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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
GENG 202	PALEONTOLOGY	2 + 2	4th Semester	4,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Bachelor's Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Course Objective	The aim are to teach fundemantals of paleontology science, appearance and extinction of creatures in geological time.
Course Content	The occurrence of the earth, hypothesis on the beginning of life, living environment of organism, marine and continental fossilization process, principles of classification and taxonomy, mass extinction in geological time.
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Dating of rocks with fossils, to gain skills description of micro-and macrofossils, interpretation of paleoenvironment using fossils

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

	PO 01	PO 02	PO 03	PO 04	PO 05	PO 06	PO 07	PO 08	PO 09	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14	PO 15	PO 16	PO 17	PO 18	PO 19	PO 20
LO 001	1	2	2	4	1	5	2	1	1	1	1	1	5	2	2	2	1	4	5	4
Sub Total	1	2	2	4	1	5	2	1	1	1	1	1	5	2	2	2	1	4	5	4
Contribution	1	2	2	4	1	5	2	1	1	1	1	1	5	2	2	2	1	4	5	4

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	2	28
Mid-terms	1	11	11
Laboratory	16	1	16
Final examination	1	15	15
Presentation / Seminar Preparation	1	5	5
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			117 4,5

COURSE DETAILS

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Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester
GENG 202	PALEONTOLOGY	2 + 2	1	Turkish	2023-2024 Spring

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Asts. Prof. Dr. ARZU GÜL	agul@pau.edu.tr		MUH B0123	%80

Goals		The aim are to teach fundemantals of paleontology science, appearance and extinction of creatures in geological time.
Content		The occurrence of the earth, hypothesis on the beginning of life, living environment of organism, marine and continental fossilization process, principles of classification and taxonomy, mass extinction in geological time.

Topics

Weeks	Topics
1	Formation of the Earth, Introduction
2	Paleontology and other science, Fossilization
3	Diversity of life. Nomenclature, Macropaleontology practise
4	Macro- and micropaleontology Macropaleontology practise
5	Introduction to Historical Geology Macropaleontology practise
6	Life along Precambrian Macropaleontology practise
7	Midterm exam
8	Life along Paleozoic 1 Micropaleontology practise
9	Life along Paleozoic 2 Micropaleontology practise
10	Life along Mesozoic Micropaleontology practise
11	Life along Cenozoic - 1 Micropaleontology practise
12	Life along Cenozoic - 2 Micropaleontology practise
13	Turkey in Geological times Micropaleontology practise
14	Mammals Mammalian paleontology practice

Materials

Materials are not specified.

Resources

Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	50	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	50	Midterm Exam

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

Prospective Student