COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FIELDWORK IN GEOGRAPHY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CAE 2008 FIELDWORK IN GEOGRAPHY COMPULSORY 0 4 0 5

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

It is emphasized problems and potential sources in the simple area. It s emphasized needed measured for to solved problems and to uncover sources. It s emphasized to the problems due to miss-land use and abundance sources thanks to true land-use. And it is objective to report to conclusions according to geographical principles

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To know factor and processes in the natural environment
2   To know relationships between human activities and natural environment
3   To know environmental problems due to human activities
4   To know needed data and their origins for sample area analyzing in Geography
5   To write their conclusions according to the Geographical principles

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Creating basic maps about study area
2 Drawing maps of Lithology, soil and vegetation properties
3 Drawing maps of Lithology, soil and vegetation properties
4 Drawing maps of Lithology, soil and vegetation properties
5 Drawing maps of human activities
6 Drawing maps of human activities
7 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
8 Checking maps in the area.
9 Evaluating conclusions of area observations
10 Evaluating data and maps
11 Evaluating data and maps
12 Writing problems in the study area
13 Writing proposals for to solve problems
14 Writing reports about study
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Henks J., and others, Geographical Information Systems for Urban and Regional Planning
Erinç S., Ortam Ekolojisi ve Degradasyonel Ekosistem Değişiklikleri
Tunçdilek N., Türkiyede Relief Şekilleri ve Arazi Kullanımı
Atalay, I., Çukur H. Sezer L., Kızılçamın ekolojik özellikleri ve tohum nakli açısından bölgelere ayrılması
Atalay I., Türkiyenin Ekolojik Bölgeleri
Atalay, I., Sedir ormanlarının yayılış alanları ve yakın çevresinin genel ekolojik özellikleri ile tohum transfer rejiyonlaması,
Çukur H., Edremit Körfezinde iklim özelliklerinin zeytin yetiştiriciliği üzerine etkileri (Buca Eğitim Fak Dergisi Sayı 13)
Çukur H., Ecosystems of aegean Subregion in the western Anatolia (First Türkiye Romanian Academic Seminar Proseedings).
Çukur H., Buldan I., Edremit Körfezinde Zeytincilik-Doğal Ortam Insan

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Practices

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 3 10 30
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Field study 4 10 40
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 120

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1554
LO.2554
LO.3554
LO.4554
LO.5554