GEOE610 GEOLOGY OF CLAYS
| Course Code: | 5640610 |
| 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: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. FATMA TOKSOY KÖKSAL |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Course Content
Soil clays in the geochemical cycle. A brief review of silicate hydrolysis. Geology of clays in continental sediments and marine sediment from point of view of environmental factors. Comparison of ancient and modern clay deposits. Clay mineral genesis by inheritance and transformation, neoformation, and diagenesis. Brief consideration of clay mineral synthesis, hydrothermal origin and low grade metamorphism of layer silicates.
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. | | ✔ |
