COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MINERALS ECONOMY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIN 5090 MINERALS ECONOMY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR UFUK MALAYOĞLU

Offered to

Mineral Processing
Mineral Processing
Mineral Processing

Course Objective

Mineral Economics course; minerals found in nature, operation and end-use stages of prospecting, marketing and market conditions in the period up includes information covered by the terms and conditions.
Production - consumption which is intermediate between the marketing and sales functions and effects of the mining industry are the contents of the evaluation criteria.
What is required for the enrichment process concentrates on the evaluation obtained by the goals of the course.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Terms of marketability of minerals
2   Mineral Analysis of market economy
3   Mineral Marketing Systems
4   Economic and Technical Criteria Evaluation of Mineral Market

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Principles of Mineral Economics And reviews the basic structures of the mining sector
2 General Information of Mineral evaluation Technical and Economical Market reviews
3 Analysis of minerals market economy Market Analysis Methods
4 Terms of marketability of minerals Production and sale required specifications
5 Mineral Economics Marketing Systems and Basic functions Marketing systems and their basic functions
6 Mineral Economics Marketing Systems and Basic functions Mineral market models
7 Mid-term Exam
8 Mineral Economics Financial and Legal Conditions Examples study of sales agreements
9 The importance of minerals marketing economy and the world stock markets criteria with examples to examine and practice
10 Example Analysis of the mineral market structures Industrial Raw Materials Energy Raw Materials
11 Example Analysis of the mineral market structures Metallic Ores Strategic Raw Materials
12 Quality Concepts in Minerals Industry and Quality Policy of Production Quality and quality-related concepts
13 Mid-term Exam
14 Example Minerals Sales contracts and Investigation of Conditions of Sale Examples

Recomended or Required Reading

- Economics of the Mineral Industries, Vogely W.A.,SME 1985
- Ores and Minerals Barnes,J.W:, Mc Garw Hill ,1991

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures by and Examples

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Mid term Exam And Final Exam

Assessment Criteria

The results of the midterm and final exam grades will give Course learning outcomes

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Ufuk MALAYOĞLU
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Maden Müh. Böl.
ufuk. malayoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday : 9:00 - 17: 00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lesson 12 2 24
Weekly pre / post-preparation 12 5 60
Mid-term Exam Preparation 2 4 8
Final Exam Preparation 1 8 8
Mid term Exam 1 8 8
Final Exam 2 4 8
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 116

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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