GEOE568 PALEOCLIMATOLOGY
| Course Code: | 5640568 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Geological Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. İSMAİL ÖMER YILMAZ, Assoc.Prof.Dr. FATMA TOKSOY KÖKSAL |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Course Content
The climate system and feed back mechanisms. Variations of the Earth’s orbital parameters and Milankovitch Theory. Paleoclimatic informatics from marine and non-marine sediments, sedimentary rocks, corals, terrestrial organisms and ice cores. Global carbon, oxygen and sulfur cycles in the Earth’s history. Phanerozoic paleoclimate changes. Determination of Paleotemperature. Effects of climate change on sea level. Paleoclimate models and future predictions.
Course Learning Outcomes
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution |
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes |
| 1 | specialize with advanced knowledge in a selection of major topics, including applied geology, engineering geology, rock mechanics, soil mechanics, hydrogeology, structural geology, paleontology, mineralogy, petrology, sedimentology, remote sensing and geographic information systems, earthquakes, mass wasting processes, their recognition and underlying fundamental principles; | | ✔ |
| 2 | have advanced ability in management and communication skills, including problem definition, project design, decision processes, teamwork, written and oral reports, scientific publications to formulate and solve a Geological Engineering problem; | | ✔ |
| 3 | be able to systematically acquire new scientific knowledge to design and improve socio-economical-technical systems; | | ✔ |
| 4 | be able to conduct scientific research in the field of geological engineering; | | ✔ |
| 5 | be able to apply critical reasoning in their professional careers; | ✔ | |
| 6 | appreciate the academic ethics; | ✔ | |
| 7 | well prepared to live and work in a diverse global environment. | ✔ | |
