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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
DYT 3053	QUARRY PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES OF NATURAL STONE	COMPULSORY	2	4	0	4

Offered By

Natural Building Stones Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NURDAN GÜNEŞ

Offered to

Natural Building Stones Technology

Course Objective

Before starting block production in marble quarries, the basic criteria of quarry geology research, transferring the machine-processing-production processes in the quarry, and explaining today's quarry production methods.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To transfer the basic principles of quarry geology
2	To conceive the production techniques in natural stone quarries and understand the workflow processes
3	To conceive the basic machinery and equipment in natural stone quarries.
4	To conceive block and slab cutting techniques in natural stone quarries.
5	To introduce the quarry restoration and classification applications
6	To conceive natural stone quarry management with waste management and recycle

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Principles terms used in natural stone quarry
2	Identifying the discontinuities in natural stone quarry based on lithologies
3	Process to increase the block efficiency in the natural stone quarry
4	Natural stone quarry management flow and basic terminology
5	Natural stone block production techniques in quarry (ancient techniques)
6	Natural stone block production techniques in quarry (mechanical techniques)
7	Natural stone block production techniques in quarry (mixed techniques)
8	Midterm exam
9	Block separation and classification techniques in natural stone quarries
10	Machines and equipments used in open pit natural stone quarry
11	Machines and equipments used in galery-type natural stone quarry
12	Current machinery applications in natural stone quarry
13	Stocking and restoration processes in natural stone quarries
14	General safety in natural stone quarries
15	General Review, Course Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

- Mermer Kesme Işleme Teknolojileri, I.S Büyüksağış 1995
- Mermer, T. Onargan, H. Köse, A. H Deliormanlı 2006
- Mermer Jeolojisi ve Teknolojisi, Dr Nejat Kun 2013

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theory, Application (factory), field study

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	PRC	PRACTICE
3	FIN	FINAL EXAM
4	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.25 +PRC * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.25 + PRC * 0.25 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Criteria
1. %25-to transfer the basic principles of quarry geology -midterm
2- %25-a practice on marble quarries-block production methods.
3 %50- to conceive the production techniques in natural stone quarries and understand the workflow processes, final, resit

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students will be informed at the beginning of the semester.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nurdan.gunes@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Students will be informed at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	2	28
Tutorials	14	4	56
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	1	13
Preparation for midterm exam	1	4	4
Preparation for final exam	1	4	4
Preparation for tutorial exam	1	4	4
Final	1	1	1
Midterm	1	1	1
Practical exam	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			112

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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

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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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