COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MAP INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SBE 5003 MAP INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Social Studies Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ALI EKBER GÜLERSOY

Offered to

Social Studies Teacher Education

Course Objective

Witin the scope of this course, it is aimed for preservice teachers to possess (have) knowledge of concepts on map; map preparation techniques; map types and map areas of usage; and map and map use in social sciences education and to internalize map use applications in the teaching of spatial perception skill; and application examples for drawing map and for efficient use of map in the teaching.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Can understand and interpret maps.
2   Can describe projection methods. Possesses knowledge on map types and map areas of usage.
3   Knows concepts on map and map use in social science education.
4   Addresses map use applications in the teaching of spatial perception skill.
5   Possesses knowledge on map preparation and map drawing techniques.
6   Examines application examples for efficient use of map in the teaching.
7   Can draw map onto acetate-tracing paper with pencil and on computer environment via programmes such as ArcGIS, ArcMap, NetCAD etc., according to map drawing rules.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Definition and Significance of The Map
2 The Concept 'Scale' and Its Use on Maps
3 Projection Methods-Coordinate Systems
4 Map Types and Map Areas of Usage
5 Lenght on Map, Measurements of Area and Various Applications on Map
6 Map Applications (Cross-section, Find Direction, Calculation of Slope etc.)
7 Map Preparation Techniques-Map Drawing Techniques
8 GENERAL REPEAT, COURSE EVALUATION, MIDTERM EXAM
9 Conceptual Knowledge on Map and Map Use in Social Science Education
10 Conceptual Knowledge on Map and Map Use in Social Science Education
11 Map Use Applications in the Theaching og Spatial Perception Skill
12 Application Examples for Efficient Use of Map in the Teaching
13 Drawing onto Acetate-Tracing Paper with Pencil, According to Map Drawing Rules
14 Map Drawing Applications on Computer
15 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

ÜNALDI, Ü.E., (2012), Harita Bilgisi ve Uygulamaları, Gazi Kitabevi, Ankara.
BILGIN, T. (2006), Genel Kartoğrafya I, Filiz Kitabevi, Istanbul.
BILGIN, T. (2006), Genel Kartoğrafya II, Filiz Kitabevi, Istanbul.
YOMRALIOĞLU, T., (2000), Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri-Temel Kavramlar ve Uygulamalar, DGN Bilgi Sistemleri Yayınları, Istanbul.
TUNA, F., (2015), Kartografya, Haritacılık Bilimine Giriş, Pegem Akademi Yayınları, Ankara.
TUROĞLU, H., (2011), Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemlerinin Esasları, Çantay Kitabevi, Istanbul.
EMRE, T., (1997), Harita Çizimi, DEÜ Mühendislik Fakültesi Yayın No: 208, Izmir.
AKKUŞ, A., (1995), Harita Bilgisi, Öz Eğitim Yayınları, Konya.
ARONOFF, S., (1989), Geographic Information Systems: A Management Perspective, WDL Publications, Ottawa, Canada.
MAGURIE, D.J., M.F. GOODCHILD and D.W. RHIND (1991), Geographical Information Systems Principles and Applications, Longman Scientific and Technical.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture via presentation (power point), discussion, question&answer, interpretation of the visuals.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE Midterm Exam
2 DTK Other Activity
3 FN Semester final exam
4 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.30 + Student examDTK * 0.10 + FN * 0.60
5 BUT Make- up note
6 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.30 +Student examDTK * 0.10 + BUT * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Multiple choose tests, written examinations (with long and short answers).

Assessment Criteria

will be announced later.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

will be announced later.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ali.gulersoy@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced later.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 13 2 26
Lectures 13 1 13
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Project Preparation 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 97

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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