COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SEISMOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEF 3523 SEISMOLOGY COMPULSORY 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Geophysical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ORHAN DEDE POLAT

Offered to

Geophysical Engineering

Course Objective

It is aimed to understand the science of Seismology which is the principal of the Geophysical Engineering profession.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Evaluating the importance of seismology and recognizing seismograms
2   Distinguishing of Earthquake parameters from Source parameters
3   Interpreting the Focal Mechanism Solution beachballs
4   Knowing the importance of earthquake hazard and risk studies
5   Knowing the Earthquake Prediction and Early Warning Systems
6   Knowing the importance of Passive Seismological Tomography for Geothermal Reservoir research

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 History of Seismology, Plate tectonics, Seismology of the Eastern Mediterranean
2 Internal Structure of the Earth
3 Seismograph, Seismometer and Seismogram concepts
4 Anatomy of Seismograms
5 Elastic Waves (Reflection/Refraction from the Earth's Crust and Mantle), Travel-Time Curves
6 Earthquake Parameters
7 Source Parameters and Spectra
8 Fault Types that cause Earthquakes
9 Focal Mechanism Solutions
10 Foreshock-Aftershock Analysis (Gutenberg-Richter)
11 Earthquake Hazard and Risk
12 Tsunami
13 Prediction of Earthquakes, Early Warning Systems
14 Passive Seismological Tomography and Geothermal Reservoir Seismology

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Lay, T. & Wallace, T.C., 1995. Modern Global Seismology, Academic Press, New York, 521 p.
2) Kulhanek, O., 1990. Anatomy of seismograms, Elsevier science publishers B.V., ISBN 0-444-88375-4, 178 p.
3) Shearer, P.M, 1999. Introduction to Seismology, Cambridge Uni. Pess, 260 p.
4) Aki, K. and Richards, P. G., 2002, Quantitative Seismology, University Science Books, 700 p.

Other course materials:
Aydinger Paper, Compasses, Schmidt Equal Area Projection Chart

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The lesson will be done in classroom. It is essential for students to take notes during lecture hours. Students will follow the lessons from own lecture notes and textbooks.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PRJ PROJECT
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.30 + PRJ * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm Exam=20% (LO1,LO2)
Homework/Exercise=30% (All LO)
Final Exam=50% (All LO)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance at classrooms and success during exercises will be taken into consideration.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Orhan Polat (E-mail: orhan.polat@deu.edu.tr)

Office Hours

Meeting days and hours with studens were announced on the "Fall Semestre LectureTable" (see. Door Nr: 269)

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for tutorial exam 4 2 8
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 116

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.154
LO.254
LO.355
LO.4555
LO.5555
LO.6554

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