COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
LGM 1010 WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Logistics Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

VOLKAN ÇETINKAYA

Offered to

Logistics Management

Course Objective

Students will gain an understanding of the relationships between Earth's landscapes and the people who inhabit those places as well as insight into globalization and geopolitics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognize how regional geography combines human and physical geography concepts
2   Be familiar with the locations of and some attributes of regions, countries, important cities, and important physical features in the world.
3   Learn how maritime administrators approach world geopolitical issues.
4   Evaluate reading, listening, and map analysis skills.
5   Discuss the international environment of shipping and logistics

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts and ideas in world regional geography. ( The physical, economic, and historical patterns. Landforms, resources, cultures, economic and political systems)
2 Europe and the Mediterranean Sea
3 The Middle East
4 Russia, States of the former Soviet Union
5 U.S.in the geopolitical, economic and social perspective, Canada, Latin America
6 Africa
7 Asia, China, Japan
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Australia, New Zealand
10 Structure of international trade, main trade routes and commodity flows
11 Freight markets, tramp markets, Baltic Exchange, BIFFEX.
12 Liner markets
13 International maritime institutions, international shipping regulations
14 Presentation of term papers
15 Presentation of term papers
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Pulsipher, L.M. and A. Pulsipher. 2006. World Regional Geography, Without Subregions, 3rd ed., WH Freeman.
Globalization and Diversity: Geography of a Changing World Lester Rowntree, Martin Lewis, Marie Price, William Wyckoff, : International Edition, 4/E. Pearson Education
World Regions in Global Context: Peoples, Places, and Environments: Sallie A. Marston, Paul L. Knox, Diana M. Liverman, Vincent Del Casino, Jr.,Paul Robbins,
International Edition, 5/E Pearson Education

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MD Midterm
2 HW Homework
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MD * 0.30 + HW * 0.20 + FN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MD * 0.30 + HW * 0.20 + BUT * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Oral and written competencies regarding the use of knowledge, abilities and skills in the field of World Regional Geography in terms of research, investigation and evaluation will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

Tuesday: 13:00-14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Preparation for quiz etc. 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 99

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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