JEM637 - PRINCIPLES of PLATE TECTONICS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRINCIPLES of PLATE TECTONICS | JEM637 | Any Semester/Year | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 |
| Prequisites | NONE | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof.Dr.Kadir DÄ°RÄ°K | |||||
| Course objective | The aim of this course to teach the student: the concept of plate tectonics, elements of plate tectonics, hot spots, kinematics of plate movements, triple juntions, Earths's magnetism, and convergent/divergent/transform plate boundaries. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Plate, driving mechanism of plates, ripple junction, earth's magnetism, paleomagnetism, convergent plate boundary, divergent plate boundary, transfom plate boundary. | |||||
| References | 1. Condie, K.C., 1997. Plate Tectonics and Crustal Evolution. Butterworth & Heinemann Press, 279 s. (ISBN: 0-7506-3386-7) 2. Davis, H.G. & Reynolds, S.J., 1996. Structural Geology of Rocks and Regions. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (ISBN: 978-0-471-15231-6) 3. Dirik, K. & Şener, M., 2005. Fiziksel Jeoloji TMMOB Jeoloji Mühendisleri Odası Çeviri Serisi No:1, 642 s. 4. Hatcher, R.D., 1995. Structural Geology. Prentice Hall. (ISBN: 0-02-355713-3) 5. Ramsay, J.G. & Lisle, R.J., 2000. The Techniques of Modern Structural Geology Volume 3: Applications of Continuum Mechanics in Structural Geology. Academic Press. (ISBN: 0-12-576923-7) | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | Elements of plate tectonics |
| Week 3 | Driving mechanism of plate movements |
| Week 4 | Kinematics of plate movements |
| Week 5 | Earth's magnetism, magnetism of rocks, paleomagnetism |
| Week 6 | Midterm |
| Week 7 | Spreading centers |
| Week 8 | Continental stress areas |
| Week 9 | Transform faults |
| Week 10 | Subduction zones |
| Week 11 | Continental collision zones |
| Week 12 | Midterm |
| Week 13 | Inner plate tectonics, magmatism, metamorphism and sedimentation |
| Week 14 | Examples of plate boundaries |
| 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 | 4 | 10 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 4 | 20 |
| Midterms | 2 | 30 |
| Final exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 60 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| 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) | 10 | 6 | 60 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 4 | 8 | 32 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 4 | 8 | 32 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 18 | 36 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 23 | 23 |
| Total Workload | 35 | 66 | 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