COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ELEMENTAL & ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS IN THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY FIELDS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTS 3035 ELEMENTAL & ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS IN THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY FIELDS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Mechanical Engineering (Evening)
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Geological Engineering (Evening)
Environmental Engineering
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering (Evening)
Geological Engineering

Course Objective

To familiarize the elemental and isotopic analytical techniques in multidisciplinary fields applications in terms of improvement and motivation in the multidisciplinary analytical studies

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   He/she can evaluate the accurate mass spectrometers which are used in elemental and isotopic analysis within different disciplines purposes.
2   He/she can examine the uncertainties and its related sources, within their standards, in elemental and isotopic analysis
3   He/she can put forward the improvement of scientific problems, solutions and their related interpretation of the provided analytical data within different disciplines.
4   He/she can determine the convenient analytical technique to follow up the scientific problems linked to the elemental and isotopic data in multidisciplinary fields.
5   He/she can identify and/or improve the national and international laboratory procedures and sample preparation in the regarded multidisciplinary field.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the properties of elements and isotopes-I
2 Introduction to the properties of elements and isotopes-II
3 Introduction to the measurement techniques in elements and isotopes-I
4 Introduction to the measurement techniques in elements and isotopes-II
5 Standards in measurement of elements and isotopes
6 Examples for the applications in multidisciplinary fields-I
7 Examples for the applications in multidisciplinary fields-II
8 Mid-term exam
9 Basics of the geochemical measurement techniques
10 Basics of the archeometry measurement techniques
11 Basics of the biochemical measurement techniques
12 Basics of the environmental measurement techniques
13 Basics of the nuclear energy measurement techniques
14 Introducing the National and International Analytical Laboratories and their procedures

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Aletli Analiz I ve Aletli Analiz II , A. Ersöz, Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları, Eskişehir, 2010
Mass Spectrometry Basics , G. C. Herbert ve A. W. R Johnstone, CRC Press, US, 2003
Supplementary Book(s):
Isotopes Principles and Applications , G. Faure, M. T. Mensing, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (3rd edition), 2005
References:
Hasözbek, A., Mathew, K., Orlowicz, G., Narayanan, U., and Srinivasan, C (2013) Uranium Isotope Dilution Mass Spectrometry (U-IDMS) Technique using NBL Uranium Certified Reference Materials. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry V. 296, 447-451
Wegener, M., Mathew, K., Hasözbek, A (2013) The Direct Total Evaporation Method for TIMS analysis Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry V. 296, 441-445
Mathew, K. J., O Connor, G. L., Hasözbek, A., Kraiem, M (2013). Total Evaporation Method for Uranium Isotope-Amount Ratio Measurements. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, V.28, 866-876

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Course will be given in the lecture hall. Depending on the multidisciplinary field, sample preparation will be evaluated. Taking notes by students are essential. Students will follow the course from lecture-notes and relevant books.

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 * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Students will perform and present only 1 homework.

Assessment Criteria

Percentage of mid-term exam is 30% to the course grade. LO1-2-3 will be examined
Percentage of homework/presentation is 20% to the course grade. LO1-2-3-4 will be examined.
Percentage of final exam is 50% to the course grade. All learning outcomes (LO1-2-3-4-5) will be examined

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asist. Prof. Dr. Altuğ Hasözbek, altug.hasozbek@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday (09:00 12:00)

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing report 1 2 2
Preparing presentations 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 78

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1333
LO.2333
LO.3333
LO.4333
LO.5333

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