Magmatic Petrogenesis and Global Tectonics
Geological Engineering
Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences
Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magmatic Petrogenesis and Global Tectonics | JLJ519 | Elective | Master's degree | 1 | Spring | 8 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Ercan ALDANMAZ
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Interpreting magma generation in different geological environments.
2) Interpreting the heat movement within the Earth and the consequences for deformation and the production of magmas.
3) Interpreting the tectonic and magmatic processes during development of ocean basins.
4) Interpreting the behaviour of continents during rifting and break-up.
5) Investigating the formation and evolution of ontinents at subduction and collision zones.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | No relation | Middle | Middle | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 2 | High | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | |
| 3 | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 4 | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 5 | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
Specific topics covered include: The large-scale geometry and processes of plate tectonics, including continental breakup. The principles of global geophysics covering seismology, paleomagnetism, geomagnetism, heat flow, the influence of fluid flow and isostasy provide a broader overview of the nature of global processes, linked closely to modern day observation and plate tectonic theory. The links between igneous processes and plate tectonics are explored, and may include such topics as mid-ocean ridges, island arcs, large igneous provinces, hot spots.
Weekly Schedule
1) Theories in tectonics2) Magnetik field and paleomagnetism
3) Sea-floor spreading
4) Plate tectonics
5) Types of plate margins
6) Convergent plate margins
7) Divergent plate boundaries
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Transform faults
10) Earth’s upper mantle and partial melting processes
11) Melt generation in ocean ridges
12) Island arc, back-arc and active continental margin settings
13) Magmatism in Mid-plate settings: theories
14) Continental rift zones
15) Continental collision zones
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Oreskes, N., 2002. Plate Tectonics: An Insider's History of the Modern Theory of the Earth. Westview Press.
2- Condie, K.C., ed., 1993, Plate Tectonics and Crustal Evolution (3d ed. with corrections and additions): New York, Pergamon Press, 492 p.
3- Cox, A., and R. B. Hart, 1986. Plate Tectonics: How It Works, 392 pp., Blackwell Scientific Publications.
4- Oreskes, N., 2002. Plate Tectonics: An Insider's History of the Modern Theory of the Earth. Westview Press.
Condie, K.C., ed., 1993, Plate Tectonics and Crustal Evolution (3d ed. with corrections and additions): New York, Pergamon Press, 492 p.
Cox, A., and R. B. Hart, 1986. Plate Tectonics: How It Works, 392 pp., Blackwell Scientific Publications.
5- Oreskes, N., 2002. Plate Tectonics: An Insider's History of the Modern Theory of the Earth. Westview Press.
Condie, K.C., ed., 1993, Plate Tectonics and Crustal Evolution (3d ed. with corrections and additions): New York, Pergamon Press, 492 p.
Cox, A., and R. B. Hart, 1986. Plate Tectonics: How It Works, 392 pp., Blackwell Scientific Publications.
6- /http://www.kocaeli.edu.tr/
7- /http://www.kocaeli.edu.tr/
8- /http://www.kocaeli.edu.tr/
9- /http://www.kocaeli.edu.tr/
10- /http://www.kocaeli.edu.tr/
11- /http://www.kocaeli.edu.tr/
12- /http://www.kocaeli.edu.tr/
13- /http://www.kocaeli.edu.tr/
14- /http://www.kocaeli.edu.tr/
15- /http://www.kocaeli.edu.tr/
16- /http://www.kocaeli.edu.tr/
17- /http://www.kocaeli.edu.tr/
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Discussion
3) Demonstration
4) Group Study
5) Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required