COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NATURAL DISASTERS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GNK 3041 NATURAL DISASTERS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Mathematics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ADEM ÇELIK

Offered to

Mathematics Teacher Education

Course Objective

To establish a connection between the events and problems from other disciplines are different, holistic approaches to propose an effective solution for displaying for environment, ecology and geography.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Establishing a link between environmental science subject, purpose and methods of knowledge, skills and equipment necessary to have this issue.
2   Establishing a connection between the environment, ecology and geography, events and problems from other disciplines are different, holistic approaches to propose an effective solution for displaying.
3   To have knowledge about natural disasters, components, parts, and the effects of the formation of and sensitivity to environmental issues
4   To undertake the roles of environmental problems in Turkey be informed about official institutions.
5   To be informed natural disasters about the impact on human life and health

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Relationship of human and environmental assessment of ecologically
2 Global environmental problems
3 Dimensions of environmental problems :environmental pollution historical, cultural and social dimension
4 Effects of air pollutants some ımportant changes to the ecosystem
5 Factors affecting water pollution, soil pollution effects and results
6 Types of disaster, the consequences of disasters.
7 Place of disaster in Geography
8 Midterm Exam
9 Geologic Hazards: Landslide, Earthquake
10 Rockfall, The Situation in Turkey
11 Meteorlojik Disasters: Excessive snow, floods
12 Drought, frost
13 Hail, Type, Storm
14 Fog, lightning and ways to protect
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Güney.E.(2004) Çevre Sorunları Coğrafyası Ankara Gündüz Yay.
Kışlalıoğlu M, Berkes F (1993)Çevre ve Ekoloji- Istanbul.Remzi Kitabevi
Özey R. (2001) Çevre Sorunları .Aktif Yay. Istanbul
Muslu Y.( 2000) Ekoloji ve Çevre Sorunları . Aktif Yay. Istanbul
Görmez K.(2010) Çevre Sorunları .Nobel Yay.Dağ. Ankara
www.ecology.com/
www.eoearth.org/article/Ecology
www.learner.org/courses/envsci/.../ecology/

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, discussion, case study methods (constructivist, active teaching practices)

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 +FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

emine.teyfur@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 1 6 6
Preparing presentations 1 6 6
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 62

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18
LO.1332
LO.2332
LO.3332
LO.4332
LO.5332