Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Abdullah AKBAŞ email:abdullahakbas@uludag.edu.tr
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Website:
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Objective of the Course:
The aim of this course is to investigate today's environmental problems from a geographical perspective and to investigate the pressure on the earth in a wider scope with human and physical elements
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
This course provides the needs that wanted by environmental agencies
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Learning Outcomes:
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Understands the environmental problems from the earth scientist perspective;
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Recognize and synthesize the concept of environment and the its systems and subsystems ;
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Understands and explains climate change and environmental problems;
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Understands and synthesizes the causes of water and air pollution;
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Course Content:
Week
Theoretical
Practical
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Introduction to the Environment Concept
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Earth systems and subsystems
3
Climate: a brief introduction
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Introduction to the concept of climate change
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Climate change and paleoclimatological perspective
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Greenhouse effect and strengthened greenhouse effect
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Climate models and outputs
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The climate change effects on Turkey
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The climate change effects on Turkey
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Introduction to the concept of air pollution
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Physical and human conditions that create air pollution
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Effects of air pollution
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Basin management and water pollution
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Basin management and water pollution, water quality and climate change
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
Akman, Y.,Çevre Kirliliği, Palme Kitabevi Aydoğdu, M., Gezer, K., Çevre Bilimi, Anı Kitabevi
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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
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2
28
Practicals/Labs
0
0
0
Self Study and Preparation
14
6
84
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
114
Total workload/ 30 hr
3,8
ECTS Credit of the Course
4
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
