Sedimentology
| Title | ΙΖΗΜΑΤΟΛΟΓΙΑ / Sedimentology |
| Code | GGE 647Y |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Geology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Sofia Pechlivanidou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 40001742 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Class ID | 600285741
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600285741
- At the Website of the School: http://www.geo.auth.gr/courses/gge/gge647y/
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=9807
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
1. To understand the mechanisms of creation, transportation and deposition of sediments in a sedimentary basin in terrestrial, coastal and marine environments under different climatic conditions (glacial, temperate, tropical and arid).
2. to learn about the applied laboratory techniques for sedimentological analysis.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Classification of sediments. Structure and texture of sediments. Sediment transport mechanisms. Depositional environments. Sedimentation models for Clastic and nonclastic sediments. Flysch, Mollase, Red-beds, Euxinic and Evaporitic sediments. Elements of applied sedimentology: Mapping and sampling techniques, laboratory techniques and data processing methods.
Keywords
sedimentology, sediments, depositional environments
Educational Material Types
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
Description
The teacher communicates with students through email
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 75 | 2.5 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Laboratory Work | 72 | 2.4 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 150 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Description
Quality Management System of the Quality Assurance Unit (MODIP).
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Ιζηματολογία, Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 18548825, Έκδοση: 1η έκδ./2010, Συγγραφείς: Ψιλοβίκος Αντώνιος Α.,Ψιλοβίκος, Αρ.ISBN: 978-960-418- 253-4,Τύπος: Σύγγραμμα, Διαθέτης (Εκδότης): ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ Α. ΤΖΙΟΛΑ & ΥΙΟΙ Α.Ε.
Last Update
09-04-2020
