COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TERTIARY PALINOLOGY OF TURKEY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GEE 6004 TERTIARY PALINOLOGY OF TURKEY ELECTIVE 2 2 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR FUNDA AKGÜN

Offered to

Applied Geology
Applied Geology

Course Objective

Determination of palynological variations in Turkish Tertiary and coal, borate and salt bearing basins. To be able to make interbasinal correlations based on the palynology by using these variations. These information will be usefull for the palaeoclimatological and palaeogeographical observations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to be able to classify Tertiary sporomorphs in Turkey.
2   to be able to determine some Tertiary sporomorphs under the microscope.
3   to be able to distinguish properties of the Turkish Quaternary palynology.
4   to be able to appreciate digestion the numerical abundance of the genera and species on samples in different ages.
5   to be able to make the biozone construction based on the palynological data in Turkish Tertiary
6   to be able to construct the interbasinal correlations based on the palynostratigraphy.
7   to be able to interpret the palaeoclimatology and palaeogeography based on the palynological assemblages.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Examination of Turkish Tertiary stratigraphy and palaeogeography.
2 Discussion of main coalification phases in Turkish Tertiary.
3 Palynological aspects of coal/ borate/salt bearing Paleocene (Eocene, Oligocene).
4 Palynological aspects of sediments in the Neogene basins (Miocene, Pliocene).
5 Quaternary palynology on the basis of previous Quaternary studies in Turkey,
6 Determination of main Eocene and Oligocene sporomorphs under the microscope,
7 Determination of main Miocene and Pliocene sporomorphs under the microscope,
8 Mid term
9 Microscope studies on the Quaternary samples
10 Examination of the quantitative abundance of the genera and species on the Paleocene samples.
11 Examination of the quantitative abundance of the genera and species on the Neogene samples.
12 Interbasinal correlation applications based on the palynostratigraphy,
13 Palaeoclimatological and palaeogeographical interpretations on the basis of palynological assemblages in different ages, construction of palynostratigraphy based on the palynological data, preperation a palynostratigraphic study from a basin,
14 Palaeoclimatological and palaeogeographical interpretations on the basis of palynological assemblages in different ages, construction of palynostratigraphy based on the palynological data, preperation a palynostratigraphic study from a basin,

Recomended or Required Reading

Brasier, M. D., 1980, Microfossils. London, 183 p.
Erdtman, G. 1952. Pollen morphology and plant taxonomy, Angiosperms. The Chronica Botanica Co., Walthan, Mass., Printed by Almquist Wiksell, Stockholm, Sweden.
Faegri, K. and J. Iversen. 1989. Textbook of Pollen Analysis. John Wiley & Sons New York 328 p.
Moore, P., Webb, J., Collinson, M., 1991. Pollen Analysis. Blackwell, Oxford.
Kapp, R.O. Davis, O.K. & King, J.E. 2000. Guide to Pollen and Spores. (2nd Edition), 279 pages,Available from AASP web site
Traverse, A. 1988. Paleopalynology. Allen and Unwin. 600 p.; Travers, A. (edt.), 1994, Sedimentation of Organic Particles. Cambridge, 525 p.;
Tschudy, R.H. & Scott, R.A. (edt.), 1969, Aspects of Palynology. Wiley, NewYork, NY, 500p.
Akgün, F., Akyol, E. ve Kayseri, M.S., 2007. Palinoloji de Örnek Hazırlama Yöntemleri. Fosiller ve Çalışma Yöntemleri 3. Bölüm p. 25-42.
Akyol, E. ve Akgün F. Palinoloji Yüksek Lisans Ders Notu, 70 sayfa.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Oral and visual presentations, microscop exercises and discussion.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG 1 ASSIGNMENT 1
2 ASG 2 ASSIGNMENT 2
3 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG 1 * 0.10 + ASG 2 * 0.10 + MTE * 0.20 + FIN *0.60
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG 1 * 0.10 + ASG 2 * 0.10 + MTE * 0.20 + RST *0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Final exam is orally made in front of the microscop.

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes 1,2, 3, and 4 will be testified by homework presentation, midterm exam and final exam.
The other learning outcomes 5 ve 6 will be testified by homework report, homework presentation and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Funda AKGUN
Dokuz Eylül University, Engineering Faculty, Department of Geology Engineering.
eposta: funda.akgun@deu.edu.tr
tel:3117308

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Tutorials 12 2 24
Preparing assignments 2 24 48
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Preparation for final exam 1 46 46
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.25555
LO.35555
LO.455555
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LO.7555

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