COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EVALUATING CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SAC 5005 EVALUATING CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Geography Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HASAN ÇUKUR

Offered to

Geography Teacher Education

Course Objective

It is aimed that within the framework of statistical data to evaluate the elements of climate, mapping and interpretation of these data

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be analyzed by statistical methods of climatic elements
2   To be map the results obtained from calculations
3   To be interpret to the calculating results and maps.
4   To be determined climatic types by means of certain methods
5   To be known as a urban climate, thermal islands, synoptic maps and the topic of climatic exchanges.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The properties of climatic data and methodology
2 Air Pressure and winds- Calculating prevail direction of winds
3 Presenting of prevail winds
4 Interpreting prevail direction of winds
5 Influences of winds on the environment
6 The air temperatures and data properties
7 Midterm Exam
8 The mapping of thermal data
9 Reduction temperatures
10 Mapping method according to the lapse-rate
11 Minimum temperatures
12 The determine freezing events in the autumn- first freezing and spring- last freezing period
13 The probability of the freezing days
14 Influences of freezing events on the environment
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Atalay I., Uygulamalı Klimatoloji
Atalay I., Genel Fiziki Coğrafya,
Erol O., Klimatoloji
Erinç S., Umumi Klimatoloji ve iklim çalışmaları
Koçman A., Türkiye Iklimi
Koçman A., Ege Ovalarının iklimi
Cukur H., ve Diğ., Fluctiation of daily precipitation and environmental effects in the Aegean Subregion, 5 th. Turkey Romanian Geographical Academic Seminar.
Cukur H., ve Buldan I., The effect of morphoclimatic factors on olive production in Edremit Gulf (4 th. Turkey Romanian Geographical Academic Seminar)
Cukur H., Daily Precipitation Variations of Selected Meteorological Stations in Turkey, Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
Cukur H., Edremit Körfezinde Iklim Özelliklerinin Zeytin Yetiştiriciliği Üzerine Etkileri

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

expression, application.

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 (RESIT) 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

Exam, prepering assignment

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hasan.cukur@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 5 10 50
Preparing assignments 4 10 40
Preparing presentations 4 10 40
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 193

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1444
LO.2
LO.3553
LO.4553
LO.5453