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 16 16
Preparing assignments 1 14 14
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 124

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.13
LO.25444
LO.35334332
LO.4543433
LO.545

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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