1. SECOND CYCLE - MASTER'S DEGREE
  2. THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES
  3. GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
  4. 1149 Geological Engineering
Course Information Course Learning Outcomes Course's Contribution To Program ECTS Workload Course Details
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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
JEO 503ADVANCED QUATERNARY GEOLOGY3 + 01st Semester7,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Master's Degree
Course Type Elective
Course Objective Quaternary environments, Quaternary sediments and their features, dating of the events in Quaternary period, Quaternary tectonics, Quaternary basins in Turkey and their geodynamic characteristics, importance of Quaternary Geology in Engineering aplications.
Course Content Quaternary environments, Quaternary sediments and their features, dating of the events in Quaternary period, Quaternary tectonics, Quaternary basins in Turkey and their geodynamic characteristics, importance of Quaternary Geology in Engineering aplications.
Prerequisites No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1Understanding the propagation of Quaternary sediments and examples from Turkey.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
PO 01PO 02PO 03PO 04PO 05PO 06PO 07PO 08PO 09PO 10PO 11PO 12PO 13PO 14PO 15PO 16PO 17PO 18PO 19PO 20
LO 001   5                
Sub Total   5                
Contribution00050000000000000000

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ActivitiesQuantityDuration (Hour)Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)14342
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)148112
Mid-terms12020
Final examination12121
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course





195

7,5
COURSE DETAILS
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 Course TermNoInstructors
Details 2013-2014 Fall1MEHMET ÖZKUL


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Course Details
Course Code Course Title L+P Hour Course Code Language Of Instruction Course Semester
JEO 503 ADVANCED QUATERNARY GEOLOGY 3 + 0 1 Turkish 2013-2014 Fall
Course Coordinator  E-Mail  Phone Number  Course Location Attendance
MUH B0203 %80
Goals Quaternary environments, Quaternary sediments and their features, dating of the events in Quaternary period, Quaternary tectonics, Quaternary basins in Turkey and their geodynamic characteristics, importance of Quaternary Geology in Engineering aplications.
Content Quaternary environments, Quaternary sediments and their features, dating of the events in Quaternary period, Quaternary tectonics, Quaternary basins in Turkey and their geodynamic characteristics, importance of Quaternary Geology in Engineering aplications.
Topics
WeeksTopics
1 Introduction, useful literatures: books and papers.
2 Dating of Quaternary rocks and events
3 Sea level changes in Quaternary
4 Stable isotopes in Quatertnary studies
5 Marine isotope stages
6 Marine isotope stages
7 Mid term exam
8 Paleoclimatic studies on ice cores.
9 History of Quaternary studies in Turkey
10 Quaternary paleoclimate studies in Turkey
11 Paleoclimatic studies on lake deposits
12 Paleoclimatic studies on speleothems
13 Studying of Quaternary volcanism
14 Final exam
Materials
Materials are not specified.
Resources
ResourcesResources Language
Barbara A. Maher, Roy Thompson (Eds.), 1999, Quaternary climates, environments and magnetism - Cambridge University Press, English
Walker, M., 2005, Quaternary Dating Methods Wiley, 304p. ISBN-13: 978-0470869277Türkçe
Hambrey, 1994.Glacial environments.Türkçe
Bradley, R.S.,1999. Paleoclimatology, Reconstracting Climate of the Quaternary, Volume 68, Second Edition: Reconstructing Climates of the Quaternary (International Geophysics), Academic Press, 613p. ISBN-13: 978-0121240103Türkçe
Course Assessment
Assesment MethodsPercentage (%)Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam50Final Exam
Midterm Exam50Midterm Exam
L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes