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 627ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY3 + 01st Semester7,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Master's Degree
Course Type Elective
Course Objective The study of the abundance and composition of naturally occurring organic substances, their origins and the processes that affect their distributions on earth. Raise from a curiosity about the organic pigments extractable from petroleum and ıts source rock.
Course Content 1.The development of petroleum geochemistry 2. The composition and uses of petroleum 3.Evaluation of the biological markers as source and paleoenvironmental indicators.
Prerequisites No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1Investigations of the chemical characteristics of petroleum and petroleum source rocks as clues to their occurrence and interpretation of the geochemical conditions of depositional environment.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
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Contribution00000000000000000000

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 2018-2019 Spring1DEMET BANU KORALAY
Details 2016-2017 Fall1DEMET BANU KORALAY


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Course Details
Course Code Course Title L+P Hour Course Code Language Of Instruction Course Semester
JEO 627 ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY 3 + 0 1 English 2018-2019 Spring
Course Coordinator  E-Mail  Phone Number  Course Location Attendance
Prof. Dr. DEMET BANU KORALAY dbkoralay@pau.edu.tr MUH B0211 %70
Goals The study of the abundance and composition of naturally occurring organic substances, their origins and the processes that affect their distributions on earth. Raise from a curiosity about the organic pigments extractable from petroleum and ıts source rock.
Content 1.The development of petroleum geochemistry 2. The composition and uses of petroleum 3.Evaluation of the biological markers as source and paleoenvironmental indicators.
Topics
WeeksTopics
1 The development of petroleum geochemistry.
2 Carbon and the origin of life, inventory of carbon in sedimentary rocks.
3 Petroleum and its products, molecular size variation, molecular type variation.
4 Paraffins (CnH2n+2), naphthenes or cycloparaffins (CnH2n).
5 Aromatic hydrocarbons (CnH2n-6), olefin hydrocarbons (CnH2n-2).
6 Nitrogen, sulfur, and oxygen compounds (asphaltics).
7 The composition and uses of petroleum, gases, gasoline (C4-C10).
8 MIDTERM
9 Kerosine (C11-C13), diesel fuel (C14-C18).
10 Heavy gas oil (C19-C25), lubricating oil (C26-C40).
11 Gravity of crude oil, condensates.
12 Stable isotopes; carbon, hydrogen, sulfur and nitrogen.
13 The biological markers; pristane and phytane (C19, C20), terpanes, steranes.
14 Evaluation of the biological markers as source and paleoenvironmental indicators.
Materials
Materials are not specified.
Resources
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