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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS DEP 5003 EARTH SYSTEM: INTERNAL PROCESSES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Geological Engineering Orientation Program EARTHQUAKE MANAGEMENT - NON THESIS EARTHQUAKE MANAGEMENT

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to explain the dynamics and relationships between earth crust and earthquake for students coming from different diciplines.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The ability to explan how to occurence of the earthquakes. 2   The ability to understand the relation between earth dynamic and earthquake. 3   The ability to interprete the earthquake damages according to the features of the earth system and earth crust. 4   The ability to analysis the seismicity of the earth according to geological features of the earth. 5   The ability to utilize features of the earth system and earth crust in earthquake management.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Origin of the earth, earth in space and time, earth systems 2 Internal structure of the earth, minerals, rocks and rock cycling 3 Principles of plate tectonics 4 Midterm exam 5 Earthquake and earthquake disasters 6 Geological parameters for earthquake 7 Midterm exam 8 Topographic maps 9 Geological maps and sections 10 Presentations of the students 11 Presentations of the students 12 Presentations of the students 13 Presentations of the students 14 Presentations of the students

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Ketin, I. 2000. Genel Jeoloji, Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi. 2. Skinner, B. J., S. C. Porter, ve D. B. Botkin, 2002: The Blue Planet : An Introduction to Earth System Science, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 650 s. 3. Broecker, W. S., 1998: How to build a habitable planet. Columbia Univ. Pr., New York, 255 s.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures 2. Assigments

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1 2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2 3 ASG ASSIGNMENT 4 FIN FINAL EXAM 5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 + MTE 2/2 * 0.25 +ASG * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50 6 RST RESIT 7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 + MTE 2/2 * 0.25 +ASG * 0.25 + 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)

ugur.inci@deu.edu.tr 0232 3117317

Office Hours

Wednesday 13.00 - 15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 8 3 24 Preparing presentations 1 40 40 Preparation for final exam 1 34 34 Preparation for midterm exam 2 30 60 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 8 4 32 Midterm 2 3 6 Final 1 4 4 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 LO.1 5 4 4 5 5 5 LO.2 5 5 5 5 5 4 LO.3 5 5 5 5 5 5 LO.4 5 4 4 4 4 4 LO.5 5 4 4 4 4 4