JEM602 - ADVANCED TECTONICS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADVANCED TECTONICS | JEM602 | 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 Preparing and/or Presenting Reports Experiment Drill and Practice Problem Solving | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tekin Yürür | |||||
| Course objective | Crustal deformational structures. Brittle and ductile deformation. Structure-stress and starin relationships. Tectonic regimes. Different examples from the Earth. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Tectonic events: tectonic evolution of the crust in time and space. Study of the crustal structures. Geotectonic examples. | |||||
| References | David D. Pollard, D.P. and Fletcher, R.C., 2005. Fundamentals of Structural Geology, Cambridge University Press, 512 p. Davis, G.H. 1984. Structural geology of rocks and regions. John Wiley and Sons Inc.,New York, NY, 650 p. Groshong, R.H., 2008. 3-D Structural Geology: A Practical Guide to Quantitative Surface and Subsurface Map Interpretation, Springer; 2nd edition, 416 p. Karaman, E,2001. YAPISAL JEOLOJÄ° VE UYGULAMALARI, ANKARA, 340 p. (in Turkish) | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction. Stress and strain |
| Week 2 | Mechanical behavior of rocks |
| Week 3 | Simple rheological examples; graphics |
| Week 4 | Fractures |
| Week 5 | Fractures |
| Week 6 | Folds |
| Week 7 | 1st Midterm Exam |
| Week 8 | Faults |
| Week 9 | Fault kinematics |
| Week 10 | Brittle deformation |
| Week 11 | Ductile deformation |
| Week 12 | Tectonic regimes |
| Week 13 | 2nd Midterm Exam |
| Week 14 | Discussion about the course |
| Week 15 | 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 | 20 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 30 |
| 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 | 7 | 98 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 4 | 15 | 60 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 19 | 19 |
| Total Workload | 35 | 53 | 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