COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GENERAL GEOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEO 1202 GENERAL GEOLOGY COMPULSORY 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Geological Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ERHAN AKAY

Offered to

Geological Engineering
Geological Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

to provide students the basic concepts and methods of the earth sciences, main characteristics of the earth and basic internal and external proccesses forming the
earth.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   able to know basic principles of geology as a science
2   able to know characteristics of the earth
3   abie to define rocks in hand specimens and in the field
4   abie to understand the basic methods of thinking and working in geology
5   able to understand the main internal and external proccesses forming the earth
6   abie to correlate rocks and structures in time and space

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. introduction to earth
2 2. minerals
3 3. magmatism and the magmatic rocks-plutonic rocks
4 4. magmatism and the magmatic rocks-volcanic rocks
5 5.sedimentology and the sedimentary rocks I
6 6. sedimentology and the sedimentary rocks II
7 7. metamorphism and the metamorphic rocks
8 8. basic principles of the stratigraphy and relative age I
9 9. basic principles of the stratigraphy and relative age II
10 10. faults
11 11. foldsatigraphy
12 12. plate tectonics I
13 13. plate tectonics II
14 14. geological time-fossils and evolution

Recomended or Required Reading

Main textbook
1. Ketin, I Genel Jeoloji. ITÜ Vakfı
2. Monroe, JS and Wicander, R Fiziksel Jeoloji. TMMOB, JMO yayınları (Yayına
hazırlayanlar: Dirik, K ve Şener, M.
Supplementary books
1. Press, F. and Siever, R Understanding Earth. Plummer, CC and McGeary, D Physical
Geology. Wm. C. Brown Publishers
2. Thompson, GR and Turk, J Earth Science and The Environment. Saunders College
Publishing Wicander, R and Monroe, JS Essentials of Geology West Publishing Company

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Interactive courses, laboratory, field work, project

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 LAB LABORATORY
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + LAB * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + LAB * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

able to know basic principles of geology as a science-mid-term, final and make-up exams
able to know characteristics of the earth-mid-term, final and make-up exams
abie to define rocks in hand specimens and in the field-laboratory exam.
abie to understand the basic methods of thinking and working in geology-mid-term, final and make-up exams
able to understand the main internal and external proccesses forming the earth-mid-term, final and make-up exams
abie to correlate rocks and structures in time and space-mid-term, final and make-up exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Field studies are organized on weekend (saturday or sunday) and tha date is anounced at
least a week before.
Project includes the field report that is supposed to be prepared after field study and
effects the lab. grade in 25%

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

232 301 7326
erhan.akay@deuı.edu.tr

Office Hours

10:30-12:00 on mondays

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1,5 28
Labratory 14 1,5 28
Preparing assignments 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Field study 1 8 8
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Lab Exam Preparation 1 4 4
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Practical exam 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 97

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.154
LO.2544
LO.35444
LO.4544
LO.55444
LO.6544