Educational objectives General Learning Objectives
Provide an integrated overview of modern stratigraphic methods
Understand the role of geochemical and isotopic signals in paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic reconstructions
Develop the ability to correlate sedimentary successions using multiproxy data
Specific Objectives – Isotopic Analysis Module (GEO8)
Understand the basic principles of isotopic geochemistry (stable and radiogenic)
Gain knowledge of the main analytical techniques (mass spectrometry)
Evaluate the quality, limitations, and uncertainties of isotopic data
Interpret isotopic signals (C, O, Sr, N, etc.) in terms of environmental processes
Specific Objectives – Isotopic Stratigraphy and Chemostratigraphy (GEO2)
Construct an isotopic curve
Apply isotopic profiles for local and global stratigraphic correlations
Interpret isotopic signals (C, O, Sr, N, etc.) in terms of geological processes/events
Recognize global events (e.g., isotopic excursions) and their significance
Integrate isotopic data with biostratigraphy, lithostratigraphy, and magnetostratigraphy
|
Educational objectives Developing competences and expected learning outcomes
Educational goals:
The course gives a basic knowledge of the analytical techniques and methodology for the mineralogy, the way atoms aggregate to form minerals, of the physical properties that allow identification of minerals
Learning outcomes:
Who have taken this course should be reasonably comfortable in characterization and identification of minerals, understanding experimental data, consulting much of what appears in the mineralogical literature such as reference volumes and articles. At the end of the course, the student will be able to read and understand, at least at a basic level, a scientific paper describing a mineral. The student will be able to characterize, at least at a basic level, a mineral, to process the acquired data.
|
Educational objectives Developing competences and learning outcomes
Educational goals: The course aims to furnish advanced knowledge on the main petrogenetic processes related to different geodynamic contexts, with the help of geochemical and petrological tools, using also specific software.
Learning ouctomes: Knowledge and capacity of comprehension of the fundamental processes ruling the origin and evolution of magmas in different tectonic settings. Link between geochemistry and geodynamics.
|
Educational objectives Developing competences and expected learning outcomes
Educational goals: the course aims at providing fundamental knowledge on magmas, processes and products of volcanic activity and suitable methods for the study of volcanic deposits aiming at reconstructing the related genetic processes.
Learning outcomes: Acquiring knowledge and ability on: the assessment of the origin and evolution of magmas, and styles of volcanic activity as also related to different geological-structural settings; analysis and interpretation of volcanic products and landforms in terms of pre-eruptive and eruptive processes; reconstruction of stratigraphy and geology of volcanic areas with implications for environmental and hazard issues.
|
