COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GIS AND REMOTE SENSING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GEO 2004 GIS AND REMOTE SENSING COMPULSORY 1 2 0 3

Offered By

Geography Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR HEDIYE ARZU GÖKÇE GÜNDÜZOĞLU

Offered to

Geography Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to enable students to comprehend the basic principles of remote sensing, thematic map making, appropriate site selection analysis.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To create data-base about their studies.
2   To create thematic maps according to data-base
3   To make interactive map
4   To create result maps according to different analysis
5   To know the basics of remote sensing

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of Thematic Maps
2 Non-spatial information
3 The Data-base Management Systems
4 To create data-base
5 To collect suitable data for thematic maps
6 To enter data for different maps
7 Midterm Exam
8 To make thematic map
9 To make thematic map
10 Definition of Remote Sensing
11 Electromagnetic spectrum
12 Geometric, spectral, radiometric corrections
13 Controlled/uncontrolled classification with remote sensing software
14 Controlled/uncontrolled classification with remote sensing software
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Symposium Books of GIS Days in Turkey (Turkish)
Guide Books of GIS Software in Turkey (Turkish)
Cukur H., Objectives of Geography Teaching and GIS, The Journal Buca Faculty of Education: Number: 18 (Turkish)
Turoglu H., Basic Principles of GIS (Turkish)
Yomralıoglu T., Basic Principles of GIS (Turkish)
Sesören A., Uzaktan Algılamada Temel Kavramlar
Çukur H., Gündüzoğlu G.,Identify of The Vegetation Properties in The Western Anatolia By
Landsat Images", 5.th International Conferance on The Geographic Information Systems

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Practices

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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

arzu.gokce@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 1 13
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparing assignments 2 10 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 71

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.2344454353444
LO.3445545544435
LO.4353435344544
LO.5454554445553