COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GEOLOGY AND ROCK INFORMATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TOR 1035 GEOLOGY AND ROCK INFORMATION COMPULSORY 2 2 0 3

Offered By

GEOTECHNICS

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

NURCIHAN TAŞKIN

Offered to

Mining Technology
Drilling Technology
GEOTECHNICS
Industrial Glass and Ceramics

Course Objective

Description of physical and chemical properties of minerals, the main mineral groups, rock forming minerals usage of important minerals. The structural features of earth's crust. To do classification of marble types which are called magmatic, sedimantery and metamorphic.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Description of physical and chemical properties of rock forming minerals
2   Description of the structural properties of crustal
3   Classification of the basic rock types that make up the earth's crust
4   To compare with the main mineral compositions of rocks and the basic characteristics of the overall texture.
5   Knowledge association structural features of the basic rock types

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is a Mineral How to identify minerals What are concepts of minerals.
2 Physical and chemical properties of minerals, the main mineral groups, rock forming minerals. quiz
3 Defination of the structural properties and the composition of the earth's crust
4 Defination of the structural properties and the composition of the earth's crust
5 The concept of the rock, basic rock cycle, the magmatic rocks
6 The formation of magmatic rocks and their mineral composition, and applications
7 Structure and texture properties of magmatic rocks
8 The properties of metamorphic rocks
9 Course review + Midterm
10 The formation of metamorphic rocks and their mineral composition, and applications
11 Structure and texture properties of magmatic rocks
12 The concepts of sedimentary rocks, and the formation mechanism of sedimentary rocks
13 Classification and properties of sedimentary rocks
14 The structure, composition and textural properties of Sedimentary rocks. +aplication exam

Recomended or Required Reading

-Kun, N., Jeoloji ve Kayaç Bilgisi ders notları(yayımlanmamış),DEÜ Torbalı Meslek Yüksekokulu, Izmir,1993
-Candan, O., Mineraloji ve Petrografi ders notları(yayımlanmamış),DEÜ Torbalı Meslek Yüksekokulu,Izmir,2000
-Hacımustafaoğlu, R., Jeoloji Ve Kayaç Bilgisi uygulama ders notları(yayımlanmamış),DEÜ Torbalı Meslek Yüksekokulu,Izmir,2000
-Monroe, J.s., Wicander, R., ( Dirik, K., Şener, M., Türkçe çeviri ) Fiziksel Jeoloji, TMMOB Jeoloji Mühendisleri Odası çevirisi, seri No.1, 2007, Ankara.
-Thompson, G.R., Turk, J., Earth Sicience and the Environment, Saunders College publishing, 1993
Uygulama föyleri / örnek numuneler

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, class discussion and in-class workshops ; students individual work on term papers, student managed learning

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

Mid term exam : %25
Practice : %25
Final exam: %50

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Continuing the course and practice rates is extremely important, and complete study of the practice sheets is maintained.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nurcihan.taskin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday: 9.00-10.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Lectures 1 1 1
Tutorials 1 1 1
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Lab Exam Preparation 1 2 2
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
Practical exam 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 82

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.111
LO.21
LO.31
LO.411
LO.51

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