| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Geology | JLJ113 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 1 | Fall | 6 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Ömer Feyzi GÜRER
Assistant Prof. Dr. Ercan SANĞU
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Recognize the working fields of geology
2) Distinguish the formation of the Universe and the place of Earth in this system
3) Recognize the inner and outer dynamics of the Earth
4) Recognize the types and origin of earth materials (minerals and rocks)
5) Recognize the formation reasons of basic geologic structures, including folds, faults and foliations
6) Define the theory of plate tectonics and the reasons of orogenesis and earthquakes related to it
7) Recognize how to integrate atmospheric, oceanographic, geological and biological concepts with an historical perspective to introduce the major processes that have shaped Earth's environment
8) Recognize climatic processes on geological time scales; the evolution of organisms; the cycling of elements; the feedbacks between these processes
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | No relation | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Middle | Middle | High | Low | Low | Low | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 2 | Low | Low | Low | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | Low | Middle | Middle | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | |
| 3 | Middle | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Middle | Low | Low | Middle | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | |
| 4 | Low | Low | Middle | Low | Low | Middle | Middle | Low | Low | Low | Middle | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | |
| 5 | Middle | Low | Low | Middle | Low | Low | Low | Middle | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | |
| 6 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Middle | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | |
| 7 | Middle | Low | Low | Low | Middle | Low | Middle | Low | No relation | Middle | No relation | Middle | Middle | Low | Low | Middle | Low | Low | |
| 8 | Low | Low | Middle | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | No relation | Low | Middle | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
No
Course Contents
This course covers the definition and issues of Geology; Universe and Solar system; the general features of the Earth; principles of plate tectonics; minerals and rocks that make up the earth; magmatism, volcanism and metamorphism; fold and fault types; orogenesis; earthquakes; geologic time.
Weekly Schedule
1) Universe, Solar system, Earth2) Introduction to Plate tectonic
3) Minerals, Minerals identification
4) Magmatism and magmatic rocks
5) Volcanism and volcanic rocks
6) Sedimentary rocks, depositional environments ve sedimentary structures
7) Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Unconformities, transgression and regression
10) Folds and fold types
11) Faults and faults types
12) Orogenesis and examples from all over the World
13) Eartquakes and mechanisms of their formation
14) Sea and Oceans
15) Geological time
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1- James S. Monroe & Red Wicander, 2007. Fiziksel Jeoloji. 642 s
2- Lutgens Tarbuck Tasa, 2014. Genel Jeoloji - Temel Kavramlar, 548 s, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Drill and Practice
4) Lab / Workshop
5) Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
40% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
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Total | 100% | ||||||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required