COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR CÜNEYT AKAL

Offered to

Economic Geology
Economic Geology

Course Objective

The terrestrial cosmogenic nuclides (Cosmogenic Isotopes); their principles, sources and occurrences are subject of this course. The build-up of cosmic-ray nuclides at beneath the Earth s surface will present to students. Their accumulation mechanism in the rocks and minerals will work and present. Using the cosmogenic nuclides, the problems in the fields of geomorphology (such as erosion rate, dating of faulting and ect.), glaciology, palaeoclimatology, palaeoseismology, soil science, volcanology, geohazard research and archaeometry can find answers and solutions even can reach the ages of each mentioned events. Sampling and preparation of samples for analyses and analytical methods will present and work in sample preparing laboratory.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Dunai T.J. 2010. Cosmogenic Nuclides Principles, Concepts and applications in the Earth Surface Sciences. Cambrige University Press, pp 187.
Siame, L.L., Bourlès, D.L., Brown, E.T. 2006. In Situ Produced Cosmogenic Nuclides. Geological Society of America, Special Paper 415.
Supplementary Book(s):
Heineke, C., Niedermann, S., Hetzel, R., Akal, C. 2016. Surface exposure dating of Holocene basalt flows and cinder cones in the Kula volcanic field (Western Turkey) using cosmogenic 3He and 10Be. Quaternary Geochronology.
Buscher, J. T., Hampel, A., Hetzel, R., Dunkl, I., Glotzbach, C., Struffert, A., Akal C, Ratz, M. 2013. Quantifying rates of detachment faulting and erosion in the central Menderes Massif (western Turkey) by thermochronology and cosmogenic 10Be", Journal of the Geological Society 170, 669-683.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The lectures include visual and oral representation, homeworks and discussions. In the application periods, the field obervations during sampling, sampling methods, mineral separations and sample preparing and petrogrphical assessments presents. They will submit presentation and result of their own research subjects as a raport at the end of semester.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Mid-term exam. 20%: assessment and evaluation of theoretical learning outcomes.
2. Practice exam %10: assessment and evaluation of practice learnin outcomes
3. Homework %20: presentaion of discussion and conclusion given research subject
4. Final Exam %50

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Tel: 0 232 301 73 25; e-posta: cuneyt.akal@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thueday/13.00-15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes