| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | JM319 | BIOSTIGRAPHY | Elective | 3 | 5 | 4 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| The basic rules of biostratigraphy, Biozone concept, the interpretation and correlation with biozones and fossils |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | able to understand fossils | | 2 | knows diagnostic taxa | | 3 | able to explain biostratigraphic unit | | 4 | able to determine biozones |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Formal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| Biostratigraphy units: the basic zone categories, the stages of biostratigraphy units, the naming of biostratigraphy units. The basis of biostratigraphy classification: evolutionary, the taxonomic classification and importance of species, the changes of species over time. Distributions of organisms in the environment (paleobiogeography), organisms spread, prevent their spread, correlation. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | The definition, function and interest of the biostratigraphy | | | | 2 | Lithostratigraphy units and classification, Litodem units and classification, Biostratigraphy units and classification | | | | 3 | Ecostratigraphy units, Chronostratigraphy units and the classification of them | | | | 4 | Magnetostratigraphy units and classification | | | | 5 | Biostratigraphy unit boundaries, the concept and types of zone, Biostratigraphic methods | | | | 6 | Definition of correlation, the Lithostratigraphy correlation | | | | 7 | Biostratigraphy correlation | | | | 8 | Mid-term exam | | | | 9 | Biostratigraphic correlation methods | | | | 10 | The correlation of the chronostratigraphy and geochronology | | | | 11 | The facies maps | | | | 12 | Biozone maps | | | | 13 | The systematic of fossils | | | | 14 | The classification of paleontological values | | | | 15 | The evolution series | | | | 16 | Final exam | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Sayar, C. 1992. Biyostratigrafi. 333 s. İstanbul |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 80 | | Homework | 1 | 20 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Final Examination | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Practice | 4 | 14 | 56 |
| Question-Answer | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Homework | 4 | 3 | 12 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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| Yozgat Bozok University, Yozgat / TURKEY • Tel (pbx): +90 354 217 86 01 • e-mail: uo@bozok.edu.tr |