1	Course Title:	CLAY MINERALS
2	Course Code:	TOP6960
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Third Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	2
11	Prerequisites:	There is no prerequisite for the course
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Cumhur Aydınalp
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi,Toprak Bilimi ve Bitki Besleme Anabilim Dalı 16059 Görükle Kampüsü, Nilüfer/Bursa Tel: 0-224-2941537 E-posta: sdirim@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of the course is the formation of clay minerals, the basic concepts and their application areas to learn the various methods for the determination.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Recognizes clay minerals, learns how they are diagnosed, gains knowledge about their behavior in the natural environment and their technological usage areas.

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Learning Outcomes:

1 To know formation of clay minerals.; 2 To determine the clay minerals; 3 To obtain information on areas of clay minerals;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction	Laboratory
2	Importance of clay minerals	Laboratory
3	Origin of clay minerals	Laboratory
4	Type of clay minerals	Laboratory
5	Charge development on clays	Laboratory
6	Silicate clays	Laboratory
7	Metal oxides	Laboratory
8	Hydrous oxides	Laboratory
9	Allophanes	Laboratory
10	Imogolite	Laboratory
11	Carbonates	Laboratory
12	Sulfate minerals	Laboratory
13	Definition of clay minerals	Laboratory
14	Use of clay minerals	Laboratory

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	The prepared lecture notes from various sources B. Weide 1992,Introduction to Clay Minerals B. Velde, A. Meunier 2008,The Origin of Clay Minerals in Soils and Weathered Rocks G.Lagaly and F.Bergaya 2006, Handbook of Clay Science
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	20
Quiz	2	10
Homeworks, Performances	1	10
Final Exam	1	60
Total	5	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	The measurement and evaluation of the course is done through class participation, homework, practice and exams.
Information	Practices related to the course and field trips are also made.

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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	14	2	28
Self Study and Preparation	8	6	48
Homeworks, Performances	1	15	30
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	3	6	18
Midtermexams	1	13	13
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	15	15
Total WorkLoad			180
Total workload/ 30 hr			6
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 PQ12 PQ13 LO1 5 3 5 3 4 5 2 5 1 5 2 1 1 LO2 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 2 4 2 1 1 LO3 5 4 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 4 1 1

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High