COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ÖKMEN SÜMER

Offered to

Faculty of Engineering
Geophysical Engineering
Mining Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Geological Engineering

Course Objective

To enable engineering students to understand the logic and philosophy of Earth Science by having knowledge in the framework of it. To gain different perspectives by developing their intellectual levels, transferring their engineering skills within the framework of the historical development processes of science.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Jobert, A. C. G. (1846). The Philosophy of Geology. Simpkin, Marshall, and Company: London, 184 p.

Cailleux, A. (1961). Jeoloji Tarihi. Türkçeye çeviri Salih Yüksel, basım yılı 1995, Iletişim Yayınları: Istanbul, 127 s.

Gohau, G. (1990). A History of Geology. Rugters University Press: London, 276 p.

Hackett, J. (2012). Geological History of Earth. University Publications. Delhi: India, 144 p.

Hagner, A.F. (1995). Yerbilimlerinin Felsefi Yönleri. Jeoloji Mühendisliği, 46, 64-69.

Kleinhans, M. G., Buskes, C. J., & de Regt, H. W. (2010). Philosophy of earth science. In: Philosophies of the Sciences: A Guide, F.Allhoff (eds.), Wiley-Blackwell: Oxford, pp 213-236.

O'Hara D.K. (2018). A Brief History of Geology. Cambridge University Press: UK, 262 p.

Pişkin, Ö. (2000). Jeolojinin Tarihçe ve Evrimine Bakış. Dokuz Eylül Yayınları: Izmir, 146 s.

von Zittel, K. A. (1901). History of Geology and Palaeontology to the End of the Nineteenth Century. Translated by Ogilvie-Gordon M.M., Walter Scott: London, 562 p.

Episodes, SCI Journal, Online ISSN: 2586-1298, IUGS (International Union of Geological Sciences), http://www.episodes.org/main.html

Other course materials: Seven presentations prepared for the course (the first 6 weeks and for the last week). History of Earth Sciences works in Turkey and worldwide and related current scientific publications will be produced in future.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lesson / Presentation
2. Teamwork Homework / Assignments will be submitted as a presentation and will be presented by the group in the related course
3. Document and resource open assessment exam

The main framework of the History and Philosophy of Earth Science is conveyed through presentations within the learning outcomes. The main topics of the lecture are divided chronologically, then these topics are distributed to students for teamwork and the student teams are transferred them as presentations every week.

General knowledge of the student and the level of contribution received from the course will be measured by document and resource open assessment exam.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

With the feedback received from the teamwork presentation, an assignment score is determined by both among the students themselves (50%) and the course coordinator (50%). The team presentations will be delivered at the end of the related course.

Mid-Term and Final / Makeup exams are evaluated by using gap-filling (%10), true/false (%10), pairing (%10), multiple-choice questions (% 20), with open-ended problem solving questions (% 50) methods.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Participating in teamwork is essential.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ökmen Sümer; okmen.sumer@deu.edu.tr / 0 232 301 73 53

Office Hours

It will be announced after the lesson plan of the related semester is completed.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes