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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
JEO 4707	GEOLOGY OF FUELS	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3

Offered By

Geological Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HÜLYA KAÇMAZ

Offered to

Geological Engineering
Geological Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

To provide a knowledge about general characteristics, origin, formation, use and environmental impacts of the fossil and nuclear fuels.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To be able to identify energy resources
2	To be able to interpret formation environments of fossil and nuclear fuels
3	To be able to explain physical and chemical properties of fossil and nuclear fuels
4	To be able to explore sources of fossil and nuclear fuels
5	To be able to discuss the environmental impacts of fossil and nuclear fuel consumption

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	General classification of energy and energy raw materials
2	General information about coal	physical and chemical properties, origin, and petrography
3	Peat formation, coalification, depositional environments of coal, coal deposits of Türkiye
4	World coal reserves	distribution by country
5	Coal consumption and its environmental effects
6	General information of oil and natural gas
7	Oil and natural gas formation, migration and accumulation
8	Midterm exam
9	Use of natural gas and oil, its environmental effects
10	Oil and natural gas in the world.
11	Uranium and thorium	origin, properties and deposition
12	Nuclear fuels, nuclear energy and its environmental impacts
13	Uranium and thorium in the world.	reserve, production and consumption
14	Uranium and thorium in Türkiye.

Recomended or Required Reading

Ana Kaynaklar:
Nakoman, E., 2012. Kömür, DEÜ Mühendislik Fakültesi Basım Ünitesi, s348, Izmir
Köksoy, M. 1985. Yakıtlar Jeolojisi. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayını, 208s, Ankara
Nakoman, E.,1979, Radyoaktif hammaddeler jeolojisi, MTA yayınları, 575s.
Burns P,C and Sigmon C, E ( 2013) Uranium:Cradle to Grave, Mineralogical Association of Canada
Kacmaz,H and Burns, P, C (2017) Uranyl phosphates and associated minerals in the Koprubasi (Manisa) uranium deposit, Türkiye,Ore Geology Reviews, vol 84, page 102-115.
Bp Statistical Review of World Energy annual report
World Thorium Occurrences, Deposits and Resources, (2019) IAEA-TECDOC-1877

Yardımcı Kaynaklar
Doğanay H,1998, Ekonomik Coğrafya 2 / Enerji Kaynakları
Saner, S. 1981,Petrol olusumu, birikmesi,aranmasi ve aramaciligin gelişimi,Türkiye jeoloji kurumu Konferans dizisi 18, TPAO, Ankara
Türkiye Petrolleri A.O. Petrol ve Doğal Gaz Sektör Raporu
Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources website, https://enerji.gov.tr

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, assigment and presentation

Assessment Methods

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

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

Assessment Criteria

LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4 and LO5 will be evaluated via mid-term exam, final and resit exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to the lectures will be considered.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hulya.kacmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 10.00-12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	2	28
Preparation for midterm exam	1	6	6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	2	28
Preparation for final exam	1	6	6
Midterm	1	1,5	2
Final	1	1,5	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			72

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
LO.1	5	4					2
LO.2	3	5	5		4
LO.3	5	5
LO.4		5	5	5	5	3
LO.5							3	2	2

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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