COURSE SYLLABUS

RURAL SETTLEMENT GEOGRAPHY

1	Course Title:	RURAL SETTLEMENT GEOGRAPHY
2	Course Code:	COG2006
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	4
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
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:	Prof. Dr. BAYRAM ÇETİN
16	Course Lecturers:	yok
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	bayramcetin@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To teach at a level that can evaluate settlement geography as a whole and the relations of rural settlements with the natural geographic environment.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	To be able to determine the place and importance of settlements in the relationship between human and natural environment.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Describe settlement geography and their related to terminology;
2	Describe settlement geography supportive sciences.;
3	Describe elements making up rural settlements.;
4	Perform the distribution of factors affecting rural settlements and the reasons for these factors.;
5	Define and use properly the terms such as lifestyle, settlement type, settlement form etc.;
6	To be able to define the rural habitation patterns on the earth and make their distribution.;
7	Associating rural settlements with natural environmental elements.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Settlement geography and basic concepts in rural settlements.
2	Relationship between settlements and geography.
3	The development of settlement geography and the scope of rural settlements.
4	Houses as the smallest unit of rural settlements.
5	Natural shelters and temporary rural housing.
6	The relationship between the usage characteristics of the dwellings and the lifestyle of the people.
7	Permanent rural houses and their types according to building materials.
8	The distribution of rural dwellings in the world.
9	Certain rural settlement textures-patterns.
10	Relationships between rural settlements and topography
11	Relationships between rural settlements and climate
12	Relationships between rural settlements and agricultural areas.
13	Relationships between rural settlements and culture and social structure.
14	The distribution of rural settlements on earth.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Hill, M. J., 2003,Rural Settlement and the Urban Impact on the Countryside. Hodder Murray Rapoport, A., 1969, House Form of Culture. Prencite-Hall Foundations of Economic Gepgraphy Series, London. Tolun-Denker, B., 1977, Yerleşme Coğrafyası, Kır Yerleşmeleri. İstanbul Üniversitesi, Coğrafya Enstitüsü Yayınları. Tanoğlu, A., 1969, Beşeri Coğrafyada Nüfus ve Yerleşme. İstanbul Üniversitesi, Coğrafya Enstitüsü Yayınları. Yılmaz, C., 2002, Kırsal Yerleşmeler I, Terminolojik Sorunlar. Palmiye Kitapları, Samsun. Taş, B., 2016, Türkiye'nin Kırsal Yerleşmeleri. Yeditepe Yayınevi.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	30
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	10
Final Exam	1	60
Total	3	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	Written examination
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High