Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE / JFM 206 - GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING

Code: JFM 206 Course Title: EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICS - II Theoretical+Practice: 2+1 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 2 / 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 NART COŞKUN (nartc@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) Npne
Objectives of the Course
To provide students elementary theoretical background of the electrical resistivity, induced polarisation, self polarisation and electromagnetic methods. To teach the students data acquisition from the field, interpretation of the obtained data using existing instruments in our department.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Be able to define current geo-electrical methods and their capabilities to solve geological 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.
PO-4 An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
PO-5 An ability to process the collected geophysical data by means of modern hardware and software facilities of information technologies.
Examination
LO-2 Be able to apply the methods by using instruments (electrical resistivity, self potential, induced polarization method) to acquire data from the field. 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.
PO-4 An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
PO-5 An ability to process the collected geophysical data by means of modern hardware and software facilities of information technologies.
Examination
LO-3 Be able to interprete acquired data from the field using programs written in Fortran, Basic etc. languages. 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.
PO-4 An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
PO-5 An ability to process the collected geophysical data by means of modern hardware and software facilities of information technologies.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Introduction to electrical and electromagnetic and well logs. Collection of field data and representation, equipotential methods, electrical resistivity methods, self potential (SP) method, induction polarization method (IP), telluric and magnetotelluric (MT) methods, electromagnetic (EM) methods, very low frequency (VLF) electromagnetic method, introduction to air EM, induction to well logs (borehole logging).
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction to electrical ve electromagnetic and well logs Lecturing and field application
2 Introduction to electrical ve electromagnetic and well logs Lecturing and field application
3 Collection of field data and representation, equipotential methods Lecturing and field application
4 Collection of field data and representation, equipotential methods Lecturing and field application
5 Electrical resistivity methods Lecturing and field application
6 Self potential (SP) method Lecturing and field application
7 Induction polarization method (IP) Lecturing and field application
8 mid-term exam
9 Telluric and magnetotelluric (MT) methods Lecturing and field application
10 Electromagnetic (EM) methods Lecturing and field application
11 Very low frequency (VLF) electromagnetic method Lecturing and field application
12 Introduction to Air EM Lecturing and field application
13 Introduction to air EM Lecturing and field application
14 Induction to well logs (Borehole logging) Lecturing and field application
15 Well logs (Borehole logging) Lecturing and field application
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Coşkun, N., 2009, Self Potansiyel (SP) Yöntemi, KTÜ Mühendislik Fakültesi Baskı Birimi, Fakülte Ders Notları Serisi No:4.
2 Coşkun, N., 2009, İndüksiyon Polarizasyonu (İP) Yöntemi, KTÜ Mühendislik Fakültesi Baskı Birimi, Fakülte Ders Notları Serisi No:5
3 Lowrie, W., 1997, Fundamentals of Geophysics, Cambridge University Press.
4 Edwin, S.R. and Çoruh, C., 1996, Basic Exploration Geophysics, John Wiley&Sons, New York.
Required Course instruments and materials
Current geophysical equipment.

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