Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / JM 529 - GEOLOGY ENGINEERING

Code: JM 529 Course Title: ADVANCED MINERALOGY Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department GEOLOGY ENGINEERING
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer AYŞE ORHAN (ayse.orhan@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) AYŞE ORHAN,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To provide students with optical mineralogy, which will form the basis for petrography, petrology and mineral deposits courses.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 The students who succeeded in this course, will be able to recognize and use polarizing microscope. PO-2 An ability to identify, formulate, and solve geological engineering problems and knowledge of contemporary issues.
PO-3 An ability to design field experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data for a predifined engineering purpose.
PO-5 An ability to acquire to design and use modern tools and products which are developed for earth sciences and engineering practices in a way that meets certain needs.
Performance Project
LO-2 The students who succeeded in this course, will be abble to determine the optical properties of minerals under the microscope. PO-2 An ability to identify, formulate, and solve geological engineering problems and knowledge of contemporary issues.
PO-3 An ability to design field experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data for a predifined engineering purpose.
PO-5 An ability to acquire to design and use modern tools and products which are developed for earth sciences and engineering practices in a way that meets certain needs.
Performance Project
LO-3 The students who succeeded in this course, will be identified to rocks texture under polarizing microscope. PO-2 An ability to identify, formulate, and solve geological engineering problems and knowledge of contemporary issues.
PO-3 An ability to design field experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data for a predifined engineering purpose.
PO-6 An ability to design and carry out experiments, collect data, analyze results and interpret them in order to investigate problems of geological engineering.
PO-11 An ability to acquire consciousness of professional and ethical responsibility.
Performance Project
LO-4 The students who succeeded in this course, will be able to classified of rocks under polarizing microscope. PO-2 An ability to identify, formulate, and solve geological engineering problems and knowledge of contemporary issues.
PO-6 An ability to design and carry out experiments, collect data, analyze results and interpret them in order to investigate problems of geological engineering.
PO-11 An ability to acquire consciousness of professional and ethical responsibility.
Performance Project
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Introduction, Polarizing microscope, determination of minerals under polarizing microscope, determination of secondary minerals, determination of rock textures and classification of rocks.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction Lecturing
2 Determination of minerals under polarizing microscope Lecturing, level development work
3 Optical properties of minerals: Isotropic and anisotropic minerals, uniaxial and biaxial minerals Lecturing, level development work
4 Birefringence of anisotropic minerals, microscopic examination of minerals under the parallel and crossed nicols Lecturing, level development work
5 Silicate group minerals and examination under polazing microscope Lecturing, level development work
6 Silicate group minerals and examination under polazing microscope Lecturing, level development work
7 Silicate group minerals and examination under polazing microscope Lecturing, level development work
8 mid-term exam
9 Texture types in magmatic rocks and examination under polazing microscope Lecturing, level development work
10 Texture types in magmatic rocks and examination under polazing microscope Lecturing, level development work
11 Texture types in metamorphic rocks and examination under polazing microscope Lecturing, level development work
12 Texture types in metamorphic rocks and examination under polazing microscope Lecturing, level development work
13 Secondary minerals and examination under polazing microscope Lecturing, level development work
14 Modal analysis Lecturing, level development work
15 Modal analysis Lecturing, level development work
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Yeniyol, M.,2004. Mineraloji, Dilek Ofset, İstanbul.
2 Perkins, D.,2002. Mineralogy, Prentice Hall, America.
3 Karaman, M.E. Kibici Y., 2008, Temel Jeoloji Prensipleri, Ankara
4 www.mineral by name.com
5 Klein, C. 2002. Mineral Science, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., America.
Required Course instruments and materials
Polarizing microscopy Thin sections.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 1 10 10
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 2 14 28
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 7 7 49
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 7 7 49
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 180