HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF TURKISH ACADEMIC GEOGRAPHY
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Course Title:
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF TURKISH ACADEMIC GEOGRAPHY
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Course Code:
COG5103
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Type of Course:
Optional
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Level of Course:
Second Cycle
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Year of Study:
1
6
Semester:
1
7
ECTS Credits Allocated:
5
8
Theoretical (hour/week):
3
9
Practice (hour/week) :
0
10
Laboratory (hour/week) :
0
11
Prerequisites:
12
Recommended optional programme components:
None
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Language:
Turkish
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Mode of Delivery:
Face to face
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Course Coordinator:
Prof. Dr. ALİ YİĞİT
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Course Lecturers:
Doç. Dr. ALİ YİĞİT
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Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:
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Website:
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Objective of the Course:
After the scientific developments in the field of geography in the Turks are discussed chronologically, the stages of development of modern geography in the last century will be discussed in detail.
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
He develops a sense of adopting his profession by learning about the background of his profession and the contributions of his previous colleagues to science.
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Learning Outcomes:
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He knows that science is a work of accumulation, that our current understanding is based on past accumulations;
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He explains that geography research in Turkey presents different characteristics in different periods;
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He knows that the future cannot be looked at without knowing the past;
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Course Content:
Week
Theoretical
Practical
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Formation and writing process of geographical knowledge
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Geographical accumulation in antiquity and medieval Islamic world
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The process of becoming an academic science of geography
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Development process of geographical knowledge in Ottoman period
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Pioneers of modern geography in Turkey
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Foundation and first representatives of academic geography in Turkey
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Organization and Ascension period of geography in Turkey
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The process of pause and mediocrity of Geography Science in Turkey
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Geography in the restructuring process of YÖK and universities
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Period of proliferation of geography departments and academics in Turkey
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Geography and geographer's view in today's Turkey
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Are there Schools in the geography of Turkey? could it be?
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Can Original geographical points of view be put forward?
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A general assessment of Turkish geography
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
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Assesment
TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES
NUMBER
PERCENT
Midterm Exam
1
30
Quiz
0
0
Homeworks, Performances
1
30
Final Exam
1
40
Total
3
100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade
60
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade
40
Total
100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Lecture, Question and answer, Case study, Discussion, group work
Information
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE
Activites
NUMBER
TIME [Hour]
Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical
14
3
42
Practicals/Labs
0
0
0
Self Study and Preparation
14
2
28
Homeworks, Performances
1
0
0
Projects
0
0
0
Field Studies
0
0
0
Midtermexams
1
40
40
Others
0
0
0
Final Exams
1
40
40
Total WorkLoad
150
Total workload/ 30 hr
5
ECTS Credit of the Course
5
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
