COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RADIOMETRIC PROSPECTION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEF 3527 RADIOMETRIC PROSPECTION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Geophysical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ILKNUR KAFTAN

Offered to

Geophysical Engineering

Course Objective

1- General description of the radiometric method,
2- Radioactivity and radioactive radiation (alpha, beta, gamma),
3- Radioactive elements and their properties,
4- Radiation measuring devices and Gamma Ray Spectrometer,
5- Radiometric theory and its applications,
6- Radiometric measurements, corrections, data-processing and interpretation

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Acquiring information about radioactivity and radioactive rays,
2   Acquiring information about the radioactive elements and their properties,
3   Define the radiation measuring devices,
4   Ability to explain the theory of the radiometric method,
5   Ability to determine areas of use of the radiometric method,
6   Ability to organize radiometric data, to evaluate and interpret,

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General description of the radiometric method and the radioactivity
2 Alfa-Beta particles, Gamma Ray and their features
3 Radioactive elements, their characteristics and isotope balance
4 Radiometric age determination
5 Radiation Measuring Instruments
6 Gamma Ray Spectrometer
7 Radiation units and definitions
8 Theoretical knowledge about the Radiometric Method
9 Theoretical knowledge about the Radiometric Method
10 Radiometric method and its application fields
11 Radiometric survey planning, radiometric measurements and the corrections
12 Airborne radiometric measurements and its principles
13 Ground measurements of Gamma Ray Spectrometer
14 Interpretation of the spectrometric data-processing results and their presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Jeofizikte Radyometrik Yöntem ve Gamma Işın Spektrometresi, SDÜ Yayın No:49, 2004.
Supplementary Book(s):
References: Published papers related with the radiometric prospection in the scientific journals.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, Homework assignments, 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

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam % 30 ÖÇ 1-2-3-4
Homewrok % 20 ÖÇ 1-2-3-4-5-6
Final exam % 50 ÖÇ 1-2-3-4-5-6

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students are informed within the scope of the course.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylul University, Engineering Faculty, Department of Geophysics, Tinaztepe Campus 35610 Buca-Izmir/ Türkiye
e-mail: ilknur.kaftan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 15.00-17.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 0 0 0
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 4 6 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 90

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1514
LO.2514
LO.34
LO.45
LO.554
LO.655

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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