Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
FLUVİAL GEOMORPLOGY UCOG261 3. Semester 4 + 0 4.0 4.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Uğur DOĞAN
Assistants
Goals Fluvial geomorphology is a subdiscipline of geomorphology. The aim of this lecture is to introduce how flowing water shapes and modifies Earth’s surface through erosional and depositional processes.
Course Content Rivers and fluvial processes • Water-carved landforms • Water-constructed landforms • Fluvial landscapes and humans • Past fluvial landscapes
Learning Outcomes 1) Students know fluvial system
2) Students know flodd plan and its landforms
3) Students know friver terraces and its formation process

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction to fluvial geomorpholgy Lecture; Question Answer

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Erosionl process on the slope Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week River energy and in channel flow Lecture; Question Answer

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week River process: erosion, transportation and aggradation Lecture; Question Answer

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Fluvial systems: channel patern Lecture; Problem Solving; Discussion

 Homework
6. Week Meandering and strait river channel Lecture; Question Answer

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Anastomosing and braided river channels Lecture; Question Answer

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week River floodplain Lecture; Question Answer

 Homework
9. Week River valley and its formation Lecture; Question Answer

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week River longitudinal profile Lecture; Question Answer

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week River terraces Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Alluvial fan and delta plains Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Drainage basin and its analysis Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week inconsequent drainage and capture Lecture; Question Answer

 Homework

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
A. G. Brown. Alluvial Geoarchaeology. Cambridge University Press, 1997. Charlton, R., 2008. Fundamentals of fluvial geomorphology. Oxon J. L. Best, C. S. Bristow. Braided Rivers. London, 1993. Knighton, D., 1998. Fluvial forms and processes: A new perspective. Oxford University press Sırrı Erinç. Jeomorfoloji I. DER yayınları, 2001.

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) 28 3
Homework 4 8
Midterm Exam 1 2
Final Exam 1 2
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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  • ECTS credits and course workload