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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS GEE 5113 COAL PETROLOGY ELECTIVE 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MEHMET AKBULUT

Offered to

Economic Geology Economic Geology

Course Objective

To teach coal petrology and its industrial applications

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows coal formation environments and coal formation 2   Knows how to use coal microscope 3   Knows how to prepare coal polished sections 4   Can make reflectance measurements in coal polished sections 5   Can make maceral counting and analysis in coal polished sections

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Coal Formation (Peat formation, Development of the coal facies and coalification) 2 Introduction to Coal Microscope and Applications of Coal Petrography 3 Microscopically Determinable Organic and Inorganic Components of Coal-Maceral Groups and Minerals 4 Huminite/Vitrinite Group Macerals 5 Inertinite Group Macerals 6 Liptinite Group Macerals 7 Microlithotypes, Lithotypes 8 Introduction to Coal Petrgography and Analysis-Sampling and Sample Preparation: Drying, Crushing and Pulverizing 9 Introduction to Coal Petrgography and Analysis- Sampling and Sample Preparation-2: Preparation of Polished Sections 10 Applications of Reflectance Measurements with the Coal Microscope 11 Applications of Maceral Analysis and Counting with the Coal Microscope 12 Applications of Maceral Analysis and Counting with the Coal Microscope 13 Applications of Maceral Analysis and Counting with the Coal Microscope 14 Applications of Maceral Analysis and Counting with the Coal Microscope

Recomended or Required Reading

Stach, E., Mackowsky, M.-Th., Teichmüller, M., Tayler, G.H., Chandra, D., Teichmüller, R., 1982. Stach's textbook of coal petrology. Gebrüder. Borntraeger, Berlin. 535 pp. Suarez-Ruiz, I., Crelling,J.C., 2008. The role of petrology in coal utiliztion. Academic Press. USA. Taylor, G.H., Teichmüller, M., Davis, A., Diessel, C.F.K., Littke, R., Robert, P., 1998. Organic Petrology. Gebrüder Borntraeger, Berlin-Stuttgart, 704p.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, applications with microscope and homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 ASG ASSIGNMENT 2 FIN FINAL EXAM 3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.50 + RST * 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)

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 Tutorials 14 2 28 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14 Preparation for final exam 1 30 30 Preparing assignments 1 30 30 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 132

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 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 LO.1 5 5 5 5 5 LO.2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 LO.3 5 5 5 5 5 5 LO.4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 LO.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5