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COURSE SYLLABUS
GENERAL CARTOGRAPHY
1 Course Title: GENERAL CARTOGRAPHY
2 Course Code: COG1005
3 Type of Course: Compulsory
4 Level of Course: First Cycle
5 Year of Study: 1
6 Semester: 1
7 ECTS Credits Allocated: 5
8 Theoretical (hour/week): 2
9 Practice (hour/week) : 2
10 Laboratory (hour/week) : 0
11 Prerequisites:
12 Recommended optional programme components: None
13 Language: Turkish
14 Mode of Delivery: Face to face
15 Course Coordinator: Dr. Ögr. Üyesi ÖMER ÜNSAL
16 Course Lecturers: Doç. Dr. ALİ YİĞİT
17 Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:
18 Website:
19 Objective of the Course: Gaining the knowledge and skills necessary for all stages of cartographic (map making technique) and the use of the map, from the creation of the map to its reproduction
20 Contribution of the Course to Professional Development Basic concepts and definitions, World and Turkish cartography, General features of projections, Map making stages, Generalization, Display of landforms on maps, Use of maps, Reproduction of maps. Application subjects such as coordinate, length, area, slope calculations on the map, Map preparation principles, topographic profile analysis, elevation profile, slope, slope analysis, graphic types and drawing principles
21 Learning Outcomes:
1 World and Turkish Cartography history ;
2 Map design ;
3 Choosing the right projection for the purpose ;
4 Use of cartographic representation techniques ;
5 Representation of the third dimension on the map ;
6 Map reproduction ;
7 Map usage ;
8 Standards and Quality awareness ;
22 Course Content:
Week Theoretical Practical
1 Definition of cartography and its place in geography teaching Calculation and drawing of Plane Projections
2 Development stages of cartography in the world and in our country Sheet partitioning system applications
3 Terrestrial globe and Coordinates system Lengthand coordinate measurements
4 Features and classification of Map Projections Scale-shifting, enlargement and reduction techniques
5 Features to be considered in the selection of Map Projections Area and distance measurements on the map
6 Description of the map and Map elements Elevation and relief analysis
7 Map Types Slope and hillside analysis
8 Utilizing Maps Profile analysis and blockdiagrams
9 Utilizing Maps
10 Utilizing Maps
11 Relief display methods
12 Map Reading and Interpretation Techniques
13 Relief interpretations on topography maps
14 Land drafting and drawing
23 Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials: IMHOF, Eduard: Gelände und Karte. Eugen Rentsch Verlag. ZURICH-1950
IMHOF, Eduard: Kartographische Geländedarstelllung. Walter de Gruyter & Co. BERLİN-1965:
RAISZ, Erwin: Principles of Cartography.McGraw-Hill Book Company NEW YORK-1962
ROBINSON, Arthur H. Elements of Cartography.John Wiley and Sons. Inc. LONDON-1967
24 Assesment
TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES NUMBER PERCENT
Midterm Exam 1 20
Quiz 3 30
Homeworks, Performances 1 10
Final Exam 1 40
Total 6 100
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
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25 ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE
Activites NUMBER TIME [Hour] Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical 14 2 28
Practicals/Labs 14 2 28
Self Study and Preparation 14 6 84
Homeworks, Performances 1 4 12
Projects 0 0 0
Field Studies 0 0 0
Midtermexams 1 1 1
Others 0 0 0
Final Exams 1 1 1
Total WorkLoad 155
Total workload/ 30 hr 5,13
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 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LO2 3 0 0 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
LO3 3 0 0 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
LO4 3 0 0 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
LO5 3 0 0 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
LO6 3 0 0 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
LO7 3 0 0 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
LO8 5 0 0 5 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
LO: Learning Objectives PQ: Program Qualifications
Contribution Level: 1 Very Low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
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