Erciyes University - Info Package

Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
GEOLOGY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY	Second cycle	TO 104		2	3.00	3.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	-
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	Assoc. Prof. Dr. MUSTAFA BASARAN
Lecturer(s)	Assoc. Prof. Dr. MUSTAFA BASARAN
Teaching assitant(s)	-
Mode of delivery	Face to face
Course objective	teaching relationships between geological materials and soil formation
Course description	Intoduction on endojen and exojen factors for formation of the Earth surface, information on types of rocks, teaching relationships between soil formation and land topography by stereo airphotos and fieldworks

Course contents

1	General introduction on formation of The Earth and jeologic ages
2	Endogen factors of earth surface formation
3	Exogen factors of earth surface formation
4	Minerals
5	Types of rock , Volcanic
6	Igneous rocs and effects on soil forming
7	Sedimentary rocs and effects on soil forming
8	Midterm exam
9	Metamorfic rocs and effects on soil forming
10	Hydological cycle
11	Effects of erosion on land surface formation
12	Main land forms and relations to soil formation,valey system
13	Main land forms and relations to soil formation, piedmonds
14	Main land forms and relations to soil formation,mountain lands
15	Final Exam
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	Achieve to have ability of recognizing geological materials
2	Determinig effects of different geological materials on soil formations
3	Teaching relationships between land topography and soil formation
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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	14	3	42
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	14	1	14
Homework	0	0	0
Presentation / seminar	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	6	6
Midterm exams	1	2	2
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	1	10	10
Final exam	1	2	2
Research	0	0	0
Total work load			76
ECTS			3.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	100
Quiz	0	0
Homework	0	0
Semester total		100
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		60
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	Altınbaş,Ü., 2001. Jeoloji. Ege Üni., Ziraat Fak., Lisans Öğrencileri Ders Notları. Ege Üni.Ziraat Fak. Toprak Bölümü, Bornova/İzmir. Erinç. S.,1998. Jeomorfoloji 1. İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fak. Yayınları, Yayın no; 2931.
Additional references	J.A., 1989. Physiography and Soil. International ınstitute For Aerospace Survey and Earth Science, Enschede, Holland.

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