Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
FUNDAMENTAL GEOLOGY UCOG125 1. Semester 4 + 0 4.0 5.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Mustafa Hakan YİĞİTBAŞIOĞLU
Assistants
Goals To give information to students about the main principles of Geology
Course Content Evolution of the solar system, geological times, Plate tectonic, moves of the earth crust, basics of mineralogy and petrography
Learning Outcomes 1) Knows geological times and their properties
2) Knows the outline of plate tectonics
3) Knows earthquake generation, seismic waves and effects with the earthquake zones in the world
4) Know the main minerals and basic properties forming rock
5) Know the main rocks and their basic properties

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Evolution of the solar system Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

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2. Week Geological times (Precambrian) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

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3. Week Geological times (Paleozoic) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

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4. Week Geological times (Mesozoic) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

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5. Week Jeolojik zamanlar (Cenozoic-Tertiary) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

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6. Week Jeolojik zamanlar (Kuaterner) Question Answer; Problem Solving; Case Study

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7. Week Plate tectonic Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

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8. Week Plate tectonic Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

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9. Week Eartquakes Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

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10. Week Epirogenesis, orogenesis Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

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11. Week Minerals Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

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12. Week Sedimantary rocks Discussion

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13. Week Magmatic rocks Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

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14. Week Metamorphic rocks Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

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Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Ketin, İ, 1977,Genel jeoloji I, İTÜ Yay. Genel Jeoloji, 2013, Ed: Cahit Helvacı, Nobel Yay., Minerals, Rocks and Fossils, Hamlyn

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 4
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 7 7
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 12 2
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 1 4
1 1
1 1
4 4
1 4
1 1
Dönem İçi Notu (DİN) 1 3
Dönem Sonu Sınavı (DSS) 1 3
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • ECTS credits and course workload