| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | FBT628-16 | MARINE GEOCHEMISTRY | Compulsory | 1 | 2 | 6 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Second Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| Marine Geochemistry course offers a fully comprehensive and integrated treatment of the chemistry of the oceans, their sediments and biota. Marine Geochemistry also offers both students and research workers an integrated approach to one of the most important reservoirs in the Earth System. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Yrd. Doç. Dr. Demet BİLTEKİN |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | To understand the examination of sedimentological and physical properties of the sedimentary solid phase, of pore water and pore water constituents, organic matter as the driving force of most microbiological processes, biotic and abiotic redox reactions, carbonates and stable isotopes as proxies for paleoclimate reconstruction, metal enrichments in ferromanganese nodules and crusts as well as in hot vents and cold seeps on the seafloor. | | 2 | To descripe the occurrence and formation of gas hydrates in marine sediments. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Formal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| Marine Geochemistry lesson addresses the question ‘how do the oceans work as a chemical system?’ To address this question, this course gives recent advances in our understanding of topics such as the carbon chemistry of the oceans, nutrient cycling and its effect on marine chemistry, the acidification of sea water, and the role of the oceans in climate change. In addition, the importance of shelf seas in oceanic cycles has been re-evaluated in the light of new research. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | The transport of material to the oceans: the atmospheric pathway | | | | 2 | Nutrients, oxygen, organic carbon and the carbon cycle in seawater | | | | 3 | Trace elements in the oceans | | | | 4 | Air–sea gas exchange | | | | 5 | The transport of material to the oceans: the hydrothermal pathway | | | | 6 | Bacteria and Marine Biogeochemistry | | | | 7 | Sulfur Cycling and Methane Oxidation | | | | 8 | Midterm exam | | | | 9 | Gas Hydrates in Marine Sediments | | | | 10 | The Biogeochemistry of Iron | | | | 11 | Organic Matter: The Driving Force for Early Diagenesis | | | | 12 | Quantification of Early Diagenesis: Dissolved Constituents in Pore Water and Signals in the Solid Phase | | | | 13 | Physical Properties of Marine Sediments | | | | 14 | Descriptive oceanography: water-column parameters | | | | 15 | Down-column fl uxes and the benthic boundary layer | | | | 16 | Final Exam | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| - Roy Chester, Tim D. Jickells, 2012. Marine Geochemistry, 3rd Edition. 420 pages.
- Schulz, Horst D., Zabel, Matthias, 2006. Marine Geochemistry. 512 pages.
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| SUM | 0 | |
| SUM | 0 | | Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri | 40 | | Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Field Trip | 10 | 4 | 40 |
| Field Work | 10 | 4 | 40 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 10 | 2 | 20 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | LO2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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