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Mersin Üniversitesi

Ders Bilgileri

MICROPALEONTOLOGY
Kodu Dönemi Teori Uygulama Ulusal Kredisi AKTS Kredisi
Saat / Hafta
JM350 Spring 1 2 2 3
Ön Koşulu Olan Ders( ler ) None
Dili en
Türü Elective
Seviyesi Bachelor's
Öğretim Elemanı( ları ) Prof.Dr. Kemal Taslı
Öğretim Sistemi Face to Face
Önerilen Hususlar None
Staj Durumu None
Amacı Interpret dating of the strata and paleoenvironmental sedimentation.
İçeriği Definition of micropaleontology; economic and scientific importance of it; microfossil preparation methods; systematic description of the selected microfossils: foraminifera, calcareous algae, calpionellidae, calcisphaerulidae, radiolaria, conodontha, nannofossils; practice of microfossil identification by microscopic studies.

Dersin Öğrenim Çıktıları

# Öğrenim Çıktıları
1 Explain microfossil extraction methods from sedimentary rocks .
2 Explain microfossil preperation methods.
3 Define main microfossil groups.
4 Identify main microfossil groups.
5 Identify paleobiogeographic distribution of microfossils.
6 Explain stratigraphic ranges of main microfossils.
7 Interpret age of strata based on microfossil content.
8 Interpret depositional environment of sedimentary rocks based on microfossil content.

Haftalık Ayrıntılı Ders İçeriği

# Konular Öğretim Yöntem ve Teknikleri
1 Description and importance of microfossils Lecture
2 Microfossil extraction methods Lecture and practice
3 Description of stratigraphically important foraminifera Lecture and presentation
4 Identification of stratigraphically important foraminifera Microscope practice
5 Identification of stratigraphically important foraminifera Microscope practice
6 Description of calcareous algae Lecture and presentation
7 Description of calpionellids, calcisphaerulids and radiolaria Microscope practice
8 Mid-term exam Examination
9 Identification of calpionellids, calcisphaerulids and radiolaria, Mid-term Practice Microscope practice
10 Examination of calpionellids, calcisphaerulids and radiolaria Microscope practice
11 Description of conodonts Lecture and presentation
12 Identification of conodonts Microscope practice
13 Description of nannofossils Lecture and presentation
14 Identification of nannofossils Microscope practice
15 Identification of nannofossils, Final Practice Microscope practice
16 Final exam Examination

Resources

# Malzeme / Kaynak Adı Kaynak Hakkında Bilgi Referans / Önerilen Kaynak
1 Text Book Taslı K., 2010. Lecture notes on Micropaleontology. Mersin, 50 p.(unpublished)
2 Book Armstrong H. and Brasier M., 2005. Microfossils. Blackwell Publishing, second edition, Oxford, 296 s.

Ölçme ve Değerlendirme Sistemi

# Ağırlık Çalışma Türü Çalışma Adı
1 0.4 5 Final Exam
2 0.2 1 1. Mid-Term Exam
3 0.2 2 1. Mid-Term Practise
4 0.2 4 Final Practise

Dersin Öğrenim Çıktıları ve Program Yeterlilikleri ile İlişkileri

# Öğrenim Çıktıları Program Çıktıları Ölçme ve Değerlendirme
1 Explain microfossil extraction methods from sedimentary rocks . 4 1͵2͵3
2 Explain microfossil preperation methods. 4 1͵2͵3
3 Define main microfossil groups. 3͵4 2͵3
4 Identify main microfossil groups. 3͵4 1͵2
5 Identify paleobiogeographic distribution of microfossils. 3͵4 1͵2
6 Explain stratigraphic ranges of main microfossils. 3 1͵2͵3͵4
7 Interpret age of strata based on microfossil content. 3 1͵2͵3͵4
8 Interpret depositional environment of sedimentary rocks based on microfossil content. 3 1͵2͵3͵4

Not: Ölçme ve Değerlendirme sütununda belirtilen sayılar, bir üstte bulunan Ölçme ve Değerlerndirme Sistemi başlıklı tabloda belirtilen çalışmaları işaret etmektedir.

İş Yükü Detayları

# Etkinlik Adet Süre (Saat) İş Yükü
13 Final Exercise 1 2 2
0 Course Duration 14 3 42
1 Course Duration Except Class (Preliminary Study, Enhancement) 14 0 0
2 Presentation and Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
3 Web Research, Library and Archival Work 0 0 0
4 Document/Information Listing 0 0 0
5 Workshop 0 0 0
6 Preparation for Midterm Exam 1 2 2
7 Midterm Exam 1 2 2
8 Quiz 0 0 0
9 Homework 3 5 15
10 Midterm Project 0 0 0
11 Midterm Exercise 1 8 8
12 Final Project 1 0 0
14 Preparation for Final Exam 1 2 2
15 Final Exam 1 2 2
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