JZ304 Environmental geology

2 ECTS - 2-0 Duration (T+A)- 6. Semester- 2 National Credit

Information

Code JZ304
Name Environmental geology
Term 2022-2023 Academic Year
Semester 6. Semester
Duration (T+A) 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 2 ECTS
National Credit 2 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Prof. Dr. ŞAZİYE BOZDAĞ
Course Instructor Prof. Dr. ŞAZİYE BOZDAĞ (A Group) (Ins. in Charge)


Course Goal / Objective

Define the natural and geologic hazards and to know their environmental effects and also to understand of the enviromental geochemistry

Course Content

Principles and description of environmental geology. Geological environment-man interactions. Natural hazards and environmental effects. Pollution types. Environmental effects of solid and liquid waste and site selection for landfill. Importance of geology in protection of environment.

Course Precondition

None

Resources

Environmental Geology, E.A.Keller Çevre Jeolojisi, Çeviri: E. Akyol, K. Kayabalı

Notes

Geoenvironment, U. Aswathanarayana


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Understand the basic rules of environmental geology
LO02 Recognize the natural and geologic hazards.
LO03 Investigates the environmental effects of the hazards.
LO04 Make the research and protection plans for environment protection
LO05 Defines the geologic hazards.
LO06 Investigates the cause and effects of floods.
LO07 Defines the environmental effects of volcanic activity.
LO08 Does the landslide prevention studies.
LO09 Knows the earthquake parameters.
LO10 Has the knowledge of solid waste storage methods.
LO11 Makes site selection for solid waste storage.
LO12 Investigates the environmental effects of solid waste storage methods.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Have sufficient background in basic geological knowledge, mathematics and science related subjects. 1
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Designs and performs experiments, collects data and interprets the results.
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Realizes the social effects of identified solutions for geological problems. 3
PLO04 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Searches for underground and aboveground natural resources
PLO05 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Chooses and applies necessary methods and instruments for engineering applications. 4
PLO06 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Works and undertakes responsibility in solving geological problems both individually and in multidiciplinary working groups 3
PLO07 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Has an awareness of life long learning; follows developments in science and technology to keep up to date 3
PLO08 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Defines necessities in learning in scientific, social, cultural and artistic areas and improves himself/herself continuously.
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Entrepreneurship has knowledge about innovation issues and the problems of the age.
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Recognizes and solves geological and engineering problems. 4
PLO11 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Knows job related and ethical responsibilities, project management, office applications and safety, and realizes juridical responsibilities of engineering applications. 3
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Thinks, interprets, analyzes and synthesizes geological events in 3D. 4
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Knows the formation of rocks, rock types, minerals.
PLO14 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Has an awareness of life long learning; follows developments in science and technology to keep up to date
PLO15 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Draws maps and extracts geological sections by using necessary techniques and tools for geological applications. 3
PLO16 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Investigates and reports all kinds of natural resources and geological hazards 5


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Introduction, History Reading the lecture notes and related resources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
2 Philosophy and fundamental concepts Reading the lecture notes and related resources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
3 Geological cycles Reading the lecture notes and related resources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
4 Earth materials and processes Reading the lecture notes and related resources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
5 Soils and environment Reading the lecture notes and related resources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
6 Rivers and flooding and environmental effects Reading the lecture notes and related resources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
7 Volcanic activity and environmental effects Reading the lecture notes and related resources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
8 Mid-Term Exam Study for midterm exam and project presentation Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav, Proje / Tasarım
9 Midterm exam Reading the lecture notes and related resources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
10 Earthquakes and environmental effects Reading the lecture notes and related resources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
11 Wastes and waste disposal sites Reading the lecture notes and related resources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
12 Coastal hazards Reading the lecture notes and related resources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
13 Atmospheric processes Reading the lecture notes and related resources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
14 Definition of pollution types. Reading the lecture notes and related resources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
15 Geological aspects of environmental health Reading the lecture notes and related resources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
16 Term Exams Study for final exam and project presentation Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav, Proje / Tasarım
17 Term Exams Study for final exam and project presentation Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 1 14
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 3 3
Final Exam 1 5 5
Total Workload (Hour) 50
Total Workload / 25 (h) 2,00
ECTS 2 ECTS

Update Time: 22.11.2022 12:48