Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
TECTONICS JEM214 0 + 0 2.0 3.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery Lecture with visual material; Question and answer
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Goals The aim of this course is to teach the students the mechanisms of the active Earth. To give information about the extensional, contractional and strike-slip tectonic regimes by paying attention to the relationship between tectonics and volcanism, tectonics and earthquakes, tectonics and sedimentary basin formation. To give a brief introduction to the tectonic evolution of Türkiye.
Course Content The main tectonic hypotheses and the history of plate tectonics; Basic concepts , plate kinematics, earthquakes and focal mechanism solutions; Extensional tectonic regimes; Contractional tectonic regimes, Strike-slip tectonic regimes, Plate tectonics and sedimentary basin formation, Plate tectonics and Orogeny, An introduction to the tectonic evolution of Türkiye.
Learning Outcomes 1) Tektonik hipotezleri benzerlik ve farklarına göre gruplandırabilir.
2) Kabuk, Manto ile Litosfer, Astenosfer kavramlarını ayırt eder.
3) Üçlü eklem problemlerini çözer.
4) Depremin nasıl oluştuğunu bilir ve odak mekanizması çözümlerine göre deprem oluşturan fayın niteliğini saptar
5) Tektonik rejimler ile yapılar arasındaki ilişkiyi kurar.
6) Sedimanter havzaları levha tektoniğine göre sınıflandırır.
7) Jeolojik dönemlere ait levha konfigurasyonlarını bilir ve orojenez isimleri ile kapanan okyanusları eşleştirebilir.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Cosmology and formation of Earth, Evolution in the continents' configuration and in the fossil record Lecture; Question Answer; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
2. Week The main tectonic hypotheses and the history of Plate Tectonics Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week Basic concepts: Crust, Mantle, Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Plates and plate margins; Paleomagnetism and apparent polar wanders, the distribution of earthquakes and volcanos and their relationship to plate margins. Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week Plate kinematics Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Scenario Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week Plate kinematics Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Scenario Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
6. Week Earthquakes and focal mechanism solutions Lecture; Question Answer; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Scenario Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
7. Week Extensional tectonic regimes Lecture; Question Answer; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
8. Week Contractional tectonic regimes Lecture; Question Answer; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
9. Week Strike-slip tectonic regimes Lecture; Question Answer; Case Study
Opinion Pool
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
10. Week Plate tectonics and sedimentary basin formation Lecture; Question Answer; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
11. Week Plate tectonics and orogeny Lecture; Question Answer; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
12. Week Plate tectonics and orogeny Lecture; Question Answer; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week An overlook to the tectonic evolution of Türkiye Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
14. Week An overview Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Homework

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Kearey, P., Klepeis, K. A., & Vine, F.J. 2009. Global Tectonics. Wiley-Blackwell.
Seyitoğlu G., 2010. Tektonik Ders Notları. Tektonik Araştırma Grubu. http://80.251.38.206/tektonik.htm
Windley, B. F. 1995. The Evolving Continents. John Wiley & Sons.

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Homework 1 10
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 4 3
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 20
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 20
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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