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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS JEO 4268 ANALYSIS OF ROCKS AND MINERALS ELECTIVE 2 2 0 6

Offered By

Geological Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR EMRAH YALÇIN ERSOY

Offered to

Geological Engineering

Course Objective

Within the context of this course, the most common analytical techniques for minerals and rocks will be introduced and at which laboratories these analytical instruments are located and how they would be accessed to.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recall of formerly possessed knowledges being related to this course 2   Operating principals of analytical instruments which will be used within the context of the course 3   Enabling of measurements by instruments within the context of the course 4   Ability of analyses of analytical results obtained from instruments 5   Classification of minerals and rocks under investigation 6   Ability of using Powerpoint, searching literature, doing laboratory work, using analytical instruments etc

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction to analytical techniques 2 Introduction to tecniques and principals of XRD instrument and sample preparation for analysis 3 Presentation of XRD laboratories in Türkiye. Accomplishment of measurements by an XRD instrument 4 Introduction of X-ray fluorescence and principals of techniques 5 Accomplishment of measurements by an X-ray fluorescence instrument 6 Theory of graphics obtained from XRD and X-ray fluorescence instruments and their interpretation 7 Theory of graphics obtained from XRD and X-ray fluorescence instruments and their interpretation-2 8 Introduction of methods and principals of an atomic absorbtion spectrometer instrument and sample preparation 9 Analytical measurements by an atomic absorbtion spectrometer (instrument) 10 ICP, ICP MS techniques and and introduction of some recent techniques and their principals 11 ICP, ICP MS techniques and application of some of the recent techniques 12 Visiting certain commercial geochemical laboratories and observing their operation and analytical techniques on site 13 Practical application of geochemical classification of rock samples with known chemical compositions 14 Practical application of geochemical classification of rock samples with known chemical compositions-2

Recomended or Required Reading

Tezcan, H., Tezcan, R., Analitik kimya, 2004, Gündüz eğitim ve yayın evi, ISBN 9756859563 Rock and mineral analysis, 1989, Kieger Pub. ISBN-13:978-0894643415 Neutron scattering in Eatrh Sciences (2006), The Min. Soc. of Ame. ISBN-978-0939950

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yalcin.ersoy@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 2 28 Tutorials 14 2 28 Preparing presentations 2 14 28 Preparing assignments 2 10 20 Reading 6 2 12 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28 Preparation for midterm exam 2 5 10 Midterm 1 2 2 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 158

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 5 LO.3 5 LO.4 5 LO.5 5 LO.6