JZ217 Paleontology

3 ECTS - 2-1 Duration (T+A)- 3. Semester- 2 National Credit

Information

Code JZ217
Name Paleontology
Term 2023-2024 Academic Year
Semester 3. Semester
Duration (T+A) 2-1 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 3 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. ÜMİT ŞAFAK
Course Instructor Prof. Dr. ATİKE NAZİK (A Group) (Ins. in Charge)
Prof. Dr. ÜMİT ŞAFAK (A Group) (Asst. Ins.)


Course Goal / Objective

The place of paleontology in geology, the importance of paleontology in geological dating.

Course Content

What is paleontology? What are fossilization and its rules? Distinction of fossil groups in macro and micropaleontology

Course Precondition

None

Resources

Paleontoloji 1, Makrofosiller, 1998, Füsun Alkaya, Selçuk Üniv. Müh.-Mimarlık fak. Ders notlerı Yayın no:41 Paleontoloji 2, Mikrofosiller, 1998, Füsun Alkaya, Selçuk Üniv. Müh.-Mimarlık fak. Ders notlerı Yayın no:41

Notes

Paleontoloji, Cazibe Sayar, 1991, İstanbul Teknik Üniv. Kütüphanesi, Sayı: 1435


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Learns fossilization, realms of paleontology
LO02 Learns paleoeviromental features of paleontological elements.
LO03 Knows the fossils that characterize the geological periods.
LO04 Learns fossils. Identify fossils.


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. 4
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.
PLO06 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Works and undertakes responsibility in solving geological problems both individually and in multidiciplinary working groups 2
PLO07 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Has an awareness of life long learning; follows developments in science and technology to keep up to date 4
PLO08 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Defines necessities in learning in scientific, social, cultural and artistic areas and improves himself/herself continuously. 3
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Entrepreneurship has knowledge about innovation issues and the problems of the age. 2
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Recognizes and solves geological and engineering problems. 3
PLO11 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Knows job related and ethical responsibilities, project management, office applications and safety, and realizes juridical responsibilities of engineering applications.
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Thinks, interprets, analyzes and synthesizes geological events in 3D. 5
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Knows the formation of rocks, rock types, minerals. 3
PLO14 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Has an awareness of life long learning; follows developments in science and technology to keep up to date 4
PLO15 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Draws maps and extracts geological sections by using necessary techniques and tools for geological applications. 4
PLO16 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Investigates and reports all kinds of natural resources and geological hazards


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Introduction, Definition of Paleontology, Fossil, Fossilization, Micro- and Macrofossils Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
2 Test/Shell structures, environments, stratigraphic distributions of foraminifera Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
3 Benthic Foraminiferida Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
4 Planktonic Foraminiferida Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
5 Other microfossil groups Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
6 Phyllum Porifera (Spongia), Phyllum Archaeocyathida, Phyllum Stromatoporoidea Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
7 Phyllum Cnidaria Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
8 Mid-Term Exam Studying for exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Phyllum Bryozoa Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
10 Phyllum Brachiopoda Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
11 Phyllum Mollusca Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
12 Phyllum Echinodermata Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
13 Phyllum Arthropoda Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
14 Phyllum Hemichordata Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
15 The Importance of Fossils in Age Determination Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
16 Term Exams Studying for exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams Studying for exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 2 2
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 5 5
Final Exam 1 10 10
Total Workload (Hour) 87
Total Workload / 25 (h) 3,48
ECTS 3 ECTS

Update Time: 30.01.2024 10:44