| Info |
http://athene.umb.no/emner/GEO100/ |
| GEO100 |
Geology |
| Course responsible |
Michael Heim |
IPM |
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| Number of credits allocated |
10.0 |
| Language |
Norwegian |
| Limits for class size |
No limit except the exercises that take place in groups of up to 30 students. The excursion may take place in several groups of up to 100 students. |
| Semester/trimester |
| August block |
Autumn parallel |
January block |
Spring parallel |
June block |
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| Teachers |
NN and teaching assistant in exercises. |
| Type of course |
50 hours lectures, 30 hours exercises, 8 hours (1 day) excursion. Other (e.g. e-mail contact): maximum 1/2 hour per student. |
| Compulsory educational activities |
1. Semester assignment in compilation of geodata, to be submitted medio November. 2. Participation on excursion and submitted report medio October. |
| Recommended prerequisites |
Some knowledge in natural or environmental sciences. |
| Exam |
L |
| Assessment methods |
Rock test (in October/November) counting 30%. In case of insufficient grade up to two new attempts during the semester. Otherwise on request, one more attempt of improvement which will be counted. Final written examination (3.5 hours) in exam period counts 70%. The student has to pass both parts. |
| Grading |
A-F |
| Examination aids |
A1: not calculator, no other aids. |
| Nominal workload |
Lectures with preparation and follow-up work (50 x 2) and supplementary, individual study of sections of the syllabus: 130 hours. Exercises with preparation and follow-up work (30 x 3): 90 hours. Excursion with a report: 10 hours. Preparation for and the completion of the rock test and final exam: 70 hours. |
| Course frequency |
Annually |
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| Teaching methods |
Geology is an experience-based subject where lectures and exercises complement each other. The lectures are not only used for conveying facts, but also for making the student familiar with a geologist's way to think, i.e. in time and space of vast dimensions. Through the exercises, the student acquires the necessary skills on geological materials (minerals, species of rock and soil) and on the use of Norwegian geological maps (bedrock and surficial deposits) and geo-databases. Before the rock test and final examn, a geological materials and maps are accessible for self-study. Outdoor exercise and the excursion is the only geological field experience. Fronter is the main communication tool. |
| Teaching support |
Class Fronter. Special hours of advising before the rock test and final examination. |
| Examiner |
Examiners acknowledge course and examination questions. |
| Entrance requirements |
Minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway (generell studiekompetanse)
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Introductory courses in geology/physical geography that can replace GEO100 are given at most universities in Norway and abroad.
GEO100 (or equivalent course from other university) is a prerequisite for all other GEO courses at UMB. |
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| Objective of course |
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The student gets an understanding for geology as the basis of our natural fundament. Knowledge about the Earth's materials and development, understanding of geological processes and recognition of the importance of proper geo-resource management are main issues. The student will get familiar with a geologists way to think and approach nature (changes happen in times and spaces of vast dimensions) and learn about geological background data (maps, databases). Basic knowledge of materials and processes will be applied to the geologic history of Norway and to the interpretation of geological maps as tool in overall resource management, where geology is important for e.g. use of non-renewable and renewable resources, vegetation, plant production and land use. |
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| Course contents |
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Lectures: Structure of the earth. Overview of the formation of geological material as seen in connection with the internal and external processes and illustrated by Norwegian examples. Details on surface processes (weathering, erosion, transport, sedimentation) and internal processes (in light of plate tectonics) seen as a function of geologic time and space. Highlights of the Norwegian geological history through 3 billion years. The shaping of today's landforms in Norway and the distribution of the surficial deposits by water and ice through the youngest geological time (the quaternary period).
Exercises: Common minerals, rock species, fossils and surficial deposits. Outdoor exercise in the area around UMB. Read an interprete geological maps (quaternary geological and bedrock maps). Compulsory project on compilation of geo-data and a one-day excursion. |
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| Syllabus |
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- Lutgens, Tarbuck and Tasa (2012): Essentials of geology (11th internat.ed.). Pearson Education International. 554 pp (ISBN-13: 9780321709950). Adit to interactive web-site GEODe: Essentials of geology follows with book. The book can also be ordered directly from the editor(http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/Bookshop/) for ca 52 £.
- Landvik, J. og Heim, M. (ed.) 2004: GEO100 - Geologi. Kurshefte og øvelser (8.ed.). Landbruksbokhandelen. Ca.210 pp. (ISBN 82-557-0383-7). Only in Norwegian. Ca. NOK 170.
- *Skjeseth, S. 1996: Norge blir til. Norges geologiske historie (Revised and extended edition). Schibsted. 88 pp. (ISBN 82-516-1584-4). Only in Norwegian. Ca. NOK 230. The first edition from 1974 can also be used.
- *Ramberg, I.B. et al 2008: The making of a land - Geology of Norway (english edition). Geological Society of Norway. 624 pp. (ISBN 82-92394-42-7). NOK 495.
*The book is supporting literature and is also available in many libraries. |
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| Last updated |
2012-03-27 |
