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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS GEE 5089 HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 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 GÜLTEKIN TARCAN

Offered to

Applied Geology Applied Geology

Course Objective

To be able to define and apply hydrogeochemical techniques upon identifications and solutions of hydrogeological problems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define basic hydrogeochemical concepts. 2   To be able to explain the quality variation on waters. 3   To be able to apply water chemistry techniques about ground water researches. 4   To be able to apply water chemistry techniques about geothermal researches. 5   To be able to use computer codes upon water chemistry.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Universe and the Earth. 2 Physical properties of waters. 3 Radioactivity and chemical properties of ground waters. 4 The usability of waters. 5 Classification of waters. 6 Some basic chemical and hydrogeochemical concepts. 7 Midterm exam 8 Carbonate solubility of natural waters. 9 Geochemical interpretation of the water chemistry analyses. 10 The estimation of he mineral saturations. 11 The calculations of the mixing ratios of waters. 12 Hydrogeochemical mappings. 13 Theoretical studies of the chemical evolution of ground waters. 14 The presentation of the prepared projects.

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

-Şahinci,A., Doğal Suların Jeokimyası .Reform Matbaası, 848 sokak,No:37/42 Beyler-IZMIR, 1991. -Krauskopf,K.B., Introduction to Geochemistry. McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1979. -Garrels,R.M.,Christ,C.L., Solution,Mineral, and Equilibria,. 1979. -Stumn,W.,Morgan,J.J., Aquatic chemistry, 1970. -Freeze,R.A.,Cherry,J.A., Groundwater . Prentice Hall, 1979.

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

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 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36 Preparing assignments 2 10 20 Reading 1 25 25 Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15 Preparation for final exam 1 15 15 Design Project 1 30 30 Preparing presentations 1 10 10 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 1 2 2 Project presentation 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 193

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