COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN GEOGRAPHY I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
COE 1003 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN GEOGRAPHY I COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Geography Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR RAZIYE ÇAKICIOĞLU OBAN

Offered to

Geography Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach students the importance of the basic information is the subject of the population in Human Geography; understand the importance of the properties of the population in terms of sustainable development.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows the basic concepts of population on Human Geography.
2   Learns the basic issues related to the issue of population (the population importance, and the results of population censuses, the causes and consequences of population change, population distribution, population density and future world population etc ...)
3   Make analysis about the population and migration
4   Evaluate the population policies in historical process.
5   Evaluate and solve problems related to the population and has the knowledge and skills to take responsibility.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Create a Concept Map about Population
2 The Importance of Population and Census of the Population
3 Geographical Distribution of Population and Factors Affecting the Distribution
4 Population Density
5 Factors in Relation to Variation of the Population (Natural Factors)
6 Factors in Relation to Variation of the Population (Human Factors) and Results of Changes in Population
7 MIDTERM EXAM
8 Amount and Rate of Population
9 Population Growth
10 Age and Gender Structure of Population
11 The Number and Size of Households
12 World Population Problems
13 Migrations (Prehistoric Migrations)
14 Great Migrations in the Past, and Today
15 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

Alagöz, Cemal Arif (1943). Türk Coğrafya Kurumunun Amaçları ve Çalışmaları. Türk Coğr. Derg. S: 3-4, s: 396-403. Ankara. Rapor.
Alagöz, Cemal Arif (1968). Türk Coğrafya Kurumu, III. Türk Coğrafya Kongresi, XVIII, Meslek Haftası, Açılış Konuşması, Türk Coğr. Derg. Sayı:24-25, Ankara.
Alagöz, Cemal Arif (1973). Coğrafya Enstitüsü Tarihçesi. Türk Kültürü 50. Yıl Armağanı. Ankara. Ayrı Basım.
Atalay, Ibrahim. (2005). Türkiye nin Beşeri ve Ekonomik Coğrafyası, Inkılâp Yayınları, Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, observation trips, seminars / the Internet, various institutions, organizations, and interviews with faculty members.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.10 + FINS * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 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)

raziye.oban@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 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 76

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15
LO.24
LO.35
LO.45
LO.534

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