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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
GEE 5051	FORAMINIFERAL MICROPALEONTOLOGY	ELECTIVE	2	2	0	8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ISMAIL IŞINTEK

Offered to

Applied Geology
Applied Geology

Course Objective

to teach to the postgraduate students the characteristic fossil foramineras of Paleozoic to Recent, to relate the foraminiferal micropaleontology with the age, depositional conditions and correlation of the formations, to examine how to use foraminiferas for economical purposes.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	able to define the properties of foraminiferas
2	able to make taxonomic classification of foraminiferas
3	able to relate foraminiferal content and depositiona environment
4	able to determine foraminiferas
5	able to map foraminiferal biofaciess
6	able to correlate sedimentary sequences based on the foraminiferal content
7	able to construct lithostratigraphical sequences based on the foraminiferal content
8	able to use data from foraminiferal content to solve the geological problems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Recent foraminiferas: biological characteristics and echological controls
2	test and wall of foraminiferas
3	shape and chambers of foraminiferas
4	methods and terminology
5	methods on sampling and preperation
6	foraminiferal systematic and Paleozoic foraminiferas
7	midterm exam 1
8	Mesozoic foraminiferas 1
9	Mesozoic foraminiferas 2
10	Cenozoic foraminiferas
11	Palozoic and Mesozoic foraminiferas of Turkey: their paleogeographic and stratigraphic distibution
12	Mesozoic and Cenozoic foraminiferas of Turkey: their paleogeographic and stratigraphic distibution
13	Foraminiferal environmets: their paleoechology and economy
14	midterm exam 2.

Recomended or Required Reading

Meriç, E., 1983, Foraminiferler: Maden Tetkik Arama EnstitüsüYayınlarından, No. 26, s.
280.
Boudagher-fadel M., K., 2008. Evolution and geological significance of larger benthic
foraminifera. Development in Paleontology and stratigraphy, 21, Elsevier, p. 540.
Cushman, C. J., 1959, Foraminifera, Their classification and ekonomic use: Harward
University Press, 478 p.
Moore, C. R., 1964, Treatise on invertebrate Paleontologie: Part C, Protista 2,
Geological Society of America. University of Kansas Press, 900 p.
Loeblich, A. R., & Tappan, H., 1988, Foraminiferal Genara And Their Classification: Van
Nosrand Reinhold, New York, 869 p.
Neuman M., 1967, Manuel de Micropaleontologie des Foraminiferes. Gauthier-Villars,
297p.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

oral and visual presantations, microscop lab.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE 1	MIDTERM EXAM 1
2	MTE 2	MIDTERM EXAM 2
3	FIN	FINAL EXAM
4	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE 1 * 0.25 + MTE 2 * 0.25 + FCG * 0.5
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE 1 * 0.25 + MTE 2 * 0.25 + RST * 0.50

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

midterm exams are done in microscop lab.

Assessment Criteria

learning outcomes, nos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 are assessed by midterm exams in
microscop lab., final exam and makeup exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

0232 3017328
ismail.isintek@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

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	40	40
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	12	4	48
Preparation for midterm exam	2	30	60
Midterm	2	4	8
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			204

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.12	PO.14
LO.1	5	5	5	2	3	2	5
LO.2	5	5	5	2	3	2	5		3
LO.3	5	5		2	3	2	5
LO.4	5	5	5	2	3	2	5
LO.5	5	5		2	3	2	5
LO.6	5	5			3	2	5
LO.7	5	5		2	3	2	5	2
LO.8	5	5		2	3		5	2

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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