Information Of Programmes

FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / COG 208 - GEOGRAPHY

Code: COG 208

Course Title: SOIL GEOGRAPHY

Theoretical+Practice: 3+0

ECTS: 4

Year/Semester of Study

2 / Spring Semester

Level of Course

1st Cycle Degree Programme

Type of Course

Compulsory

Department

GEOGRAPHY

Pre-requisities and Co-requisites

None

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Teaching Period

14 Weeks

Name of Lecturer

EMRE ELBAŞI (eelbasi@nevsehir.edu.tr)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to teach students the formation and development of the soil, which is an important element of the physical environment. to introduce and introduce soil problems.

Learning Outcomes	PO	MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1	PO-1 Cografya biliminde kuramsal ve uygulamali bilgilere sahip olma PO-3 Cografya bilimi kapsaminda mekani dogal ve beseri özellikleriyle tanima, mekanin kullanimindan kaynaklanan sorunlari tespit edebilme, çözüm önerisi sunabilme. PO-7 Mekan ve mekani olusturan fiziki ve beseri unsurlar arasinda iliski kurabilme ve bu iliskileri yorumlayabilme becerisi PO-2 Cografya biliminin temel terimlerini kavrama ve cografi terminolojiyi yerinde kullanabilme.	Examination
LO-2	PO-1 Cografya biliminde kuramsal ve uygulamali bilgilere sahip olma PO-3 Cografya bilimi kapsaminda mekani dogal ve beseri özellikleriyle tanima, mekanin kullanimindan kaynaklanan sorunlari tespit edebilme, çözüm önerisi sunabilme. PO-4 Insan-mekan etkilesiminin tespitinde yararlanilan baslica arastirma yontem ve tekniklerini kullanabilme, bu etkilesimin ifadesinde kullanilan gorsel araclari (tablo, grafik, harita) vb hazirlayabilme ve gerekli arac gerecleri yazilimlari kullabilme PO-9 Cografil verilerin toplanmasi, yorumlanmasi, degerlendirilmesi ve akademik yayin haline getirilmesi sürecinde bilimsel etik degerlere uygun hareket etme.	Examination
LO-3	PO-9 Cografil verilerin toplanmasi, yorumlanmasi, degerlendirilmesi ve akademik yayin haline getirilmesi sürecinde bilimsel etik degerlere uygun hareket etme. PO-12 Bireysel calisma becerisi ve bagimsiz karar verebilme yetisine sahip olarak fikirlerini sözlü ve yazili ifade ederek iletisim kurabilme PO-13 Toplumsal sorumluluk ve mesleki etik bilinciyle yasadigi sosyal çevre için mesleki proje ve etkinlikler planlayabilme ve uygulayabilme.	Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Soil, Soil Geography, Soil Geography and Geography Bedrock and Chemical Dissolution in Soil Formation Topography, Organism and Time in Soil Formation Pedogenic Processes, Features of Soil Profile, Growth Factors in the soil profile, Soil Horizon, the Soil Texture, Soil Types and Distribution, Soil Types in Turkey and Land Use, Erosion and Soil Protection
Weekly Course Content
Week	Subject	Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1	mid-term exam
2	final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1	Atalay, Ġ. 1982 Toprak Coğrafyası, Ege Üniv. Yay No:8, İzmir
2	Mater, B. 2009. Toprak Coğrafyası, Çantay Kitapevi
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)	3	14	42
Outside Class
a) Reading	3	3	9
b) Search in internet/Library	3	3	9
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	6	3	18
mid-term exam	1	1	1
Own study for final exam	8	4	32
final exam	1	1	1
			0
			0
Total work load;			112