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Course of field geology

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Course ID:	1300-OKGO1L
Erasmus code / ISCED:	07.301 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0532) Earth science The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Course of field geology
Name in Polish:	Kurs terenowy geologii ogólnej
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Geology
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	6.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Prerequisites:	Physical geology 1300-OGD1ZC Physical geology 1300-OGD1LC
Prerequisites (description):	The student should have basic knowledge in physical geology. Desired skills include: macroscopic recognition of basic types of rocks and rock-forming minerals, interpretation of simple geological maps, basic knowledge in palaeontology, particularly recognition of basic fossil invertebrate fossils.
Short description:	The course is a school of ‘geological’ thinking’ based on geological field observations. During the course, the students deepen knowledge and skills gained in the course in Physical Geology during the fall and spring semesters.
Full description:	The course is a school of ‘geological’ thinking’ based on geological field observations. During the course, the students deepen knowledge and skills gained in the course in Physical Geology during the fall and spring semesters. Rules of collecting basic information for geological objects (sketches of outcrops, geological cross-sections and lithological columns) are laid out. Based on maps and field observations the students learn how to interpret the geological structure of the analyzed area. Standard geological measurements are presented and trained during the course. Emphasis is put on observations and recognition of the relationship between the morphology of an area and its geological structure. Basic tectonic structures are presented. Basic sedimentary structures and their significance for the interpretation of sedimentary environments are shown. Accent is put on skills used in synthesizing fragmentary geological observations and data. During the course, the students are acquainted with the geological structure and evolution of the western part of the Holy Cross Mountains. They gain experience in the macroscopic recognition of rocks and fossils.
Bibliography:	(in Polish) Materiały pomocnicze do kursu terenowego z geologii ogólnej w Bocheńcu; Materiały do ćwiczeń z geologii. Skrypt dla studentów I roku geologii UW; Roniewicz, P. (ed.), 1999. Przewodnik do ćwiczeń z geologii dynamicznej., Warszawa, Wydawnictwo PAE (i wydania wcześniejsze pod redakcją W. Jaroszewskiego)
Learning outcomes:	On completion of the course, the student: - conducts basic geological and topographic measurements indispensible in geological practice; - recognizes basic tectonic structures and knows the rules of determining their age; - distinguishes basic sedimentary structures and based on them draws conclusions on the sedimentary environments in which they formed; - can individually prepare geological cross-section and logs; - has skills to transform and interpret map data in relation to field observations; - gains experience in macroscopic recognition of rocks and fossils; - synthesizes detailed data for the interpretation of the evolution of a large area; - has knowledge on the geological history and structure of the western part of the Holy Cross Mountains.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Final oral field test and final written test.
Practical placement:	not applicable

Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span:	2024-02-19 - 2024-06-16	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable
Type of class:	Field course, 108 hours, 70 places more information
Coordinators:	Marcin Barski
Group instructors:	(unknown)
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Grading Field course - Grading

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