1	Course Title:	QUATERNER GEOGRAPHY
2	Course Code:	COG4023
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	7
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi ABDULLAH AKBAŞ
16	Course Lecturers:	Yok
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Abdullah AKBAŞ email:abdullahakbas@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of this course is to explain all the physical processes that took place during the Quaternary period.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	This course provides the needs that wanted by environmental agencies

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Learning Outcomes:

1 Explains Quaternary climate changes; 2 studies geomorphological processes in the Quaternary;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The importance and historical development of Quaternary research
2	Climatic changes and their causes
3	Glacial dynamics and landforms originating from glaciation
4	Periglacial belt geology, geomorphology and loess stratigraphy
5	Biological records and evidence in Quaternary research: pollen, diatom, ostracoda, foraminifera and vertebrate fossils analyzes of remains and speolothems
6	In-cave deposits and carbonate deposits
7	Stable oxygen-tracetope stratigraphy of deep-sea sediments
8	Sea and lake level changes as indicators of climatic change and tectonic control
9	Quaternary stratigraphy principles and subdivisions
10	Marine, terrestrial and glacial core data and correlation
11	The last interglacial-glacial period and climatic and environmental changes in this period
12	Holocene epoch: climatic and environmental changes
13	Global atmospheric circulation models
14	Fieldwork

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Erol, O., 1979. Dördüncü Çağ(Kuvaterner)Jeoloji ve Jeomorfolojisinin Ana Çizgileri,A.Ü.D.T.C.Fak.Yay.No:289,Ankara Ardos, M., 1992,Türkiyede Kuaterner Jeomorfolojisi,İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Yay., No: 3737, İstanbul.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Midterm Exam and Final Exam
Information

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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	9	126
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	1	1
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	1	1
Total WorkLoad			156
Total workload/ 30 hr			5,2
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 PQ12 PQ13 LO1 4 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 LO2 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High