Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF EDUCATION / SOS 309 - SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHING

Code: SOS 309 Course Title: GEOGRAPHY OF COUNTR?ES Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 2
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHING
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ALİ MEYDAN (meydan@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To investigate New world localization from the disintegration of CCCP, developed and underdeveloped countries and the causes of this difference, to investigate of some countries from the different mainland and to teach developing levels of the world countries, investigation of the socio-economical and socio-cultural properties of the mainland countries, Turkish countries and their relations with Turkey.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 PO-1 Being knowledgeable about teaching programs, teaching strategies, methods and techniques, and measurement and evaluation.
PO-2 Have knowledge about evaluating limits accuracy, reliability and validity from nature of the source of information.
PO-3 To satisfy the needs of students ability to recognise concepts and relationship between concepts related to the field.
PO-6 Have cultural education compatible with social environment and educational level.
PO-7 Ability to use information sources related to the field.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Mainland (Asia, Europe, Africa, Oceania, North and South America, Antarctic) , countries (the Balkans countries, Caucasian countries, Middle-East countries, Middle-Asia countries and the others) .
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Climate zones at earth and flora teaching through explanation question-answer
2 Continent and research of pattern country teaching through explanation question-answer
3 Swedish,Hungary,Germany teaching through explanation question-answer
4 Asia and research of pattern country teaching through explanation question-answer
5 Japan teaching through explanation question-answer
6 India,Saudi Arabia teaching through explanation question-answer
7 Africa and research of pattern country teaching through explanation question-answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Algeria,Niger,South Africa teaching through explanation question-answer
10 North America and research of pattern country teaching through explanation question-answer
11 USA teaching through explanation question-answer
12 South America and research of pattern country.Brazil. teaching through explanation question-answer
13 Ocean Continental and research of pattern country.Australia. teaching through explanation question-answer
14 Neighbor countries of Turkey teaching through explanation question-answer
15 Turkish World teaching through explanation question-answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 16 32
Outside Class
       a) Reading 0
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 1 8 8
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 1 16 16
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 58