COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY OF TURKEY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
COE 3004 ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY OF TURKEY 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

Learning the basic features of Turkey's population and understand the importance of knowing the properties of the population of one place in terms of sustainable development planning.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows the concept of Economic Geography of Turkey
2   Analyze the development of Turkey's Economic Geography.
3   Learn the main topics on Turkey's Economic Geography (Agriculture, Industry, Transportation, Commerce, and Tourism).
4   Interpret very well the relationship between the natural environment and social and economic properties in terms of sustainable development and may serve effective proposal in given area.
5   Evaluate the policies of Turkey's economical activities and take the responsibility to find solutions in problems.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic Concepts of Economic Geography of Turkey
2 Geography of Agriculture in Turkey
3 Natural and Human Factors Affecting Agriculture in Turkey
4 Crop and Horticultural
5 Field Trip (Menderes Agricultural Fields or Flower Greenhouses in Bayindir)
6 Orcharding
7 MIDTERM EXAM
8 Animal Breeding
9 Fisheries and Aquaculture Production
10 Forests in Turkey
11 Industry in Turkey
12 Industry in Turkey
13 Transportation in Turkey
14 Trade in Turkey
15 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

Atalay, Ibrahim. (2005). Türkiye nin Beşeri ve Ekonomik Coğrafyası, Inkılâp Yayınları, Istanbul.
Doğanay, Hayati (2011). Türkiye Ekonomik Coğrafyası, Pegem Yay.,Ankara.
Tümertekin, Erol - ÖZGÜÇ, Nazmiye. (2004). Beşeri Coğrafya (Insan. Kültür. Mekân), Çantay Kitabevi, Istanbul.
Güngördü, Ersin (1997). Türkiye'nin Beşeri ve Ekonomik Coğrafyası, Gazi Eğitim Fakültesi, Ideal Basım Yay. Ankara.
Karabağ, Servet; Şahin, Salih (2003).Türkiye Beşeri ve Ekonomik Coğrafyası, Gündüz Eğitim ve Yayıncılık, Ankara.
Tanoğlu, Ali (1966). "Beşeri Coğrafya Nüfus ve Yerleşme" IÜ. Yay. No: 1183 Ed. Fak. Coğr. Enst. Yay. No: 4-5 (69'da yayınlanan). Istanbul.
Tanoğlu, Ali (1969). Beşeri Coğrafya Nüfus Ve Yerleşme, 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 6 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
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) 69

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.345
LO.45
LO.54