COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GEOTHERMAL GEOPHYSICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEF 3531 GEOTHERMAL GEOPHYSICS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Geophysical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR PETEK SINDIRGI

Offered to

Geophysical Engineering

Course Objective

To explain the application of various geophysical methods on fields by giving general information about geothermal energy and its field applications.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to explain the geothermal energy and its application fields concepts.
2   To be able to define a geothermal system.
3   To be able to define earth interior heat and geothermal gradient measurements.
4   To be able to describe the geophysical methods used in geothermal fields.
5   To be able to list the geothermal fields in the world and Turkiye.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, Course Objectives, References.
2 What is geothermal energy
3 Geothermal Energy Application fields
4 Geotermal Systems I
5 Geotermal Systems II
6 Earth interior heat and thermal methods
7 Thermal Gradient measurements
8 Geothermal energy in Turkiye
9 Geothermal energy in Turkiye
10 Geothermal energy in the world
11 Geothermal energy in the world
12 Geophysical methods in Geothermal - Magnetic and Gravity methods
13 Geophysical methods in Geothermal - Electrical -Electromagnetic methods
14 Geophysical methods in Geothermal - Sismic methods and Microearthquake measurements, well logs,Monitoring a geothermal site purposes geophysical studies

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): - K. H.,Gupta,R. Sukanta, Geothermal energy : an alternative resource for the 21st century,
Elsevier, The Netherlands ; Amsterdam, 2007.
- Kruger, P. and Carel Otte, Geothermal Energy, Stanford University Press, 360p., 1973.
- Dickson, M.H. and Fanelli, M., Geothermal Energy, John Wiley&Sons, 214p., 1995.
- Nicholson, K., Geothermal Fluids, Springer Verlag, 263p., 1993.


Supplementary Book(s):
- Yüngül, S., Electrical Methods in Geophysical Exploration of Deep Sedimantary Basins, Chapman and Hill, 208p., 1996.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, homework assignments/Presentation , Midterm and final exams

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 LAB LABORATORY
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + LAB * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + LAB * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam: %30 ( LO1, LO2, LO3 )
Final exam: %50 ( LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5 )
Homework/presentation :%20 (LO2, LO3)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

They will explain in the course.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Mühendislik Fakültesi, Jeofizik Mühendisliği Bölümü, Tınaztepe Yerleşkesi, Buca-IZMIR
e-mail: petek.sindirgi@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday:15:00-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparing assignments 2 4 8
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 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.125
LO.225
LO.3142
LO.4442
LO.523

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

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