Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
PHYSICAL GEOLOGY I JEM107 0 + 0 4.0 8.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals The goal of the General Geology I course to teach students at a minimum to recognize, describe and explain the following geologic concepts; the science of geology, origin and structure of the earth, earth materials and geologic time by performing loboratory exercises.
Course Content The Science of geology, Principles of geology, Earth materials, Processes that shape the earth surface, Tectonic activity of a dynamic planet, Geologic time
Learning Outcomes 1) Describe science of geology and basic geological principles
2) Explain formation of universe and birth of the earth
3) Explain internal structure and layers of the earth, discuss sea-floor spreading and origin of the oceanic and continental crusts
4) Describe the theory of plate tectonics, explain plate motion and plate boundaries, evaluate on a cause and effect relation
5) Recognize the main rock-forming minerals and rock types
6) Identify igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks and describe the processes that are responsible for the occurences of rock groups
7) Identify the architecture and shape of volcanoes, explain the productions of volcanic eruptions
8) Identify and discuss the earthquakes and active faults
9) Identify and discuss crustal deformation (terms of forse, stress, deformation, strain, geologic structures) and mountain building (concept of orogeny)
10) Learn the concept of geologic time, evaluate on a cause and effect relation and prepare stratigraphic column-section

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week What is Geology? Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
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)
2. Week Cosmology and the Birth of Earth Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
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)
3. Week Journey to the Center of the Earth Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
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)
4. Week Drifting Continents and Spreading Seas Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
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)
5. Week Plate Tectonics Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
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 Minerals Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
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 Rock Groups Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
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)
8. Week Magma and Igneous Rocks Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion

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)
9. Week Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
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)
10. Week Metamorphic Rocks Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
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)
11. Week Volcanic Eruptions Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
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)
12. Week Earthquakes Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
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)
13. Week Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
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)
14. Week A Biography of Earth and Geologic Time Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
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)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology, 2017. Edward J. Tarbuck&Frederick K. Lutgens, Prentice Hall, p788
Earth: Portrait of a Planet, 2001. Stephen Marshak, Norton&Company, p735.
Environmental Geology, 1986. Carla W. Montgomery, wcb, p454
Genel Jeoloji Ders Notları, 2020. Veysel Işık
Modern Physical Geology, 1991. Graham R. Thompson &Jonathan Turk, Saunders College Publishing, p520
Physical Geology: Earth Revealed 2009. Carlson, D.H., Plummer, C.C., Hammersley, McGrawHill, p645
Physical Geology: Laboratory Manual 2009. Karen M. Woods, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, P160
Physical Geology: Laboratory Text and Manual, 1992. R.D. Dallmayer, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, P476
The Dynamic Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology, 1995. Brain J. Scinner&Stephen C. Porter, Prentice Hall, p567
Understanding Earth, 2007. John Grotzinger, Thomas H. Jordan, Frank Press, Raymond Siever, W.H. Freeman&Company, p579

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 3
Homework 12 2
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 14 3
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 14 2
Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice , Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice) 14 2
Quiz 10 1
Time to prepare for Quiz 10 1
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 2
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 3
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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