Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
ADVANCED STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY 801200805070 3 + 0 3.0 10.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals Provide to think as academic/scientific in geology, understand and describe geological structures, provide to understand geotectonic events and encourage presenting presentation and writing paper in structural geology
Course Content Introduction to advanced structural geology, Classification of geologic structures, Brittle rock deformation, Joints, Faults and faulting, Ductile rock deformation, Folds and folding, Foliation, lineation and boudinage, Geotectonics, Seminars in structural geology, Field studies in structural geology
Learning Outcomes 1) Advanced structural geology
2) Plate tectonics
3) Makes the crack / shear fracture identification. Analyzes and interprets such structures
4) Explain basic information about faults and classify faults. Analyzes and interprets the faults.
5) Paleosiesmology
6) Explain basic information about folds and classifies folds. Analyzes and interprets the folds.
7) Defines Foliation / Lineation / Budinage. Analyzes and interprets structures.
8) Seminar/Field studies

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction to Advance Structural Geology Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Plate Tectonics Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Brittle Rock Deformation/Ductile Rock Deformation Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week Classification of Geologic Structures Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study

Problem Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week Joints/Shear Fractures Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
6. Week Faults and faulting Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
7. Week Case Studies on Active FAult Zones: Paleoseismological Studies Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
8. Week Folds and folding Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
9. Week Foliation, Lineation and Boudinage Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
10. Week Geotectonics Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Homework
11. Week Seminars in Structural Geology Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Scenario Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice) Seminar
12. Week Seminars in Structural Geology Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Speech Loop
Scenario Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice) Seminar
13. Week Seminars in Structural Geology Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice) Seminar
14. Week Field Studies in Structural Geology Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study; Education Excursion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
15. Week Field Studies in Structural Geology Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study; Education Excursion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
16. Week Field Studies in Structural Geology Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study; Education Excursion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Davis, H.G. & Reynolds, S.J., 1996. Structural Geology of Rocks and Regions. Jonh Wiley&Sons, Inc., p492.
Dennis J.G., 1987. Structural Geology An Introduction. Wm. C. Brown Publishers, p448
Fossen, H., 2010. Structural Geology. Cambridge University Press, p463
Işık, V., 2017. Yapısal Jeoloji Ders Notları
Marschak S.&Mitra, G., 1988. Basic Methods of Structural Geologyi Prentice Hall, p446
Ragan, D.M., 2009. Structural Geology: An Introduction to Geometrical Techniques, RaganCambridge Universty Press, p602
Ramsay, J.G. & Huber, M.I., 2006. Techniques of Modern Structural Geology. Acedemic Press, P476
Robert J. Twiss &Eldridge M. Moores, 1992. Structural Geology,W.H. Freeman and Company, p532
Rowland S.M&Duebendorfer, E.M.2007., Structural Analysis and Synthesis, Blackwell Scientific Publications, p.279
van der Pluijm, B.A., Marshak, S. 2004. Earth Structure: An Introduction To Structural Geology And Tectonics. W. W. Norton&Company, Inc., p656

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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 20 3
Homework 20 1
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 20 3
Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 1 1
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 20 5
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 10 3
Time to prepare for Final Exam 10 3
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