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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
GPE 5003	COMMUNICATION THEORY AND SPECIFIC	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8

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

Geophysical Engineering
GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to provide the student with theoretical content related to the transmission of signals and information on some special transformations commonly used in Geophysics. The aim is for the student to use the information he/she has acquired to establish transformation algorithms and apply them to various Geophysical problems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To be able to comprehend the Time (space)-frequency (wave number) domains
2	Being informed about various transformations
3	Being able to access model parameters from geophysical signals via transforms

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Course policies and rules, Signal concept and introduction to Fourier series
2	Time (space)-frequency (wavenumber) domain operations (Assignment-1)
3	Fourier Transform and its place in geophysics
4	Discrete Fourier Transforms (Assignment-2)
5	Parseval theory, power spectrum
6	Convolution and z-transform
7	Hankel Transform and geophysical applications
8	Analytical signal concept
9	Midterm Exam
10	Mathematical relations of Hilbert Transform
11	Applications of Hilbert Transform in geophysics (Assignment-3)
12	Hartley Transform and geophysical applications
13	Chirp Transform and geophysical applications
14	Mathematical relations of Wavelet Transform
15	Applications of Wavelet Transform in geophysics

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
- Pınar, R., Akçığ, Z., Jeofizikte Sinyal Kuramı ve Özel Dönüşümler, TMMOB, Jeofizik Mühendisleri Odası Yayınları, Ankara
- Sacchi, M.D., 2002, Statistical and Transform Methods in Geophysical Signal Processing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 270p.
- Başokur, A.T.,2007, Spektral Analiz ve Sayısal Süzgeçler, TMMOB, Jeofizik Mühendisleri Odası Eğitim Yayınları No:8, Ankara.
References:
- Bracewell, R., N., 1986, The Fourier Transform and its application, McGraw-Hill Company, 474 p.
- Bath, M., 1974, Spectral Analysis in Geophysics, 283 p.
- Canıtez, N., ve diğ., 1981, Spektral Analiz ve Jeofizik uygulamaları, TMMOB, Jeofizik Mühendisleri Odası Yayınları, Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical lecture-homework- midterm and final exams

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

Assignments:%50 (Assignment-1 : LO1; Assignment-2: LO2; Assignment-3: LO2, LO3)
Mid-term exam: %50 (LO1, LO2)

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)

Dokuz Eylul University, Engineering Faculty, Department of Geophysical Engineering, Tınaztepe Campus, Buca, Izmir
petek.sindirgi@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 11:30-12:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	3	42
Preparation for final exam	1	6	6
Preparing assignments	3	6	18
Preparation for midterm exam	1	6	6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	6	84
Web Search and Library Research	8	6	48
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			208

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3
LO.1	4	4	2
LO.2	4	4	2
LO.3	4	4	2

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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