COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CLIMATOLOGY I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
COE 1009 CLIMATOLOGY I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Geography Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HASAN ÇUKUR

Offered to

Geography Teacher Education

Course Objective

In generally, the concepts of climate and climatic elements, affecting factor on climatic conditions which are planetary and geographical factors, and impacts of climatic conditions on the environment is aimed to given.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To know climate and its compenents
2   To know atmosphere and its components
3   To know the affecting of planetary factors on the climate.
4   To know the affecting of geographical conditions on the climate.
5   To know the affecting of climatic elements on the environment and human.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition to Climate
2 Climate and weather
3 Historical development of climatic science
4 Physical and chemical properties of atmosphere
5 The layers of atmosphere
6 The air temperatures and feeling temperatures
7 The affecting factors on the air temperature (The Sun and atmosphere)
8 The distribution of temperatures on the world and thermal inversion
9 Midterm Exam
10 Air Pressure
11 High and low air pressure centers on the world
12 Air circulation according to classic and modern theory
13 Winds and local, Seasonal and constantly winds
14 Influences of winds on the environment
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Atalay I., Uygulamalı Klimatoloji
Atalay I., Genel Fiziki Coğrafya,
Erol O., Klimatoloji
Erinç S., Umumi Klimatoloji ve iklim çalışmaları
Koçman A., Türkiye Iklimi
Koçman A., Ege Ovalarının iklimi
Cukur H., Daily Precipitation Variations of Selected Meteorological Stations in Turkey
Cukur H., Edremit Körfezinde Iklim Özelliklerinin Zeytin Yetiştiriciliği Üzerine Etkileri

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Observation

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)

hasan.cukur@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 81

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15
LO.254
LO.35
LO.454
LO.554

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