Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
JEO 4174	FOSSIL FUELS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

Offered By

Geological Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HÜLYA KAÇMAZ

Offered to

Geological Engineering (Evening)
Geological Engineering

Course Objective

The course aims to give the understanding of genesis, exploration, evaluation and environmental impacts of the fossil fuels.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	The student can identify energy resources
2	The student can interpret formation environments of coal, oil and natural gas
3	The student can explain physical and chemical properties of fossil fuels
4	The student can prospect and explore fossil fuels
5	The student can discuss the environmental impacts and of fossil fuels and remediation procedures

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	General classification of energy resources and energy economics
2	Genesis of the coal, plant types that produce coal, chemical compositions, carbonization and deposition of coal
3	Coal tectonics, coal petrography (maceral, microlithotype, lithotype) and trace elements
4	Physical and chemical properties of coal, paleogeography of coal basins
5	Formation and deposition of peat, physical and chemical properties, examples from Türkiye and the world
6	Formation and deposition of lignite, physical and chemical properties, examples from Türkiye and world lignite basins
7	1.Midterm exam
8	Formation and deposition of bitumnious coal physical and chemical properties, Northwestern Anatolian bitumnious coal basin
9	Bitumnious-schists-their formation, physical and chemical properties, bitumnious schist deposits of Türkiye, Asphaltites-their formation, physical and chemical properties, asphaltite deposits of Türkiye
10	Exploration for coal, evaluation methods, sampling, production and usage
11	Oil and natural gas reserves of the world, general properties of oil and natural gas, formation, migration and deposition of oil and natural gas
12	Formation of oil, source rock and primary and secondary migration of oil, oil traps
13	Environmental impact of oil and coal, remediation, environmental arrangements
14	2. Midterm exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Main References:
Nakoman, E. 2012 Kömür. DEÜ Müh. Fk. Basım Ünitesi, 348s., Izmir.
Ünalan, G. 2010. Kömür jeolojisi. MTA Eğitim Serisi-41, 556s. Ankara.
Köksoy, M. 1985. Yakıtlar Jeolojisi. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayını, 208s., Ankara

Additional References:
MTA, 2010. Türkiye Kömür Envanteri, MTA yayını, 289s. Ankara.
Evans, M.A. 1997. An Introduction to Economic Geology and its environmental Impact. Blackwell Science, 364p., UK.
Kural, O. 1994. Coal. 494p. Özgün AŞ., Istanbul.
Thomas, L., 2002. Coal Geology. John Wiley & Sons, p384, UK.
Tuncalı, E. et al. 2002. Türkiye Tersiyer Kömürlerinin Kimyasal ve Teknolojik özellikleri. MTA yayını, 400s. Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture and presentation

Assessment Methods

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

LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4 and LO5 will be evaluated via mid-term exam, final and resit exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to the lectures will be considered.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hulya.kacmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 13:30-15:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	3	42
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	3	42
Preparation for final exam	1	15	15
Midterm	1	1,5	2
Final	1	1,5	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			113

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11
LO.1	5	3	4		5	5			5	5	5
LO.2	5	5	3		5	5			5	5	5
LO.3	5	5	3	4	5	5	5	4	5	5
LO.4	5	5	5	5	5	5		5	5	5	5
LO.5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5

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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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