COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INVESTIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS BY GEOPHYSICAL METHODS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EES 5040 INVESTIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS BY GEOPHYSICAL METHODS ELECTIVE 2 2 0 9

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR PETEK SINDIRGI

Offered to

ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES
ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES-NON THESIS

Course Objective

Information will be given about geophysical methods used in the investigation of environmental problems caused by domestic and industrial wastes. In the course content, the theory and applications of geophysical methods will be briefly introduced and examples of applications made in the investigation of environmental problems will be given.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learning environmental problems caused by domestic and industrial waste
2   A brief introduction to the theory of geophysical methods and their application to environmental problems.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Information about course content and procedures
2 Geophysical Science and its relationship with environmental problems
3 Gravity Method and applications to environmental problems
4 Magnetic Methods and applications to environmental problems
5 Self-Potential (SP) Method and applications to environmental problems
6 Direct current electric Methods and applications to environmental problems
7 IP (Induced polarization) Method and applications to environmental problems
8 Midterm Exam
9 Electromagnetic Methods and applications to environmental problems-1
10 Electromagnetic Methods and applications to environmental problems-2
11 Geo-radar method and applications to environmental problems
12 Seismic Reflection Method and applications to environmental problems
13 Seismic Refraction Method and applications to environmental problems
14 Radiometric Methods and applications to environmental problems
15 Well Logging and applications to environmental problems

Recomended or Required Reading

Reynolds, J.M., 1997, An Introduction to Applied and Environmental Geophysics, John Wiley and Sons, New York.
Sharma, P.V., 1997, Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and assignments/presentatations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + ASG * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam : %50 (LO 1-2)
Assignment/Presentation: %50 (LO 1-2)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Course policies and rules will be communicated to students during the first lesson.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç.Dr.Petek SINDIRGI
petek.sindirgi@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 14:00-15:00

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 5 70
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Web Search and Library Research 9 7 63
Preparing presentations 2 7 14
Midterm 1 2 2
Final Assignment 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 214

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.122
LO.223

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