JEM610 - MICROPALEONTOLOGY I
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICROPALEONTOLOGY I | JEM610 | Any Semester/Year | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7.5 |
| Prequisites | NONE | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Other: Laboratory Practises | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Dr. Cemal TUNOÄžLU | |||||
| Course objective | Shape, test structures of some important microfossil groups: Introduction to micropaleontology with explaining Protozoa, Protophyta and Protista. Foraminifera Ostracoda, Conodonta, Ciliata and Nannoplanktons; Fossils peculiarity and their characteristic species. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Introduction to micropaleontology with explaining Protozoa, Protophyta and Protista. Foraminifera Ostracoda, Conodonta, Ciliata and Nannoplanktons; Fossils peculiarity and their characteristic species. | |||||
| References | Bremer, H., 1978. Paleontoloji, Ege Üniv. Fen Fakültesi Kitapları Serisi, 46, 450s. Meriç, E., 1983. Foraminiferler, MTA yayınları, Eğitim serisi: 26, 151 s. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to micropaleontology, Microscope description and spesification |
| Week 2 | Fossilization environment, Microscope use techniques |
| Week 3 | Biostratigraphy, Axial, equatorial, oblique, transversal, tangential, longitudinal section types |
| Week 4 | Taxonomy and systematics, |
| Week 5 | Protista, Microscope practise on Protista |
| Week 6 | Midterm exam |
| Week 7 | Protozoa, Microscope practise on protozoa |
| Week 8 | Protophyta, Microscope practise on protophyta |
| Week 9 | Foraminifera, Microscope practise on foraminifera |
| Week 10 | Conodont, Microscope practise on Conodonta |
| Week 11 | Ostracoda, Microscope practise on ostracoda |
| Week 12 | Midterm exam |
| Week 13 | Silicoflagellata, Microscope practise on silicoflagelata |
| Week 14 | Nannoplanktons, Microscope practise on nannoplankton |
| 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 | 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 | 5 | 70 |
| 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 | 7 | 70 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Project | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 15 | 30 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 29 | 82 | 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