COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN GEOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TOR 3039 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN GEOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Drilling Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ZÜLFÜ DEMIRKIRAN

Offered to

Mining Technology
Mining Technology
Drilling Technology
GEOTECHNICS

Course Objective

Presentation of the software used in earth sciences, enabling use of the operator level.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Identify software used in earth sciences.
2   Perceiving the basic data entry software
3   Perform simple analyzes and models
4   Drilling, mining, and marble quarries digitization morphology
5   Drilling, Mining, and marble quarries in order to create digital data bank

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Presentation of the software used in Earth Sciences. Opportunities.
2 Micromine presentation software.
3 Create the project file, micromine software.
4 Create a database of drilling, micromine software.
5 Drilling and surface presentation of data entry panels.
6 Introduce the program and georeferencing image files
7 3D morphology of the project area to create the program.
8 Lithologic and tectonic data for the site to transfer the program.
9 Midterm exam
10 2D and 3D lithological, tectonic create solid models.
11 Drilling, galleries and open pit plans, build on the models created.
12 Quality and anomalymaps, create on the model established.
13 Maps, sections and preparation of model printing files.
14 General re-

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lessons will be held computer class. Presentation of the software used in geological applications, and data entry panels will be made in practice. Using the data area of a mine site or marble quarry that is already created digitizing and data bank will be held.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRC PRACTICE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid term exam : %25
Homework %25
Final exam: %50

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

zulfu.demirkiran@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 1 10 10
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparation for final exam 1 7 7
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 13 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparation for final exam 1 7 7
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 154

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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