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| Unit | INSTITUTE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES |
| GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING (PhD) | |
| Code | DJM601 |
| Name | Low Temperature Thermochronology |
| Term | 2025-2026 Academic Year |
| Term | Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. FATİH KARAOĞLAN |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
It aims to enable students to investigate the upper crustal movements of our world using the methods of low temperature thermochronology, which is a sub-branch of thermochronology.
Course Content
Introduction, basics of the radiometric age determinations, high- and low-temperature thermochronology methods. The applicaitons of low temperature thermochronology and case studies.
Course Precondition
None
Resources
Dicken, A. 2005. Radiogenic isotope geology, 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press, 492 p. Stephenson J, Gallagher K, Holmes CC (2006). Low temperature thermochronology and strategies for multiple samples 2: Partition modelling for 2D/3D distributions with discontinuities. Earth Planet Sc Lett 241: 557-570.
Notes
Dicken, A. 2005. Radiogenic isotope geology, 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press, 492 p. Wagner GA, Van den Haute P (1992). Fission Track-Dating. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 285 p. Jiyuan Yin, Xiaoming Shen, Ruohong Jiao, Johan De Grave; Low-Temperature Thermochronology: Advances, Applications, and Innovations in Tectonics, Earth Surface Processes and Ore Deposits. Lithosphere 2024;; 2023 (Special 14): lithosphere_2024_220. doi:
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Learns the thermochronological methods. |
| LO02 | Learns the applications of the thermochronological methods. |
| LO03 | Learns the relation between thermochronology and tectonics and applications. |
| LO04 | Learns the basics of Ar-Ar, AFT and (U-Th)/He methods and applying to the geological processes. |
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 | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Have the ability to define the problems of geological engineering in advanced level, formulate and solve them | 5 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Know how to use mathematics, science and engineering knowledge gained at undergraduate level to solve advanced geological engineering problems | 3 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | ave 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 | 3 |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Have the ability to do research independently in his/her field as well as in other fields and present the results effectively | 3 |
| 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 | |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Have the ability to work individually, in a team, and in multidisciplinary fields. | 5 |
| 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 | Have the ability to use advanced knowledge in geological engineering field to think systematically and solve problems in multidisciplinary approaches | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Understands the universal and social effects of geological engineering practices. | |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intoduction and terminology | Revising the lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 2 | Radioctive systematics, decay, radioctive decay types | Revising the lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 3 | Types of dating in geology | Revising the lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 4 | A general view of low temperature thermochronology | Revising the lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 5 | Ar-Ar methodology | Revising the lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 6 | Fission Track methodology | Revising the lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap |
| 7 | U-Th/He methodology | Revising the lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Review for the exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Linking the thermochronology to vertical movements of lithosphere | Revising the lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 10 | Tectonics, erosion, tektonic denudation tand hermochronology | Revising the lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 11 | Active faulting and thermochronology | Revising the lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 12 | Neotectonics and thermochronology | Revising the lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 13 | Linking low temperature thermochronology to compressional tectonics | Revising the lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 14 | Linking low temperature thermochronology to divergent tectonics | Revising the lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 15 | Case studies | Revising the lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 16 | Term Exams | Review for the exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev |
| 17 | Term Exams | Review for the exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 6 | 8 | 48 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 148 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 5,92 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||