JEM679 - INTRODUCTION TO SEISMOLOGY
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTRODUCTION TO SEISMOLOGY | JEM679 | Any Semester/Year | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Prequisites | NONE | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Dr. Ä°nan Ulusoy | |||||
| Course objective | This is a introductory course to the earthquakes, their triggering mechanisms, their movement in the crust, and detecting, recording and investigation methods of earthquakes. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Causes and classification of earthquakes, Seismometers, Earthquake waves, Source parameters, its determination and relations among them, Prediction of earthquakes. | |||||
| References | 1. William Murray Telford, W. M. Telford, L. P. Geldart, Robert E. Sheriff, R. E. Sheriff, 1990, Applied geophysics, Cambridge University Press, 770 p. 2. D. S. Parasnis, 1997. Principles of applied geophysics, Springer, 429 p. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Earthquakes |
| Week 2 | Elastic waves |
| Week 3 | Seismometers, Seismic stations |
| Week 4 | Seismograms, seismic waves |
| Week 5 | Midterm |
| Week 6 | Seismograms, seismic waves |
| Week 7 | Seismic sources and source parameters |
| Week 8 | Frequency, Amplitude, Spectrum |
| Week 9 | Magnitude of seismic events |
| Week 10 | Midterm |
| Week 11 | Radiated seismic energy and energy magnitude |
| Week 12 | Fault-plane solutions |
| Week 13 | Moment-tensor solutions |
| Week 14 | Seismic scaling, b-value |
| Week 15 | Preparation to final exam |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 50 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 9 | 126 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 2 | 20 | 40 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 11 | 11 |
| Total Workload | 33 | 52 | 225 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Student reaches, interprets and uses the information by using all aspects of scientific research techniques. | X | ||||
| 2. Student closely follows the science and technology, has in-depth knowledge on techniques and methods of the fields of earth sciences and engineering. | X | ||||
| 3. Student knows data collection techniques, if needed, fill in the limited or missing data sets by means of scientific techniques and use the data sets. | X | ||||
| 4. Student interprets and combines the information from different disciplines. | X | ||||
| 5. Student recognizes lifelong learning and universal values and is aware of new and emerging applications in earth sciences. | X | ||||
| 6. Student defines engineering problems and develops innovative methods on problem solving and design enhancement | X | ||||
| 7. Student, in addition to his/her ability to work independently, leads multidisciplinary team work, produces solutions for complex situations by taking responsibility. | X | ||||
| 8. Student has the ability of developing new and original ideas and methods. | X | ||||
| 9. Student uses the foreign language in verbal and written communication, at least at the level of the European Language Portfolio B2. | X | ||||
| 10. Student presents the results of processes of a study with an open and systematic manner in the national and international scientific platforms. | X | ||||
| 11. Student respects rules of social and scientific ethics at all stages of his/her research, takes into account the social and environmental effects in engineering applications. | X | ||||
| 12. Student can design and organize experimental laboratory and field studies within the scope of his/her research. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest