COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LAND-USE I (PLAINS)

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SAC 5001 LAND-USE I (PLAINS) ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Geography Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ADNAN SEMENDEROĞLU

Offered to

Geography Teacher Education

Course Objective

Detailed learning of land-use concept, Learning of land-use in the plains of Turkey.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learning of land concept and its components
2   Learning of land varieties in terms of land-use
3   Learning of natural factors which affect land and land-use
4   Learning of land-use in various parts of plains in Turkey
5   Learning of socio-economic factors which affect land and land-use

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 the land
3 Types of land from various angles
4 Natural factors affecting the land
5 Socio-economic factors affecting the land
6 An overview of the land types in terms of land-use
7 Non-agricultural use of rocks and minerals from the past to the present. An overview of the land-use in Turkey
8 Evaluation of the plain types in land-use (deltas and coastal plains)
9 Evaluation of the plain types in land-use (deltas and coastal plains)
10 Tectonic plains, piedmont plains
11 Plains along the valley and plains in mountain
12 Lake plains
13 The sample area investigation (karstic and tectono-karstic plains)
14 The sample area investigation (tectonic and piedmont plains)
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 Ovalarında 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 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE STT * 0.40 + FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) STT * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The homeworks will be assessed by directly adding to the term work scores in semester. The exam dates will be indicated in the lesson plan. As the exam dates become definite, the previously announced dates may change.

Assessment Criteria

In-class participation and written homework, end-of-semester final homework and short report presentation.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligated to continue to at least 70% of lessons .
2. Behaviours such as copying in exams, clashing and making intials in the publications will be concluded with the opening of a disciplinary investigation.
3. The instructor has right to make quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes will be directly added to exam scores.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

a.semenderoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday, 15.00-16.00

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
Project Preparation 1 25 25
Preparation for final exam 1 26 26
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Field study 2 12 24
Final 1 2 2
Project Assignment 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 188

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.155435
LO.255435
LO.355445
LO.444435
LO.555335