Course: Geology

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Course title Geology
Course code CBG/GEOS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Mergl Michal, Prof. RNDr. CSc.
Course content
1st week: Principal terms a methods of geology 2nd week: Dynamic geology, effects of the weather 3rd week: Minerals 4th week: Rocks 5th week: Original of miknerals and rocks and their properties 6th week: Tectonic geology, global tectonic 7th week: Tectonic movements, faulting and folding 8th week: Geological periods and formations 9th week: Geology of the Czech Republic 10th week: Applied geology 11th week: Geological maps, regional geology 12th week: Geological setions, their constrictions 13th week: Quality control on construction sites during the realization and during the lifetime

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Practicum
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 13 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 26 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
knows building materials is familiar with principes of the building founding
Skills
is able to work with textbooks
is able to wotk with topographic sheets
is able correctly evaluate acquired physical-chemical data
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
know principal geological terminology know basic principes of engineering geology know properties of minerals, rocks for building purpuses and risks connercted with their properties know risks of tectonic processes known principes of global tectonic, and related volcanism and earthquake
Skills
be able work with geological maps and databases be able determine principal minerals and rocks be able predict properties of geological background on particular geological situation be able approximate risks of building
Competences
is able solve problems of particular geological situation
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Practicum
Skills
Practicum
Lecture
Competences
Lecture
Practicum
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Seminar work
Skills
Continuous assessment
Competences
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • Doc. Schutznerová a kol. Regionální geologie ČR. ČVUT Praha, 2004.
  • Chlupáč, Ivo. Geologická minulost České republiky. Praha : Academia, 2002. ISBN 80-200-0914-0.
  • Chlupáč, Ivo. Geologické zajímavosti pražského okolí. 1. vyd. Praha : Academia, 1988.
  • Šamalíková, M., Locker, J., a Pospíšil, P. Geologie. VUT Brno. 1995.
  • Zeman, O. a Bažant, J. Geologie a petrografie. ČVUT, Praha. 2006.


Study plans that include the course
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