COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MARINE CYCLES OF ELEMENTS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MCP 5027 MARINE CYCLES OF ELEMENTS 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

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR HAKAN ALYÜRÜK

Offered to

MARINE CHEMISTRY
MARINE CHEMISTRY

Course Objective

It is aimed to provide students with basic theoretical knowledge about the effects of biogeochemical processes in the marine environment and the transformations and cycles of elements such as carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, silica and oxygen.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Interpret biogeochemical processes in the water column by learning about the basic biogeochemical cycles by considering the interactions of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, silica and oxygen with the atmosphere and sediment throughout the water column.
2   Have knowledge of nutrients and carbon transport and comment on various transport scenarios.
3   Introduce the concepts of dissolved and particulate organic matter, dissolved inorganic carbon, carbon dioxide and alkalinity and the relationships between them.
4   Interpret the biogeochemical processes that take place in sediments by learning about the cycles of organic carbon, silica, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur in marine sediments.
5   By learning about the basic concepts of modeling biogeochemical cycles and marine ecosystems at a simple level, students will be able to perform the modeling applications they need in their individual studies thanks to the applications of simple models explained with examples in the course.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Carbon Cycle Theoretical lecture
2 Nitrogen Cycle Theoretical lecture
3 Phosphorus Cycle Theoretical lecture and assignment of homework
4 Silica Cycle Theoretical lecture
5 Oxygen Cycle Theoretical lecture
6 Transports of Nutrients and Carbon Theoretical lecture
7 Dissolved and Particulate Organic Matter Theoretical lecture
8 Dissolved Inorganic Carbon, Carbon Dioxide and Alkalinity Theoretical lecture
9 Organic Carbon Cycle in Marine Sediments Theoretical lecture
10 Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycles in Marine Sediments Theoretical lecture
11 Silica and Oxygen Cycles in Marine Sediments Theoretical lecture
12 Sulfur Cycle in Marine Sediments Theoretical lecture and retrieval of homework
13 Simple Modeling of the Carbon Cycle Following the theoretical lecture, simple practical examples will be given
14 Simple Modeling of the Marine Ecosystem Following the theoretical lecture, simple practical examples will be given

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):

1) Steele, J. H., Turekian, K. K., & Thorpe, S. A. (2010). Marine chemistry and Geochemistry: A Derivative of Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, 2nd Edition.
2) Libes, S. (2009). Introduction to Marine Biogeochemistry, 2nd Edition. Academic Press.
3) Emerson, S. R., & Hamme, R. C. (2022). Chemical oceanography: Element Fluxes in the Sea. Cambridge University Press.
4) Sarmiento, J. L., & Gruber, N. (2006). Ocean Biogeochemical Dynamics. Princeton University Press.
5) Pilson, M. E. Q. (2013). An introduction to the chemistry of the sea. Cambridge University Press.
6) Williams, R. G., & Follows, M. J. (2011). Ocean dynamics and the carbon cycle: Principles and Mechanisms. Cambridge University Press.
7) Hansell, D. A., & Carlson, C. A. (2014). Biogeochemistry of marine dissolved organic matter. Academic Press.
8) Fasham, M. J. (2012). Ocean biogeochemistry: The Role of the Ocean Carbon Cycle in Global Change. Springer.
9) Schulz, H. D., & Zabel, M. (2006). Marine Geochemistry. Springer-Verlag.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

i) Presentation
ii) Question-and-answer technique
iii) Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 +ASG * 0.20 +FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1 Homework: 20% + 1 Mid-term exam: 30% + Final Exam: 50%.

Assessment Criteria

The student will be evaluated with a homework, a mid-term exam and a final exam.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hakan.alyuruk@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 24 24
Preparation for final exam 1 48 48
Preparing assignments 1 48 48
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 208

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.112212121122
LO.212212121122
LO.312212121122
LO.412212121122
LO.542214321322

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