Course Information

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
KARST HYDROGEOLOGY	801200805780		3 + 0	3.0	10.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Graduate Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Mode of delivery	By free lecture, Projector, With students discussing mutual, Application
Course Coordinator
Instructors
Assistants
Goals	Karstification in carbonated rocks and to explan formated hydrogeological problems in karstic environment.
Course Content	Definitions of karst forms, properties of limestones, dissolution of carbonate rocks, formation of karst forms, karst regions, development rules of karst, tracer using in karst area, spring hydrograph analyses, chemograph analyses, groundwater budget of karst terranes, carbonate dissolution and precipitaion, development of springs, Turkish karst, hydrogeological mapping in karst regions, pollution and protection of karst area .
Learning Outcomes	1) Define karstification rocks 2) Determines karstic belts. 3) Conduct and interpret spring discharge analysis.

Week	Topics	Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques	Study Materials
1. Week	Introduction, definition of karst shapes	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week	Composition of limestones, dissolution of karbonated rocks	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week	Formation of karstic shapes	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week	Karstic zones, karst evolution rules	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week	Tracer application in karstic environment	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week	Spring hydrograph analyses	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
	Spring hydrograph analyses	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week	Chemograph analyses	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week	Groundwater budget in karstic environments	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week	Dissolution and precipitation of Carbonates	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week	Karst development of springs	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week	Karst of Turkey	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week	Mapping	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week	Pollution and protection of karstic area	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week	Discussion of studets' presentation	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Recommended Sources

Bögli, A. 1980. Karst hydrology and physical speleology. Springer Verlag, Berlin.

Ford, D. and Williams, P. 2007. Karst Hydrogeology and Geomorphology. John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. USA.

Goldscheider, N., Drew, D. 2007. Methods in Karst Hydrogeology. International Association of Hydrogeologists,Taylor and Francis, London.

Sweeting, M.M. 1973. Karst Landforms. Columbia University Press, New York. Ford, D.

*DK = Course's Contrubution.

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Level of contribution	None	Very Low	Low	Fair	High	Very High

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week)	14	4	56
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening)	14	6	84
Homework	12	6	72
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)	2	4	8
Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time)	5	4	20
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)	6	2	12
Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice , Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)	5	4	20
Midterm Exam	1	2	2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam	1	5	5
Final Exam	1	2	2
Time to prepare for Final Exam	1	5	5
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course			30