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Objectives of the Course

Course Content

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Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to list basic principles of geomorphology
2.To able to identify landforms and their relations between natural forces
3.To be able to talk about graywacke, their specifications and their roles on soil production
4.To be able to define the structure and generation of planet earth
5.Determinig effects of different geological materials on soil formations
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Dirim, M. S., “Jeoloji Ders Notları”. U. Ü. Zir. Fak. Toprak Bölümü, Bursa, 1994.
2.Ketin, İ., “Genel Jeoloji. Yerbilimlerine Giriş”,Cilt 1. İ.T.Ü. Matbaası, İstanbul, 1993
3.Press and Siever, “Earth” (4th edition). W. H. Freeman and Company, New York, U.S.A, 1986.
4.W.C. Montgomery, “Fundementals of Geology”, Wm.C. Brown Publishers, 1996.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Geology and relationships with other disciplines of geology
Week 1 - Practice
Laboratory presentation
Week 2 - Theoretical
General structure and chemical composition of the Earth
Week 2 - Practice
Slideshow
Week 3 - Theoretical
Substances that make up the earth's crust
Week 3 - Practice
Slideshow
Week 4 - Theoretical
Minerals
Week 4 - Practice
Laboratory applications
Week 5 - Theoretical
Physical properties of minerals
Week 5 - Practice
Laboratory applications
Week 6 - Theoretical
The main rock forming minerals
Week 6 - Practice
Laboratory applications
Week 7 - Theoretical
Magmatism and magmatic rocks
Week 7 - Practice
Laboratory applications
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Naming of magmatic rocks
Week 9 - Practice
Laboratory applications
Week 10 - Theoretical
Sedimentary rocks and their properties
Week 10 - Practice
Laboratory applications
Week 11 - Theoretical
Stages of formation of sedimentary rocks
Week 11 - Practice
Laboratory applications
Week 12 - Theoretical
Classification of sedimentary rocks
Week 12 - Practice
Laboratory applications
Week 13 - Theoretical
Metamorphic rocks and their properties
Week 13 - Practice
Laboratory applications
Week 14 - Theoretical
Common metamorphic rocks
Week 14 - Practice
Laboratory applications
Week 15 - Theoretical
Plate tectonics
Week 15 - Practice
Slideshow
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140228
Midterm Examination102020
Final Examination102424
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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