Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| 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 | MUSA AVNİ AKÇE (akce@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| To provide the students information about plate tectonics, which the most effective at events and structures in any field of geology and to ensure that they are able to establish the relation between structures and plate tectonics. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | A realistic perspective on the formation duration and size of geological events. |
PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geological engineering problems. 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-4 An ability to obtain to determine, identify, formulate and solve complex engineering problems and with this purpose in mind, to be able to choose proper methods of analysis and modeling. |
Examination |
| LO-2 | Association of plate tectonics with the other fields of geology. |
PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geological engineering problems. 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-4 An ability to obtain to determine, identify, formulate and solve complex engineering problems and with this purpose in mind, to be able to choose proper methods of analysis and modeling. PO-7 An ability to acquire to work effectively both in teams of discipline and interdiscipline. |
Examination |
| LO-3 | Ability to interpret the earth surface structures healthier in the frame of plate tectonics principles. |
PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geological engineering problems. 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-4 An ability to obtain to determine, identify, formulate and solve complex engineering problems and with this purpose in mind, to be able to choose proper methods of analysis and modeling. 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-7 An ability to acquire to work effectively both in teams of discipline and interdiscipline. |
Examination |
| LO-4 | Ability to be prepared for the different disciplines of geology. |
PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geological engineering problems. 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-4 An ability to obtain to determine, identify, formulate and solve complex engineering problems and with this purpose in mind, to be able to choose proper methods of analysis and modeling. 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. 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-7 An ability to acquire to work effectively both in teams of discipline and interdiscipline. |
Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Definition, crust and types, composition of the crust, rock magnetism, previous geotectonic thesis prior to plate tectonic, divergent plate boundaries and their properties, convergent plate boundaries and their properties, plate boundaries with transformed faults and their properties, regimes within plate. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Introduction and definitions | Online lecturing |
| 2 | The layered inner structure of the globe | Online lecturing |
| 3 | Earth’s crust, thermal structure of the earth | Online lecturing |
| 4 | Types and formation of magma | Online lecturing |
| 5 | Data regarding the shift of plates | Online lecturing |
| 6 | Plate border types | Online lecturing |
| 7 | Events and structures in relation to divergent plate borders | Online lecturing |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Events and structures in relation to convergent plate borders | Online lecturing |
| 10 | Events and structures in relation to plate borders with transforming faultlines | Online lecturing |
| 11 | Factors causing the shift of plates | Online lecturing |
| 12 | Movement speeds of plates and related data | Online lecturing |
| 13 | Orogenesis at convergent plate borders | Online lecturing |
| 14 | Relation between plate tectonics and earthquakes | Online lecturing |
| 15 | Hot spots, formation of continental rifts | Online lecturing |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Davis, G. H. and Reynolds, S. J.1996. Structural Geology of Rocks and Regions. John Wiley & Sons, 2nd. Ed., Canada, p 776. | |
| 2 | Ketin İ., 2005, Genel Jeoloji Yerbilimlerine Giriş, İTÜ Vakfı Yayınları, 563 s. | |
| 3 | Karaman, M. E., 2006, Yapısal Jeoloji ve Uygulamaları, Devran Matbaacılık, Ankara, 340 s. | |
| 4 | Monroe, S. James and Wicander, R., 2007, Fiziksel Jeoloji Yeryuvarının Araştırılması (Türkçe Baskıya Hazırlayanlar: Kadir DİRİK ve Mehmet ŞENER), Berkay Ofset Lmtd. Şti., Ankara, 642 s. | |
| 5 | Karaman, M. E. ve Kibici, Y., 2008, Temel Jeoloji Prensipleri, Beleb Yayıncılık ve Matbaacılık, Ankara. | |
| 6 | Tomecek, S. M., 2009, Plate Tectonics, Chelsea House Publishers, New York, p 105. | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| 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 | 14 | 14 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| c) Performance Project | 0 | ||
| 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; | 184 | ||