COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MOUNTAIN ECOSYSTEMS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇEP 5012 MOUNTAIN ECOSYSTEMS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Environmental Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Environmental Education

Course Objective

The main objective of the lesson is to teach the structure and properties of mountain ecosystems and depending on elevation changes in ecosystems are characterized

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define the relevant terms of mountain and mountainous areas
2   Know mountainous areas of the world and in our country
3   Know the main habitat features of the mountains
4   Define the mountain ecosystems
5   Depict due to elevation changes in habitat,
6   Clarify the response of ecosystems in mountainous areas
7   Recognize climate-altitude zones and their properties in mountains

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The term of mountain and classification
2 The main mountainous areas of the world and features-1
3 The main mountainous areas of the world and features-2
4 Habitat features of mountain, relationships, and effects-1
5 Habitat features of mountain, relationships, and effects-2
6 Habitat features of mountain, relationships, and effects-3
7 Midterm exam
8 Effects of mountains
9 Description of mountain ecosystems
10 Classification of mountain ecosystems
11 Mountains zone-1
12 Mountains zone-2
13 Mountains zone-3
14 Human communities in mountains
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1-Beniston M (2003) Climatic Change in Mountain Regions: A Review of Possible Impacts. Climatic Change 59: 5-31.
2-Broll G, Keplin B (2005) Mountain Ecosystems. Springer, Berlin.
3-Huber UM, Bugmann HKM, Reasoner MA (editors) (2005) Global Change and Mountain Regions: An Overview of Current Knowledge. Springer, The Netherlands.
4-Richards KE (editor) (2011) Mountain Ecosystems: Dynamics, Management and Conservation. Nova Press, Inc., New York.
5-Tse-ring K, Sharma E, Chettri N, Shrestha A (2010) Climate Change Vulnerability of Mountain Ecosystems in the Eastern Himalayas. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Homework, students portfolio, mid-term exam, final exam, semester project, inquiry report

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.30 +ASG* 0.10 + FCG* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

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)

Assoc.Prof.Dr.Yunus DOĞAN -yunus.dogan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

weekdays- working hours

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 13 3 39
Pre Class Self Study 13 5 65
Final Preparation 1 15 15
Paper Preparation 1 15 15
Research Presentation 1 15 15
Midterm Preparation 1 15 15
Final Exam 1 3 3
Midterm Exam 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 170

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1312113
LO.2312113
LO.3312113
LO.4312113
LO.5312113
LO.6312113
LO.7312113

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