COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EARTH SYSTEM: INTERNAL PROCESSES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DEP 5003 EARTH SYSTEM: INTERNAL PROCESSES 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

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BORA UZEL

Offered to

Geological Engineering Orientation Program
EARTHQUAKE MANAGEMENT
EARTHQUAKE MANAGEMENT (Non-Thesis)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to explain the dynamics and relationships between earth crust and earthquake for students coming from different diciplines.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The ability to explan how to occurence of the earthquakes.
2   The ability to understand the relation between earth's interior and earthquake.
3   The ability to interprete the earthquake damages according to the features of the earth system and earth crust.
4   The ability to analysis the seismicity of the earth according to geological features of the earth.
5   The ability to utilize features of the earth system and earth crust in earthquake management.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Origin of the earth, earth in space and time, earth systems
2 Plate tectonics-1
3 Plate tectonics-2
4 Composition of the Earth; minerals and the rock cycle
5 Earth systems and deformation structures
6 Earthquakes and earthquake hazards
7 Geological - soil parameters for earthquakes
8 Earth systems and topography
9 Earth and geology: Geological maps and geological cross-sections
10 Student Presentations
11 Student Presentations
12 Student Presentations
13 Student Presentations
14 Student Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Ketin, I. 2000. Genel Jeoloji, Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi.
2. Skinner, B. J., S. C. Porter, ve D. B. Botkin, 2002: The Blue Planet : An Introduction
to Earth System Science, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 650 s.
3. Broecker, W. S., 1998: How to build a habitable planet. Columbia Univ. Pr., New York,
255 s.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Interactive lessons and presentations
Home works
Student presentations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRS PRESENTATION
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRS * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PRS * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Student Presentations (%40)
Final or Resit Exam (%50)
Total: %100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Will be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr.Bora UZEL
e-mail1 : bora.uzel@deu.edu.tr
e-mail2 : uzel.bora@gmail.com
Office : 0232 301 7343

Office Hours

Thuesday 10.00 - 12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 8 3 24
Preparing presentations 1 40 40
Preparation for final exam 1 34 34
Preparation for midterm exam 2 30 60
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 8 4 32
Midterm 2 3 6
Final 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.2555554
LO.3555555
LO.4544444
LO.5544444

CONTACT INFORMATION
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