CE 1013 - Earth Sciences - Course Information

Basic Information

Course Code:

CE 1013

Course Name:

Earth Sciences

Language of Instruction:

English

Course Type:

Class

Course Level:

Bachelor

ECTS:

5.00

Instructor:

Doç. Dr. Emre DEMİR

Course Objectives

The objective of this course is to provide civil engineering students with fundamental knowledge about the Earth’s evolutionary processes and the potential impacts these processes may have on civil engineering structures. The course aims to examine fundamental scientific concepts, natural laws, and principles related to our planet and evaluate them from an engineering perspective.

Course Content

The course covers the origin of the Earth, as well as the formation, distribution, and properties of minerals and rocks. It also introduces geological phenomena related to processes such as weathering, sedimentation, and metamorphism. The use of geological maps, principles of engineering geology, the theory of plate tectonics, and earthquakes constitute the core topics of the course.

Prerequisites / Corequisites

None

Course Books / Materials / Recommended Resources

1) Earth Science, Tarbuck, E.J., Lutgens F.K. 2) Up to date academic essays about earth sciences.

Learning Outcomes

Code	Description
LO1	Defines the basic concepts of earth sciences; classifies matter, minerals, and earth materials.
LO2	Explains the formation processes of rocks and the properties of solid Earth materials within a theoretical framework.
LO3	Distinguishes between natural phenomena such as soil and mass movements (landslides), rivers, groundwater, and marine/ocean waters, as well as their effects on the Earth’s surface.
LO4	Evaluates the theory of plate tectonics and the mechanisms of earthquake formation from an engineering perspective.

Weekly Course Content

Week	Content
1	Introduction to Earth Sciences
2	Matter and Minerals I
3	Matter and Minerals II
4	Rocks: Igneous rocks in solid earth materials, classroom demonstration of rock samples
5	Rocks: Sedimentary and metamorphic rocks in solid earth materials, classroom demonstration of rock samples
6	Effects of Weather Conditions and Weathering
7	Soil and Mass Wasting under the Effects of Weather Conditions
8	Midterm Exam
9	Streams and Groundwater
10	Seawater and Ocean Waters
11	Plate Tectonics
12	Earthquakes
13	Internal Structure of the Earth
14	General Course Review and Overall Evaluation
15	Assignment Evaluation

Workload Calculation

Activity	Count	Duration (Hours)	Total
Attendance	14	2.00	28.00
Pre-Class Individual Study	14	5.00	70.00
Midterm Exam/Preparation	1	13.00	13.00
Final Exam/Preparation	1	21.00	21.00
Homework	1	11.00	11.00
Total Workload (Hours)			143
ECTS Credit (Workload / 25)			5

Assessment

#	Assessment Type	Contribution (%)
1	Midterm Exam	%40
2	Midterm Exam	%50
3	Homework	%10
4	Final Exam	%0
TOTAL		%100

PO - LO Matrix

PO \ LO	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
PO-1
PO-2
PO-3
PO-4
PO-5
PO-6
PO-7
PO-8
PO-9
PO-10
PO-11

1

Low Contribution

2

Medium Contribution

3

High Contribution

Teaching and Learning Methods

#	Method Name	Description	Tools
1	Lecture (expository teaching), interactive discussion	Listening and taking notes.	Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools (projector, computer, digital presentations)
2	Homework	Solving and analyzing homework questions using a computer and Excel.	Computer

Academic Integrity and Artificial Intelligence

These are significant violations for which sanctions range from disciplinary probation to failure in the specific work submitted and disciplinary probation. These violations of academic integrity may occur because of ignorance or inexperience on the part of the individual(s) committing the violation and involve a minor part of the credit awarded in the course. Examples may include:a. Copying homework assignment(s) and submitting same for credit.b. Failure to properly acknowledge or document references on submitted work which represents a minor part of the credits to be awarded in the course.c. Giving or receiving unfair aid in the completion of an assignment.d. Copying the field/laboratory projects, falsely reporting, or tampering with data.e. Altering any work after it had been graded, and re-submitting it for further credit.f. Cheating on an examination (premeditated or not premeditated).g. Permitting another student to copy work during an examination.h. Using material prohibited from the examination.i. Failing to acknowledge that the work submitted for credit is the work of collaboration.j. Submission of the same work for more than one course without the permission of the instructor.

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