COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ELECTIVE IV (LAND-USE IN PLAINS OF TURKEY)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
COE 3022 ELECTIVE IV (LAND-USE IN PLAINS OF TURKEY) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Geography Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR ADNAN SEMENDEROĞLU

Offered to

Geography Teacher Education

Course Objective

Learning of land-use in the various plain types of Turkey

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learning of varieties and sections of the plains in terms of formation and features of plains in Turkey
2   Learning of natural properties of different plain sections in Turkey.
3   Learning of positive and negative aspects of the plains in terms of land-use in Turkey.
4   Learning the effects of the socio-economic and natural factors on plains in terms of land-use in Turkey.
5   Learning of land-uses of sample plains in the World

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 An overview of the land types in terms of land-use
2 Description of the plain, Plain types according to formation
3 The importance of the plains in terms of land-use in Turkey.
4 Land-use in tectonic plains
5 Land-use in deltaic plains
6 Land-use in old lake bottoms.
7 Land-use in coastal plains
8 MIDTERM EXAM
9 Land-use in piedmont plains
10 Land-use in karstic and tectono-karstic plains
11 Land-use in flood plains
12 Land-use in plains within mountains. Land-use in plains which extend throughout the valleys
13 Miss use and non-purpose use of the land in the plains and their consequences. The samples of land-use in plains in the Wolrd.
14 Land trip
15 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

Tunçdilek, N., (1985). Türkiye nin Relief Şekilleri ve Arazi kullanımı. I.Ü. Yay.No: 3379. Istanbul.
Tunçdilek, N., (1986). Araziden Yararlanmada Yeni Bir Yöntem Denemesi Için Coğrafi Gerekçe. I.Ü. Deniz Bil. ve Coğr. Enst. Bülteni. Cilt: 2, Sayı: 3.1-20. Istanbul.
Semenderoğlu, A., (2006). Türkiye Ovalarında Araziden Yararlanma (Sunu).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Using of visual materials and verbal expression. Excursions for practice.

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)

a.semenderoglu@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 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Field study 1 6 6
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 82

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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