COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CLASSIFICATION OF NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇEP 5514 CLASSIFICATION OF NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Environmental Education Non-Thesis

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NEVZAT GÜMÜŞ

Offered to

Environmental Education Non-Thesis

Course Objective

Importance of classification of the natural environment

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The critaria using in the natural environment classification,
2   The learing of the natural environment classification,
3   Importance of the topography and geologic structure in the classification,
4   Importance of climate and plant cover in the classification,
5   Neccessarity of natural environment classification in sustainable development

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course Introduction
2 Criteria in the natural environment classification
3 Climatic criteria
4 Pedologic criteria
5 Parent material criteria
6 Topographic criteria
7 Plant cover criteria
8 Plant cover criteria
9 Natural system ien the World
10 Ecoregions of Türkiye
11 Introduction of Ecregions
12 Land survey
13 Land survey
14 Land survey
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Atalay, I., 2002, Türkiye nin Ekolojik Bölgeleri. Orman Bak. Yay. 167.
Atalay, I., 2008, Ekosistem Ekolojisi ve Coğrafyası. Meta Basım, Izmir.
Atalay, I., 2010, Uygulamalı Klimatoloji. Meta Basım, Izmir

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, group work, explanation, question-answer, collaborative teaching methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The homeworks will be assessed by directly adding to the term working 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 to be taken from these quizzes will be added to the term working scores and final exam scores in semester.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nevzat.gumus@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday-16:00; Thursday-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 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing presentations 2 10 20
Project Assignment 1 1 1
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 168

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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