Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 3 / Spring 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 | ŞENAY MANTAŞ (senaymantas@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| To understand main opinions regarding political geography, to comprehend factors of physical, human, economic and political, military, economic organizations in the world, to teach factors which affect politics of country. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 |
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. PO-17 Develops positive attitude about life long learning. |
Examination |
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| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Definitions; major opinions related to political geography; physical factors affecting the political history (location, areas, borders, land formations, climate, waters, land, natural resources) ; human factors affecting the political geography (demographics; culture; military, political and economic organizations) ; political geography of Turkey (EU, NATO, middle east countries, Balkan countries, the relation with Caucus countries, Turkish states) ; waters passing the borders; territorial land; straits and Aegean problem. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Introduction, the importance of political geography and characteristics | teaching through explanation |
| 2 | Physical factors in the political geography | direct explanation |
| 3 | Location, area, shape | direct explanation |
| 4 | Borders | direct explanation |
| 5 | Landshapes, climate, water and land | direct explanation |
| 6 | Political geography of human factors | direct explanation |
| 7 | Population and settlement characteristics | direct explanation |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Economic factors | direct explanation |
| 10 | The main comments related to political geography | direct explanation |
| 11 | Development and transformation of the geopolitical vision | direct explanation |
| 12 | Main rule theories | direct explanation |
| 13 | International organizations and Turkey | direct explanation |
| 14 | Turkey on world platform | direct explanation |
| 15 | General evaluation | direct explanation |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Akengin, H. (2010). Siyasi Coğrafya. İnsan ve Mekan Yönetimi, Pegem Akademi, Ankara. | |
| 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 |
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| Total work load; | 58 | ||