COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
LGM 1018 WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Logistics Management (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR EGEMEN ERTÜRK

Offered to

Logistics Management (English)

Course Objective

Students will gain an understanding of the relationships between Earth's landscapes and the people who inhabit those places as well as insight into globalization and geopolitics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognize how regional geography combines human and physical geography concepts
2   Be familiar with the locations of and some attributes of regions, countries, important cities, and important physical features in the world.
3   Learn how maritime administrators approach world geopolitical issues.
4   Evaluate reading, listening, and map analysis skills.
5   Discuss the international environment of shipping and logistics

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Objectives and Tools of World Regional Geography
2 Human Processes that Shape World Regions
3 Russia and the Near Abroad
4 China
5 U.S. and Canada
6 Latin America
7 Middle East and North Africa
8 Sub-Saharan Africa
9 Ocenia
10 Europe
11 Japan and Korea
12 India-Pakistan-Bangladesh
13 Polar Regions
14 Maritime Geography
15 Presentation of term papers
16 Presentation of term papers

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MD Midterm
2 HW Homework
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MD * 0.30 + HW * 0.20 + FN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MD * 0.30 + HW * 0.20 + BUT * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Abdullah Açık
E-mail: abdullah.acik@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparing presentations 1 2 2
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 87

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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