COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GEOPHYSICAL MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENTS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEF 2323 GEOPHYSICAL MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENTS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Geophysical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ŞENOL ÖZYALIN

Offered to

Geophysical Engineering

Course Objective

Recognition of geophysical methods and equipment used in geophysical engineering, their intended use, technical specifications and planning of field preparation stages.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to define geophysical method equipments
2   Learning the physical parameters measured by geophysical equipments
3   Selection of geophysical equipments according to the problem
4   Planning geophysical equipments in the field
5   Mastering the technical specifications, maintenance and use of geophysical equipments

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General Introduction of Geophysical Equipment
2 Physical Parameters Measured in Geophysics
3 Operating Principles of Equipment According to Physical Parameters
4 Implementation of Measurement Mechanisms
5 Use of Geophysical Equipment in the Field
6 Determination of Measurement Point and Directions
7 Seismic Measurement Equipment
8 MASW Measuring Equipment
9 Gravity-Magnetic Measuring Equipment
10 Ground Radar Measuring Equipment
11 Ground Radar Measuring Equipment
12 Microtremor Measurement Equipment
13 SP Measuring Equipment
14 Resistivity-Electromagnetic Measuring Equipment

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Introduction to Applied Geophysics: Exploring the Shallow Subsurface (H Robert Burger, Craig H Jones, Anne F Sheehan)
Principles of Applied Geophysics (D S Parasnis)
Supplementary Book(s): Field Geophysics (John Milsom)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, Homework, Mid-term and Final 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: %30
Homework assignments/presentation: %20
Final: %50

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

senol.ozyalin@deu.edu.tr +90 (232) 301 7267
aykut.tuncel@deu.edu.tr +90 (232) 301 72 79

Office Hours

Course Lecturer Meeting Days and Hours: Every day between 10.00-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 8 8
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Project Assignment 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 73

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.144
LO.233
LO.3423
LO.444
LO.542