COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MARBLE AND NATURAL STONE TECNOLOGIES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDT 4070 MARBLE AND NATURAL STONE TECNOLOGIES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Mining Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR RAMAZAN HACIMUSTAFAOĞLU

Offered to

Mining Technology

Course Objective

Defining the basic rock types used as a marble . Marble blocks, slabs and strips learning the production process, surface process in marble and filling application and understanding of the processes used as a workshop materials.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define the basic rock types used as a natural stone and marble.
2   To understand the block production process in marble quarries.
3   To understand the slab and strip production process in marble factory
4   To understand the surface treatment and filling application process in marble.
5   To understand the production process of a marble workshop.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The structure of the earth's crust and basic rock types
2 The structure of the earth's crust and basic rock types
3 Marble Quarry geological parameters
4 Marble quarries and Block production
5 Marble quarries and Block production
6 Slab production in marble factory
7 Slab production and polishing in marble factory
8 Strip production in marble factory
9 Mid-term exam
10 Strip production in marble factory
11 Surface treatment and filling in marble
12 Surface treatment and filling in marble
13 Marble workshop production process
14 Marble workshop production process

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s ):
-Kun, N., Mermer Jeolojisi ve Teknolojisi, Geliştirilmiş 2. baskı, Izmir, 2013
-Kun, N., Jeoloji ve Kayaç Bilgisi ders notları(yayımlanmamış),DEÜ Torbalı Meslek
Yüksekokulu, Izmir,1993
-Candan, O., Mineraloji ve Petrografi ders notları(yayımlanmamış),DEÜ Torbalı Meslek
Yüksekokulu,Izmir,2000
Supplementary Book(s):
-Thompson, G.R., Turk, J., Earth Sicience and the Environment, Saunders
Collegepublishing, 1993
Hacımustafaoğlu, R., Jeoloji Ve Kayaç Bilgisi uygulama ders notları(yayımlanmamış),DEÜ
Torbalı Meslek Yüksekokulu,Izmir,2000
-Monroe, J.s., Wicander, R., ( Dirik, K., Şener, M., Türkçe çeviri )
Fiziksel Jeoloji, TMMOB Jeoloji Mühendisleri Odası çevirisi, seri No.1, 2007, Ankara.
Materials: Marble catalogs, marble magazine

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Stone and basic types and properties of rocks used as marble, marble production process, marble slabs and strips production process, surface treatment types of marble, strengthening applications, the use of marble in the workshop and visual and oral
presentation will be made in the form of questions and answers and monitoring applications.

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

I. Mid-term exam %50: To examine the theoretical information.
II. Final Exam %50: To examine the all learning outcomes

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ramazan@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
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 9 9
Midterm 1 4 4
Final 1 5 5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 63

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51