Main Page     Information on the Institution     Degree Programs     General Information for Students     Türkçe  

 DEGREE PROGRAMS


 Associate's Degree (Short Cycle)


 Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)


 Master’s Degree (Second Cycle)

  Course Description
Course Name : Petrology II

Course Code : J 426

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 4

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 3

Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. OSMAN PARLAK

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Understands relations between magmatism and tectonics
Understands types and processes of partial melting in upper mantle
Understands general characteristics of magmatism in different tectonic environment
Understands processes of formation and significance of HT-LT and HP-HT metamorphism

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : Aim of this course is; to give basic informations about magmatism and tectonic environment, to define types of processes of partial melting, to give informations about homogeneous and heterogenous mixing of magmas and to give general features of magmatism, occuring in different tectonic environments.

Course Contents : Magmatic processes and tectonic significance, types of processes of partial melting, crystallization of magmas, magma mixing, magmatism ans magmatic processes in tectonic environment, ophiolites, granitoids, HP-LT metamorphism (blueschists), HP-HT metamorphism (eclogites), distribution of magmatic and metamorphic belts in Turkey and their tectonic significance.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Lecture room and laboratory


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Magmatic processes and tectonic significance Reading Face to face education
2 Types and processes of partial melting Reading Face to face education
3 Crystallization types and crystallization of magma Reading Face to face education
4 Mixing of magmas: homogenous and heterogenous Reading Face to face education
5 Mid-Ocean ridges (MOR) and magmatic processes Reading Face to face education
6 Intraoceanic magmatism and magmatic processes Reading Face to face education
7 Active margin magmatism and magmatic processes Reading Face to face education
8 Midterm Exam. Reading Writing and oral exam
9 Within plate (continental) magmatism and magmatic processes Reading. Face to face education
10 Within plate (oceanic) magmatism and magmatic processes Reading Face to face education
11 Ophiolites and their tectonic environments Reading Face to face education
12 Granitoids Raeading Face to face education
13 HP-LT metamorphism (blueschists) Reading Face to face education
14 HP-HT metamorphism (eclogites) Reading Face to face education
15 Distribution of magmatic and metamorphic associations in Turkey and their tectonic significance Reading Face to face education
16/17 Final exam Reading Writing and oral exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Wilson, M., 1989. Igneous Petrogenesis: A global tectonic approach.Unwin Hyman
 Blatt, H. ve Tracy, R. J. 1997; Petrology: Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic. W.H. Freeman and Company, p1-529. Best, M.G. ve Christiansen, E.H. 2001; Igneous Petrology. Blackwell Science, p1-458.
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 70
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 5 30
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Thinks, interprets, analyzes and synthesizes geological events in 3D. 4
2 Chooses and applies necessary methods and instruments for engineering applications 5
3 Uses the information technology effectively. 4
4 Designs and performs experiments, collects data and interprets the results. 4
5 Works and undertakes responsibility in solving geological problems both individually and in multidiciplinary working groups 4
6 Investigates to obtain scientific information, and uses data bases and other data sources actively. 4
7 Has an awareness of life long learning; follows developments in science and technology to keep up to date 4
8 Uses Fundamental Geological information, having necessary information in Mathematical and Natural sciences and employs theoretical and applied information in these areas in engineering solutions. 4
9 Knows job related and ethical responsibilities, project management, office applications and safety, and realizes juridical responsibilities of engineering applications 4
10 Knows the universal and societal effects of engineering solutions and applications. 4
11 Has an awareness of entrepreneuring and innovative subjects; knows and finds solutions for the new century 4
12 Identifies, formulizes and solves geological problems. 4
13 Realizes the social effects of identified solutions for geological problems. 4
14 Identifies, defines, formulizes and solves engineering problems. Chooses and applies the appropriate analytical and modelling techniques for this purpose. 5
15 Investigates and reports all kinds of natural resources and geological hazards 4
16 Initiates effective interactions in Turkish both orally and in written form, and speaks at least one foreign language 4
17 Uses necessary techniques and instruments for geological applications 4
18 Identifies rock types, draws geological maps and cross sections. 4
19 Defines necessities in learning in scientific, social, cultural and artistic areas and improves himself/herself continuously. 3
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 5 5 25
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 3 3
    Final Exam 1 3 3
Total Workload: 87
Total Workload / 25 (h): 3.48
ECTS Credit: 3