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| Unit | FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE |
| PEDOLOGY AND PLANT FEEDING PR. | |
| Code | BBT126 |
| Name | Geology-Geomorphology |
| Term | 2020-2021 Academic Year |
| Semester | 2. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-2 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Üniversite Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Uzaktan Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. Yakup Kenan KOCA |
| Course Instructor |
Doç. Dr. Yakup Kenan KOCA
(Bahar)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
Doç. Dr. NUSRET NURLU (Bahar) (A Group) (Asst. Ins.) |
Course Goal / Objective
to understand natural structure of the earth especially land forms and parent material as soil forming factors, mineralogical and chemical properties and identification of the common rocks, geographic land forming forces, formation and properties of fluvial land forms and other land forms Origins of the Earth, geologic time, rocks, volcanic rocks, sedimentary rocks, metamorphic rocs, mineralogical composition and properties, land forming forces, geological structure and land forms, mass movements fluvial land forms, wind forced land forms, costal land forms and karstic land forms..
Course Content
Identify common rocks on the Earth, knows their properties, minerals, sedimentary rocks, magmatic rocks and metamorphic rocks, landscape forming forces and their outcomes, fluvial landforms, karst landscapes, landscapes formed by wind and glacial forces, coastal landscape.
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Identifies common rocks on the Earth, knows their properties |
| LO02 | Identifies minerals forming a rock |
| LO03 | Distinguishes sedimentary rocks, magmatic rocks and metamorphic rocks |
| LO04 | Knows formation processes of the rocks |
| LO05 | Landscape forming forces and their outcomes |
| LO06 | Identifies and understands fluvial land forms |
| LO07 | Identifies and understands landscapes formed by wind and glacial forces |
| LO08 | Identifies and understands coastal landscape |
| LO09 | Identifies and understands karst landscapes |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Has basic knowledge generally in Agricultural Sciences and specifically in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition | 3 |
| PLO02 | - | Gains basic information about the principles of the intended use of soils | 3 |
| PLO03 | - | Understands the principles of ecological farming in point of sustainable and ecological farming | 2 |
| PLO04 | - | Owns basic scientific information on plant nutrients and their applications which ensure healty nutritions of plants for high quality and economic plant production | 0 |
| PLO05 | - | Has the ability to identify, define, formulize and solve engineering problems. Choses and applies the appropriate analytical and modelling techniques for this purpose. | 2 |
| PLO06 | - | Leads to the application and development of new technolgies, methods and measuring systems in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition area, under the scope of scientific, economic and rational uses of agricultural areas, | 3 |
| PLO07 | - | Carries the effective working ability and self-confidence for taking the responsibility in solo and team works | 1 |
| PLO08 | - | Queries, investigates, thinks analytically and produces project. | 2 |
| PLO09 | - | Has the awareness for following the developments in science and technology and renewing them continuously | 1 |
| PLO10 | - | Builds effective oral and written communication in Turkish and has enough knowledge in at least one foreign language | 0 |
| PLO11 | - | Uses information and communication technologies together with suitable softwares at an advanced level. | 0 |
| PLO12 | - | Constantly improve themselves with determining their training needs in accordance with their interests and abilities in the scientific, cultural, artistic and social fields in addition to their professional development | 0 |
| PLO13 | - | Has enough awareness of project management, workplace applicaitons, health of workers, and environment and job safety | 1 |
| PLO14 | - | Be aware of the legal results of their activities | 0 |
| PLO15 | - | Gains consciousness for professional and ethical resposibilities |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Definition, formation and classification of rocks | Supplying textbooks | |
| 2 | Magmatic rocks | Literature research, and prereading the subject from textbook | |
| 3 | Sedimentary rocks | Literature research, and prereading the subject from textbook | |
| 4 | Metamorphic Rocks | Literature research, and prereading the subject from textbook | |
| 5 | Kinds of metamorphizm | Literature research, and prereading the subject from textbook | |
| 6 | Classification of volcanic rocks Plutonic rocks | Literature research, and prereading the subject from textbook | |
| 7 | 1. Mid-term exam | Revision of the subjects taught | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Literature research, and prereading the subject from textbook | |
| 9 | Geomorphologic land forming forces, weathering and mass movements | Literature research, and prereading the subject from textbook | |
| 10 | Relationships between geological structure and land forms | Literature research, and prereading the subject from textbook | |
| 11 | Fluvial landscape | Literature research, and prereading the subject from textbook | |
| 12 | Fluvial landscape (continued) | Literature research, and prereading the subject from textbook | |
| 13 | Coastal landscapes and aeolian landscapes | Literature research, and prereading the subject from textbook | |
| 14 | Karst landscapes | Literature research, and prereading the subject from textbook | |
| 15 | Field exursion | Data collection on the excursion area | |
| 16 | Term Exams | Revision of the subjects taught | |
| 17 | Term Exams | Revision of the subjects taught |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midterm Exam | 50 | 20 |
| 2. Midterm Exam | 50 | 20 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 40 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 60 |
| Grand Total | - | 100 |