COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS EFFECTS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GKD 5061 CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS EFFECTS 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 HASAN ÇUKUR

Offered to

Music Teacher Education
Turkish Language Teacher Education
Computer and Instructional Technologies Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Biology Teacher Education
Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education
Geography Teacher Education
Physics Teacher Education
Special Teacher Education
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION
PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION
Mathematics Teacher Education
Elementary Teacher Education
FINE ARTS TEACHER EDUCATION
Guidance and Psychological Counseling
Social Studies Teacher Education
History Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education

Course Objective

To develop awareness about the dimensions, causes and consequences of climate change. To ensure that perception, attitude and behavior changes are developed regarding what can be done by the country, society and individuals to reduce the devastating consequences of climate change.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows the concepts related to climate and can evaluate them meaningfully.
2   Is aware of the reasons for climate change and the responsibilities of the individual regarding the solution.
3   Knows that the deterioration in the natural environment, as in the case of climate, will have negative effects on human activities and health and that this situation will not be sustainable.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts related to climate
2 Meteorology and climatology, the subject of observation
3 Climate types and distribution
4 Climate types and distribution
5 Causes of climate change-natural causes
6 Causes of climate change-human causes
7 Midterm exam
8 Global consequences of climate change
9 Global consequences of climate change
10 Consequences of climate change on a Turkish scale
11 Consequences of climate change on a Turkish scale
12 Measures to be taken against climate change
13 Measures to be taken against climate change
14 General evaluation
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Atalay, I ., Applied Climatology, Meta Basım Printing, Izmir, 2010
Erlat E. , Climate Systems and Climate Changes, Ege University Faculty of Letters Publication No: 155, Izmir, 2013
Koçman A. , Climate of Turkey, Ege University , Faculty of Letters, Publication No: 72, Izmir, 1993
Türkeş M. , Climatology and Meteorology, Kriter Publishing House, Istanbul, 2010
Climate Change Adaptation, Risk Management and Sustainable Practices in the Himalaya - Sanjeev Sharma 2023
Environmental Studies and Climate Change - RC Sobti - 2022
Socioeconomic and Geopolitical Aspects of Global Climate Change - 2024
The Climate of the Mediterranean Region From the Past to the Future - Piero Lionello - 2012
Vegetation-Climate Interaction How Vegetation Makes the Global Environment - Jonathan Adams 2007

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question-answer, problem-based learning.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE Midterm Exam
2 DTK Other Activity
3 FN Semester final exam
4 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.30 + Student examDTK * 0.10 + FN * 0.60
5 BUT Make- up note
6 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.30 +Student examDTK * 0.10 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm, term paper and final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hasan.cukur@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 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for final exam 1 3 3
Preparing assignments 1 3 3
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 78

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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