COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHYSICAL LAND DEGRADATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SAC 6042 PHYSICAL LAND DEGRADATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Geography Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ADNAN SEMENDEROĞLU

Offered to

Geography Teacher Education

Course Objective

Learning of Physical Land degradation concept, the causes and results of the land degradation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learning the physical land degradation concept and the types of physical land degradation
2   Learning natural factors which effective on physical land degradation
3   Learning the socio-economic factors which cause physical land degradation
4   Learning the results of physical land degradation and miss use of the land
5   Learning the dimensions of physical land degradation in Turkey and around the World

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definitions and extent of physical land degradation
2 The processes and occurrence of soil compaction and crust formation. The results and effects of soil compaction and crust formation.
3 The occurrence of waterlogging as a physical land degradation type. The results and effects of waterlogging problem.
4 The occurrence of water erosion as a physical land degradation type. The results and effects of water erosion.
5 The siltation and stoniness in lower basin related to water erosion.
6 Physical land degradation which caused by wind erosion.
7 The occupation of fertile agricultural areas by wind erosion. Other types of erosion (mass movement etc) and their effects.
8 General Review, Course Evaluation
9 The dimensions and results of physical land degradation in Turkey and the World.
10 The evaluation of the results of land degradation in Sahel region.
11 Group studies and activities related to land degradation.
12 Group studies and activities related to land degradation.
13 The evaluation of the general conclusions.
14 Practices and investigations in sample areas.
15 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

Semenderoğlu, A., (2007). Fiziksel Arazi Degradasyonu. Türk Coğr. Derg. S 47, s 75-99. Istanbul.
Semenderoğlu, A., (2006). Kimyasal ve Biyolojik Arazi Degradasyonu. Türk Coğr. Derg. S 45, s 15-41. Istanbul.
Semenderoğlu, A., (2006). Araziden yararlanma ve arazi degradasyonu (Sunu).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, discussion, observation and land trips.

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 4 52
Project Preparation 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 22 22
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Field study 2 12 24
Final 1 2 2
Project Assignment 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 166

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.145333
LO.2553353
LO.355353
LO.455353
LO.555333

CONTACT INFORMATION
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