COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PALEOGEOGRAPHY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GEE 5002 PALEOGEOGRAPHY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BILAL SARI

Offered to

Applied Geology
Applied Geology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to determine the paleogeographic interpretations and regional correlations and also the evolution of the plates/platforms through the geologic times.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   able to understand the geological time concept
2   able to apply the paleogeographic methods in the field study
3   able to explain evolution of the plates
4   able to explain evolution of the platforms
5   able to determine paleogeographic interpretations

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Deteminations, terminology
2 Methods
3 Interprretations
4 Evolution of plates/platforms
5 Mid-term exam
6 Palaeozoic palaeogeography
7 Palaeozoic palaeogeography
8 Mesozoic palaeogeography
9 Mesozoic palaeogeography
10 Senozoic palaeogeography
11 /Senozoic palaeogeography
12 Palaeogeographic evolution of Turkey
13 Palaeogeographic evolution of Turkey
14 Palaeogeographic evolution of Turkey

Recomended or Required Reading

Andel, T.H., 1976, Paleogeography and Paleocenography , Oregon State Univ. Pres, 9-25

Supplementary Books:
Baron, E.J., Harrison, C.G.A., S.Roan, J.L. and Hay, W.W., 1981, Paleography-180 million years to the present : Ecologia geologia Helvetica, 74, 443-470.

Dercourt, et.al., (16 uzmanla birlikte) 1985, Prèsantation de 9 cartès palèogèognaqpiues an 1/20.000.000. e s ètendant de l Atlantique an Pamir pour la pèriode du Lias à Actuel: B.S.G.F., 8, I, no.5, 637-652.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Interactive courses

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Mid-term exam %20: Basic concepts and methods of palaeogeography and their relationships with first three learning outcomes
2. Homework %20: Discussion of the related papers with learning outcomes
3. Final Exam %60: Control and evaluation all of the learning outcomes

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

0 232 3017305

Office Hours

Monday/15.00-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Tutorials 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 3 5 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 171

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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