Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
TECHNIQUES OF FIELD GEOLOGY GEO226 0 + 0 4.0 6.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals To review professional geological background gained up to fift semester and to get practices in the field works for students who are able to manage to attend the third year,
Course Content Usage of Compass; Strike & dip measurements; Finding of position in a topographical map, recognazing of bedding and beding structures, getting of measured sections and logging, field works to the selected surrounding areas of Ankara for practices on observations of igneous, metomorphic and sedimentary rock types, their structural/tectonic characteristics. Basinal or paleoenvironmental interpretations in elementary level.
Learning Outcomes 1) To apply the theoretical courses in the field.
2) Learns different kinds of rocks, relations and contents of Ankara.
3) Learns how to work in field studies.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Field work necassities, getting notes in the field, compass, bedding, strike and dip and their measurements Lecture; Demonstration

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Usage of compass, maps and their applications, measured sections, logging, geological cross sections Lecture; Question Answer; Demonstration

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Introducing of Geology of Ankara and its surrounding areas Lecture; Question Answer; Demonstration

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Introducing of igneous rocks of Ankara and its surrounding areas. Lecture; Question Answer; Demonstration

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Introducing of metamorphic and sedimentary rocks of Ankara and its surrounding areas. Lecture; Demonstration

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Introducing of structural/tectonic characteristics of Ankara and its surrounding areas. Lecture; Question Answer; Demonstration

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Field work to Bağlum-Kösrelik villages, introducing of their geology and field practices. Education Excursion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Field work to Orhaniye village, introducing of their geology and field practices Education Excursion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Field work to Haymana-Çayraz areas, introducing of their geology and field practices. Education Excursion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Field work to Elmadağ-Kalecik areas, introducing of their geology and field practices Education Excursion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Field work to Bala-Kaman, introducing of their geology and field practices Education Excursion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Field work to Ayaş, Beypazari, Nallıhan, introducing of their geology and field practices. Education Excursion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Field work to Tuz Gölü basin and field practices Education Excursion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Field work to Çankırı-Malıboğazı areas, introducing of their geology and field practices. Education Excursion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Kaynak Aksiyon Altınlı, İ.E. 1980, Saha Jeolojisi, Ders Notları, İstanbul Üniv.
Coe, A. L. (Ed.). (2010). Geological field techniques. John Wiley & Sons.

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 6
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 7 3
Homework 7 5
Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 7 5
Quiz 7 1
Midterm Exam 1 2
Final Exam 1 2
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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