COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GEOGRAPHY COURSE BOOK REVIEW

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CAE 5002 GEOGRAPHY COURSE BOOK REVIEW ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Geography Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HASAN ÇUKUR

Offered to

Geography Teacher Education

Course Objective

In this course; physical, educational, visual design and language-expression features and standards that should be in the course book; the appropriateness of the contents of the textbooks; Some of the existing textbooks have content, language, suitability to student level, format, attractiveness, contribution to meaningful learning, ease of use in teaching, etc. It is aimed to examine from the angles.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to examine textbooks in titles
2   Be able to comprehend the features of a good textbook
3   Question existing books in terms of their properties
4   Gain a critical perspective on textbooks
5   Ability to choose course book appropriate to teaching model

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Determination of the textbooks to be examined,
2 Examination of the physical items of the course book,
3 Examination of educational items,
4 Examination of visual design
5 Examination of language-expression features and standards;
6 Examination of the suitability of the contents of textbooks;
7 Examination of existing textbooks in terms of content,
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
9 Examination in terms of language,
10 Examination in terms of language,
11 Examination in terms of conformity with student level,
12 In terms of format,
13 Examination in terms of contribution to meaningful learning,
14 Examination in terms of ease of use in teaching.
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

KÜÇÜKAHMET, Leyla (Editör), (2011), Konu Alanı Ders Kitabı Inceleme Kılavuzu (Ed. Leyla Küçükahmet), Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Expression

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hasan.cukur@deu.edu.tr
Social Sciences Building, K1-5
3012133

Office Hours

Wednesday, 16.00-17.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 96

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55