Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 3 / Spring Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 1st Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Compulsory | ||||
| Department | GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | MURAT ERDURAN (merduran@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | |||||
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| To give general information about geomagnetism and to show practices. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Be able to define basic knowledge about the physics of magnetism. |
PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geophysical engineering problems. PO-2 An ability to identify, formulate, and solve geophysical engineering problems and knowledge of contemporary issues. |
Examination |
| LO-2 | Be able to interpret magnetic field of the earth and its time and space variation. |
PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geophysical engineering problems. PO-2 An ability to identify, formulate, and solve geophysical engineering problems and knowledge of contemporary issues. PO-3 An ability to design field experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data. |
Examination |
| LO-3 | Be able to define basic reasons for the magnetization, effects of earth magnetization and use approach methods to related problems. |
PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geophysical engineering problems. PO-2 An ability to identify, formulate, and solve geophysical engineering problems and knowledge of contemporary issues. PO-3 An ability to design field experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data. |
Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Introduction and basic informations, Earth’s magnetic field and components, changes to Earth’s magnetic field, origin of Earth’s magnetic field and related mathematical expressions, magnetic properties of minerals, magnetization of rocks, magnetic measure instruments, country and world magnetic maps, archeo and paleomagnetism, the measered magnetic anomalies in the oceans, the event of ocean floor spreading, polarity inversion, importance of this anomalies in terms of plate tectonics, spectral analysis in the geomagnetism. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Introduction and basic informations | Lecturing |
| 2 | Earth’s magnetic field and components | Lecturing |
| 3 | Changes to earth’s magnetic field | Lecturing |
| 4 | Origin of earth’s magnetic field and related mathematical expressions | Lecturing |
| 5 | Magnetic properties of minerals | Lecturing |
| 6 | Magnetization of rocks | Lecturing |
| 7 | Magnetic measure instruments | Lecturing |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Country and world magnetic maps | Lecturing |
| 10 | Archeo and paleomagnetism | Lecturing |
| 11 | The measered magnetic anomalies in the oceans | Lecturing |
| 12 | The event of ocean floor spreading | Lecturing |
| 13 | Polarity inversion | Lecturing |
| 14 | Importance of this anomalies in terms of plate tectonics | Lecturing |
| 15 | Spectral analysis in the geomagnetism | Analyse |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Nagata, T., 1961, Rock Magnetism, Maruzen, Tokyo. | |
| 2 | Merrill, R.T. and Mc Elhinny, M.W., 1983, The Earths Magnetic Field, Academic Press, London | |
| 3 | Collinson, D.W., 1983, Methods in Rock Magnetism and Paleomagnetism, Chapmann and Hall, London | |
| 4 | Lowry, W., 1997, Fundamentals of Geophysics, Cambridge University Press | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| None | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 8 | 1 | 40 |
| Other assessment methods | |||
| 1.Oral Examination | |||
| 2.Quiz | |||
| 3.Laboratory exam | |||
| 4.Presentation | |||
| 5.Report | |||
| 6.Workshop | |||
| 7.Performance Project | |||
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | 16 | 1 | 60 |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 0 | ||
| b) Search in internet/Library | 0 | ||
| c) Performance Project | 0 | ||
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 0 | ||
| e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 5 | 7 | 35 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 6 | 7 | 42 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 121 | ||