COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF GEOPHYSICS.

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEF 2325 HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF GEOPHYSICS. ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Geophysical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MAHMUT GÖKTUĞ DRAHOR

Offered to

Geophysical Engineering

Course Objective

It is aimed to increase the interest of Geophysical Engineering students in geosciences, to create an awareness of professional history and to learn about professional developments, technological advances and discoveries throughout history. By learning from past failures and success stories in the application of geophysics, it is to enable them to make more informed and effective decisions for future geophysical engineering projects.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To know the progress of geophysics in the history of geosciences.
2   Geophysical developments and changes in the world and in Türkiye to provide information that will provide the background for future research.
3   To be able to acquire professional history awareness.
4   To be able to work individually and as a team member
5   To be able to conduct research and present a topic in writing

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 the course and, given the course materials and presentation related to the main and auxiliary references/resources to be used
2 The view of the Earth and related ideas in Antiquity.
3 The view of the Earth after Late Antiquity and related thoughts.
4 A view of the Earth as a result of the developments in physics in the 18th and 19th centuries and related thoughts.
5 Development of geosciences and geophysics in the 20th century.
6 Geophysics in the 21st century and predictions for the future.
7 Historical development of gravity method in geophysics.
8 Historical development of magnetic method in geophysics.
9 Historical development of acoustic methods in geophysics.
10 Historical development of electrical-electromagnetic methods in geophysics.
11 Historical development of seismological methods in geophysics.
12 Remote sensing, satellite systems and the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in geophysical surveys.
13 Historical development of geophysics in Türkiye.
14 Historical development of geophysical research areas in the world and in Türkiye.

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Özçep, F. ve Orbay, N. (2002). Jeofizik ve Tarihsel Gelişimi. Istanbul Üniversitesi Yayınları, Istanbul.

Supplementary Book(s):
Şengör, A. M. (2020). Jeolojinin Eduard Suess e Kadarki Kısa Tarihi. ITÜ Vakfı Yayınları, Istanbul.
Gillmor, C. S. (1984). History of Geophysics: Volume 1. American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C.
Gillmor, C. S. (1986). History of Geophysics: Volume 2. American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C.
Gillmor, C. S. (1990). History of Geophysics: Volume 4. American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C.
Schubert, G. (2015). Treatise on geophysics. Elsevier.

Other course materials: Presentations prepared for the course.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture/Presentation
2. Teamwork Research Homework
3. Assessment exams

Through face-to-face learning, geophysics and its historical development are conveyed to the student through presentations within the framework of learning outcomes. General knowledge of the student and the level of contribution received from the course will be measured by assessment exams and student research homeworks.

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

The assignments prepared as a result of teamwork are evaluated on the ability to do research in professional history, to use appropriate references, and to determine the goal and scope of a research topic. Assignments are submitted between 8 - 14 weeks. (LO1,2,3,4,5)

Midterm and final exams are evaluated with multiple choice (50%) and open-ended questions (50%). (LO1,2,3)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Engineering Teaching and Examination Application Principles (University Senate's decision dated 12 August 2022 and numbered 612/04) are valid.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

goktug.drahor@deu.edu.tr / 0 232 301 72 59
atilla.ongar@deu.edu.tr / 0 232 301 72 78

Office Hours

It will be announced after the lesson plan of the related semester is completed.

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 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.15
LO.254
LO.355
LO.4454
LO.5455

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