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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS GEE 5028 GEOCHEMISTRY IN ARCHEOCERAMICS ELECTIVE 2 0 2 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MÜMTAZ ÇOLAK

Offered to

Economic Geology Economic Geology

Course Objective

The class aims to bring up when, where, how and for which purposes are the antique ceramics produced and to learn interpretation of the ceramics in association with the petrographical studies and geochemical analyses .

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   It can characterize the raw ceramics. 2   It can determine the ceramic production technology . 3   It can carry out the petrographical investigation of the ceramics. 4   It can prepare the ceramic samples to the geochemical analyses. 5   It can interpret the geochemical analysis results.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 The aim of the class and the study methods 2 The properties of the ceramics and methods of the analyses. 3 Ceramic materials (clay minerals and additives). 4 Physical properties of the ceramics and the clays 5 The shaping, functions and firing of the ceramics 6 The importance of petrographical studies for determining the ceramic raw materials 7 Characterizing the minerals and rocks with petrographical studies. 8 Midterms 9 Determining the ceramic phases (XRD) 10 The bulk geochemical analysis of the ceramics 11 Classification of ceramics with respect to the geochemical analysis and the standart statistical analysis 12 New methods in ceramic analyses 13 Article presentation. 14 Article presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Anna Osler Shepard (1956) Ceramics for the Archeologist. Carneige Institution of Washington, Washington. Velde, B., and Druc, I.C. (1999) Archeological ceramic materials: origin and utilization. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. Ilgili makaleler

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation of the lecture and the microscopy studies.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 ASG ASSIGNMENT 3 FIN FINAL EXAM 4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE *0.45 +ASG *0.10 +FIN *0.45 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE *0.45 +ASG *0.10 +BUT *0.45 *** 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

Attendance to class is taken into consideration.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mumtaz.colak@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 5th and 6th lesson hours

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 2 26 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65 Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10 Preparation for final exam 1 10 10 Preparing assignments 1 20 20 Preparing presentations 1 10 10 Midterm 1 2 2 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 145

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 4 3 5 2 5 LO.2 3 5 3 LO.3 5 5 LO.4 3 5 4 5 LO.5 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5