Practicum of structural geology

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Course ID:	1300-OPASTC
Erasmus code / ISCED:	07.304 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:	Practicum of structural geology
Name in Polish:	Praktikum z analizy strukturalnej
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Geology
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) 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. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Short description:	The aim of the course is to learn modern methods of data analysis in structural geology using professional software.
Full description:	Analysis of structural measurements and description of tectonic structures in sedimentary rocks. The exercises provide computer analysis of structural data, using professional structural software e.g. Stereonet, TectonicsFP, Geocalculator. Students work on own or prepared data like bedding planes, minor folds, fractures and faults. These data are statistically analized and presented in form of rose, point, great circles and contour diagrams. Using geometrical and genetical description of structures together with their statistical view, students compare data and give the answer about the origin and stages of evolution of the presented structures.
Bibliography:	(in Polish) Konon A. 2001. Tectonics of the Beskid Wyspowy mountains (Outer Carpathians, Poland). Geological Quarterly 45, 2, 179 - 204 Mastella L. 1988. Budowa i ewolucja strukturalna okna tektonicznego Mszany Dolnej. Rocz.Pol.Tow.Geol., vol.58, nr 1-2, 53-173. Kraków (rozprawa habilitacyjna) Price N.J. and Cosgrove J.W - Analysis of Geological Structures - Cambridge University Press 1990 Rubinkiewicz J. 2007 – Fold-thrust-belt geometry and detailed structural evolution of the Silesian nappe-eastern part of the Polish Outer Carpathians (Bieszczady Mts.) – Acta Geol. Polon, Vol. 57, No.4 pp 479-508 Twiss R.J. and Moores E.M - Structural Geology - Freeman Company 1992
Learning outcomes:	Students have a possibility to learn various methods of data analysis in structural geology. It mainly concern professional software training in statistical methods and graphical visualization. They can also learn GIS methods in geology.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Preparing graphical visualization of structural data and its description.
Practical placement:	(in Polish) brak

This course is not currently offered.

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