COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LAND-USE II (MOUNTAINS)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SAC 5002 LAND-USE II (MOUNTAINS) ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Geography Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR ADNAN SEMENDEROĞLU

Offered to

Geography Teacher Education

Course Objective

To learn the sections of a mountain and land-use models in various mountain types.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learning of the elements which constitute a mountain
2   Learning of natural properties in mountain environment
3   Learning of various mountain types and their parts in terms of land-use
4   Learning of natural and socio-economic factors which affect land-use in mountains
5   Learning of land-use types in mountain environments

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Description, extension and historical brief
2 Elements which constitute a mountain
3 Types of mountains according to formation types
4 Restrictions of mountains (elevation and inclination)
5 Restrictions of mountains (climate and transportation)
6 Restrictions of mountains (erosion, mass-movements and land degradation)
7 Mountain and agriculture. Mountain and animal husbandry
8 MIDTERM EXAM
9 Other economical sources in mountains
10 Mountain and settlements
11 Mountains in terms of tourism and recreation
12 Interactions between mountains and lower basins
13 Mountains and wildlife
14 the sample area investigation
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 Dağlarında 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 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 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 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 25 25
Preparation for final exam 1 26 26
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Field study 2 12 24
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 188

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1454353
LO.2443343
LO.3554353
LO.4553353
LO.5554353

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