COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ECOSYSTEMS OF TüRKIYE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GEO 4002 ECOSYSTEMS OF TüRKIYE COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

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

The ecologically separate section and region of Türkiye lands

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Become clear how to classify the natural environment.
2   Understand the characteristics of Türkiye's natural environment.
3   Space analysis and evaluation w.th geographical perspective.
4   Identify problems and potential of Türkiye's natural environment, to analyse the sustainable development according to regions.
5   To explain the negative aspects of human activities on the natural environment in Türkiye.
6   A holistic approach to assess the natural environment.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is Ecosystem
2 Classification of the principles of ecosystem
3 Climate
4 Topography
5 Vegetation
6 Soil and main material
7 Determination of biomes
8 Midterm Exam
9 Ecosystem of the Black Sea Region
10 Ecosystem of the Mediterranean Region
11 Ecosystem of the Marmara Region
12 Ecosystem of the Lakes District
13 Ecosystem of Central Anatolia
14 Ecosystem of the Eastern Anatolia and Southeastern Anatolia
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Atalay,I., 2002, Türkiye nin Ekolojik Bölgeleri, Orman Bakanlığı Yay.
Atalay,I., 2008, Ekosistem Ekolojisi ve Coğrafyası, Meta Basım, Izmir.
Atalay,I., 2009, Büyük Atlas ve Türkiye nin Ekolojik Bölgeleri, Inkılap Yay., Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question Answer, Sampling.

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)

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 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for final exam 1 3 3
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 62

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.153334
LO.2333
LO.343
LO.43343
LO.5355
LO.635