COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL SCIENCE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇEP 5031 INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL SCIENCE 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

Introduction of the natural environments and its understanding

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Introduction of the natural environments elements,
2   Relationships between plant-animal and topography-climate-parent material
3   Energy and matter circulation in the natural environment,
4   Effects of the dgeneration of natural environment on the human and plant
5   Importance of sustainable development on the natural environment

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course Introduction
2 The properties of the climate-plant cover
3 The properties of the climate-plant cover
4 Topography, parent material (Stones) and soils and their formations
5 Topography, parent material (Stones) and soils and their formations
6 Topography, parent material (Stones) and soils and their formations and the importance of these factors
7 Topography, parent material (Stones) and soils and their formations and the importance of these factors
8 Midterm Exam
9 The circulation of the energy and material
10 The circulation of the energy and material
11 The circulation of the energy and material
12 The relationships between natural environment and human
13 The relationships between natural environment and human
14 The relationships between natural environment and human
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Atalay. I., 2011, Genel fiziki coğrafya: Meta Basım, Izmir
Atalay, I., 2008, Ekosistem coğrafyası ve ekolojisi. Meta Basım, Izmir

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, Group-Work, Expression, Question-Answer, Collaboration Teaching Methods.

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)

Ibrahim.atalay@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Every Monday between 13-15 hour

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 2 10 20
Preparing presentations 2 10 20
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 165

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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