GEOE593 ADVANCED FIELD MAPPING
| Course Code: | 5640593 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (1.00 - 4.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Geological Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. NURETDİN KAYMAKCI |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Field mapping is a very expensive and sometimes risky business, especially in remote and unsafe areas. The sole purpose of this course is to minimize the need to be spent in the field for geological mapping procedure by mastering on information extraction from air or space-borne imagery and available information. The course also aims at mastering the students in understanding various guises of geological structures, their expression on the images and geological maps, and information exchange through geological maps, cross-sections, and various geological diagrams.
Course Content
This course may be taken by graduate students during the summer months under the direction of a faculty member and it may include preparation work for thesis or attendance in international seminars approved by the department.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, students will be proficient in
- image interpretation for geological purposes,
- Geological Mapping techniques
- Attitude calculations from remotely sensed data
- Preparation of cross-sections, and various structural analysis diagrams
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. | ✔ | |||