COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TECHNICAL ENGLISH II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEF 2404 TECHNICAL ENGLISH II COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Geophysical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYÇA ÇIRMIK

Offered to

Geophysical Engineering

Course Objective

Translations and discussions shall be carried out on the Eglish texts: What is geophysics; Applied fields of geophysics; Gravity-magnetic methods; Seismic methods; Electrical and electromagnetic methods; Radioactive methods

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to describe geophysics
2   The ability to explain the applied fields of geophysics
3   The ability to determine interest areas of geophysics
4   To be able to understand geophysical techniques
5   To be able to comprehend the principles of interpretation of geophysical data

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is geophysics
2 Applied fields of geophysics
3 Gravity method
4 Engineering seismology
5 Seismic methods (Refraction)
6 Seismic methods (Reflection)
7 Electrical-electromagnetic methods
8 Electrical-Elektromagnetic methods
9 Well logging
10 Radioactive methods
11 Magnetic method
12 Geophysical interpretation
13 Geophysical interpretation
14 Geophysical evaluations

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
- Telford, W.M., Geldart, L.P., Sheriff, R.E., Keys, D.A., 1977, Applied Geophysics, Cambridge University Press
Supplementary Book(s):
- Various English science and geosciences books and videos

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, discussions, homework assignments / presentations, exams

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

Midterm, homeworks and final exam

Assessment Criteria

Homeworks: %20 ( LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
Mid-Term Exam: %30 ( LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4 )
Final Exam: %50 ( LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5 )

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Student's attendance will be taken into account

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ayca.cirmik@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesdays 3th and 4th lecture hours

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 5 4 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 91

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.144
LO.244
LO.344
LO.444
LO.544