Information
Code | JM524 |
Name | Determination of Paleontological Age |
Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
Semester | . Semester |
Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
ECTS | 6 ECTS |
National Credit | 3 National Credit |
Teaching Language | Türkçe |
Level | Yüksek Lisans Dersi |
Type | Normal |
Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. ATİKE NAZİK |
Course Goal / Objective
To teach how to extract fossils from rocks; and to determine the paleontological age of fossils.
Course Content
Fossils and paleontological age determination.
Course Precondition
Course with No Prerequisites
Resources
Peppe, D. J. & Deino, A. L. (2013) Dating Rocks and Fossils Using Geologic Methods. Nature Education Knowledge 4(10):1
Notes
1.https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/dating-rocks-and-fossils-using-geologic-methods-107924044/ 2. https://samnoblemuseum.ou.edu/common-fossils-of-oklahoma/how-paleontologists-tell-time/ 3. Atike Nazik, presentations. It is shared with the students taking the course.
Course Learning Outcomes
Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
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LO01 | Have the knowledge about the methods of geological age determination in Geology. |
LO02 | Know how to extract fossils from rocks. |
LO03 | Learn the determination criterias of fossils. |
LO04 | Learn to age rocks with fossils |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
---|---|---|---|
PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Have advanced hypothetical and applied knowledge in geological engineering fields | 2 |
PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Have the ability to define the problems of geological engineering in advanced level, formulate and solve them | |
PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Know how to use mathematics, science and engineering knowledge gained at undergraduate level to solve advanced geological engineering problems | 2 |
PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Have the ability to prepare and evaluate projects in geological engineering | 3 |
PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Have the ability to evaluate scientific and social values for societies and to transfer them to others at every level | 2 |
PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Have the ability to do research independently in his/her field as well as in other fields and present the results effectively | 4 |
PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Have the ability to be aware of life-long learning and follow the innovations in his/her field and to be able to use them efficiently | 3 |
PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Have the ability to work individually, in a team, and in multidisciplinary fields. | 3 |
PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Have the ability to use modern technologies and computer simulation to develop new projects and solve advanced engineering problems | |
PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Uses the knowledge gained in the field of Geological Engineering, systematic thinking and problem solving skills in interdisciplinary studies. | |
PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Understands the universal and social effects of geological engineering practices. | 4 |
PLO12 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | It carries the necessary sense of responsibility, professional and ethical responsibility to use natural resources in the most efficient way. | 4 |
Week Plan
Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
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1 | Definition of fossil, characteristic fossil, fossilizitaion and its environments. | Reading the references | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Bireysel Çalışma |
2 | The method of geological age determination | Reading the references | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Bireysel Çalışma |
3 | The method of paleontological sampling | Reading the references | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Deney / Laboratuvar, Bireysel Çalışma |
4 | The method of fossil of extraction from rock (Washing Method with Acetic Acid) | Reading the references | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Deney / Laboratuvar, Bireysel Çalışma |
5 | The method of fossil of extraction from rock (Washing Method with hydrogen peroxide) | Reading the references | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Deney / Laboratuvar, Bireysel Çalışma |
6 | The method of fossil of extraction from rock (Preparation Method) | Reading the references | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Deney / Laboratuvar, Bireysel Çalışma |
7 | The method of fossil of extraction from rock (Thin section) | Reading the references | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Deney / Laboratuvar, Bireysel Çalışma |
8 | Mid-Term Exam | Reading the references | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev |
9 | The method of determination of fossils by using Steoroscopic microscope | Reading the references | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Deney / Laboratuvar, Bireysel Çalışma |
10 | Methods of determining fossils in the binocular microscope | Reading the references | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Deney / Laboratuvar, Bireysel Çalışma |
11 | Determination methods of fossils in the Polarizing Microscope | Reading the references | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Deney / Laboratuvar |
12 | Prepararation of plate and the table of the distiribution of fossils | Reading the references | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Deney / Laboratuvar, Bireysel Çalışma |
13 | Litostratigraphic and chronostratigraphic correlation | Reading the references | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Deney / Laboratuvar, Bireysel Çalışma |
14 | The paleontological zonation | Reading the references | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Deney / Laboratuvar, Bireysel Çalışma |
15 | The paleontological correlation | Reading the references | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Deney / Laboratuvar, Bireysel Çalışma |
16 | Term Exams | Reading the references | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev |
17 | Term Exams | Reading the references | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev |
Student Workload - ECTS
Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
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Course Related Works | |||
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
Assesment Related Works | |||
Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 14 | 14 |
Final Exam | 1 | 24 | 24 |
Total Workload (Hour) | 150 | ||
Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,00 | ||
ECTS | 6 ECTS |