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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS GEE 5070 APPLICATION OF ISOTOPES TO HYDROGEOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 2 0 9

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜLTEKIN TARCAN

Offered to

Applied Geology Applied Geology

Course Objective

To learn the isotopic techniques and investigation methods in hydrogeological studies

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define isotopes 2   To be able to know isotopes in waters and analyses 3   To be able to determine isotopic methods in hydrogeological studies 4   To be able to evaluate the isotopic analyses in waters 5   To be able to use the results of isotopic analyses as tracers in surface and ground waters

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 General knowledges about isotopes: Suggestions upon atom 2 Stable isotope distribution upon water molecule 3 Evaluations about oxygen and hydrogen isotopes together 4 The use stable isotopes on hydrogeological problems. Using conditions and limits 5 Unstable isotopes in waters 6 The reasons and variations of water molecules on the basis of tritium 7 Midterm exam 8 The use of tritium on hydrogeological problems. 9 Input and output mechanisms on aquifer models 10 Carbon as dissolution and carbon isotopes in waters 11 Determining of relative ages of grounwaters; conditions and limits 12 Studies with environmental isotopes on water pollution problems 13 Studies with environmental isotopes on geothermal researches 14 Project presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

1- FILIZ, Ş., Isotopes in natural waters, (1982) Course notes (in Turkish). 2- FILIZ, Ş.,Ege Bölgesindeki Önemli Jeotermal Alanların O18, H2, H3, C14 izotoplarıyla incelenmesi; Bornova, (Doçentlik Tezi). 3- DSI, DSI Genel Müdürlüğü, II. Ulusal Hidrolojide Izotop Teknikleri Sempozyumu Bildiriler Kitabı, (Proceedings book of the 2nd National Symposium Isotopic Techniques in Hydrology -Izmir, 26-30 Eylül 2005, 4-Hidrolojide Izotoplar ve Nükleer Teknikler; DSI, 1987, ANKARA.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 ASG ASSIGNMENT/PRESENTATION 2 FIN FINAL EXAM 3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.40 +FIN * 0.60 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.40 +RST * 0.60 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 12 3 36 Reading 1 25 25 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36 Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15 Preparation for final exam 1 15 15 Preparing assignments 4 10 40 Preparing presentations 1 10 10 Design Project 1 30 30 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 1 2 2 Project presentation 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 213

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 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 LO.1 5 5 LO.2 4 5 5 4 4 5 LO.3 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 LO.4 5 4 4 5 3 5 4 4 4 LO.5 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5