COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LANGUAGE OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GKD 5063 LANGUAGE OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Buca Faculty Of Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR RAZIYE ÇAKICIOĞLU OBAN

Offered to

Music Teacher Education
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Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education
Geography Teacher Education
Physics Teacher Education
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Course Objective

The aim of this course is to learn the valuable proposals on the development of cultural environment to understand very well interpretation between the natural environment and social and economic properties in given area.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows the basic concepts on Human Geography.
2   Learn the people and events that contribute to the development of Human Geography.
3   Evaluate the position of Human Geography in the discipline of Geography and examine its relationship with other disciplines.
4   Learn environmental sensing, and planning.
5   Evaluate its environment with the Human Geography viewpoint.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition and Department of Human Geography
2 Main Interests of Human Geography
3 The Purpose, Importance and Requirements of Human Geography
4 Relation between Human Geography and Other Sciences
5 Using the Principles of Geography in Human Geography
6 Means of to Understand Human Geography
7 MIDTERM EXAM
8 Environmental Perception in Human Geography, Mind Mapping and Planning
9 Spatial Textures in Human Geography
10 Geographical Indications to understand Build Environment
11 Indications of Daily Life in Human Geography
12 To understand the Populations and its Importance in Human Geography
13 The Effects of Human Geography to the Life
14 Field Work
15 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

Alagöz, Cemal Arif (1968). Türk Coğrafya Kurumu, III. Türk Coğrafya Kongresi, XVIII, Meslek Haftası, Açılış Konuşması, Türk Coğr. Derg. Sayı:24-25, Ankara.
Alagöz, Cemal Arif (1973). Coğrafya Enstitüsü Tarihçesi. Türk Kültürü 50. Yıl Armağanı. Ankara. Ayrı Basım.
Atalay, Ibrahim. (2005). Türkiye'nin Beşeri ve Ekonomik Coğrafyası, Inkılâp Yayınları, Istanbul.
Atalay, Ibrahim. (2005). Genel Beşeri ve Ekonomik Coğrafya, Mete Basım Yayıncılık, Izmir.
Başol, Koray (1994). Demografi, Izmir.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, observation trips, seminars / the Internet, various institutions, organizations, and interviews with faculty members.

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

Midterm exam, final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

raziye.oban@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 66

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51