COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ELECTIVE II (POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY II)

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
COE 2018 ELECTIVE II (POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY II) ELECTIVE 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 learn the basic features of Political Geography in relation to the Physical Geography and Human Geography and Understanding the importance of Turkey in the world.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Know the basic concepts of Political Geography.
2   Identify the main political groupings in the world and in Turkey assess the causes and consequences of grouping.
3   Evaluate the effectiveness of Turkey in the context of globalization and intercultural dialogue.
4   Understand the major political problems in the world and analyze the situation of Turkey.
5   Understands the political effectiveness of turkey in the World and reinforce the love of country.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic Concepts about Political Geography
2 Last Developments in the Middle East
3 Last Developments in the Middle East
4 Last Developments in the Middle East
5 The European Union and Turkey
6 Documentary or a Movie
7 MIDTERM EXAM
8 Major Political Issues in the world
9 The main political Economic and Social Organizations in the world
10 Globalization
11 Intercultural Dialogue and The Importance of Political Geography
12 Perception of Turkey in the World
13 The most urgent problems of today's Turkey
14 Documentary or a Movie
15 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

Akengin, Hamza (2010). Siyasi Coğrafya, Insan ve Mekân Yönetimi, Pegem Yayıncılık, Ankara.
Atalay, Ibrahim (2004). Türkiye Coğrafyası ve Jeopolitiği, Meta Basım, Izmir.
Gökırmak, Mert (2001). Avrasya Jeopolitiğinde Türkiye, Uludağ Universitesi, IIBF Dergisi, Cilt: 19 Sayı: 4 Kış Dönemi Aralık 2001.
Günel, Kamil (1994). Coğrafya'nın Siyasal Gücü, Edebiyat Fakültesi Basımevi, 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
Tutorials 1 2 2
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) 78

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15
LO.25
LO.34
LO.43
LO.55