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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS JEO 2416 OPTICAL MINERALOGY COMPULSORY 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Geological Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR OSMAN CANDAN

Offered to

Geological Engineering

Course Objective

Therotical and practical principles of the light and identifiction of the rock-forming minerals under polarizing microscope

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Possesses knowledge of the behavior of light in transparent media 2   Describes the interaction of polarized light with transparent minerals 3   Demonstrates understanding of the methodologies and criteria employed in the identification of transparent minerals under polarized light 4   Utilizes a polarizing microscope to classify and identify minerals based on their optical properties

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 General characteristics of light 2 Polarization of the light 3 Wave motion 4 Polarizing microscope 5 Crystallography 6 Optical classification of the minerals 7 general characteristics of isotropic and anisotropic minerals 8 1. Midterm Exam 9 uniaxial minerals 10 conoscopic characteristics of uniaxial minerals 11 biaxial minerals 12 conoscobic characteristics of the biaxial minerals-1 13 conoscobic characteristics of the biaxial minerals-1 14 Elengation mark

Recomended or Required Reading

1-Optik Mineraloji .Ders Notları , Nejat KUN, Osman Candan, 1995, 247 s. Yardımcı kaynak 1-Kayaç Oluşturan Önemli minerallerin Mikroskopta Incelenmesi., Yavuz Erkan , 1978 , 497 s. Cihan Matbaası, Ankara. 2-Optik Mineraloji Laboratuar notları. Osman Candan ve Nejat Kun, 1990, 133 s.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

(Online or face to face) theory and applications

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*0.40 + LAB *0.10 + FIN * 0.50 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE*0.40 + LAB *0.10 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

In order to get final exam students should be succesful on applicatıon exam (minimum 50).

Assessment Criteria

In order to get final exam students should be succesful on applicatıon exam (minimum 50).

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) lectures 14 2 28 Applications 14 2 28 Preparation for quiz etc. 0 0 0 Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5 Preparation for final exam 1 3 3 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12 Group homework preperation 1 4 4 Midterm 1 2 2 Quiz etc 0 0 0 Final 1 2 2 Practical exam 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 86

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 LO.1 5 LO.2 4 2 LO.3 4 3 LO.4 5 4 2