GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Use of Geographic Data/4510147
Course Title: Use of Geographic Data
Credits 3 ECTS 8
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Performs data collection according to the purpose.
Learns data collection methods and techniques.
Analyzes and interprets data.

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  What is data? What are types of data?
2. Week  What are data collection methods used in scientific researches?
3. Week  Properties of geographical researches
4. Week  Data and data sources in geographical researches
5. Week  Selection of research topic in geography
6. Week  The importance of literature search in geography studies
7. Week  Midterm exam
8. Week  Data collection methods in geography
9. Week  Collecting statistical data, drawing and interpreting tables and graphics
10. Week  Collecting and evaluating data for cartographic materials
11. Week  Data collection at online sources
12. Week  Spatial data and analysis in geography
13. Week  Spatial data and analysis in geography
14. Week  Spatial data and analysis in geography
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
4
7
28
 Searching in Internet and Library
6
6
36
 Material Design and Implementation
6
8
48
 Report Preparing
8
3
24
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
9
9
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
10
10
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
197
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.88
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
8
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
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4X
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6X
7X
8X
9X
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 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özlem YAĞBASAN)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   ( http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ozlemy)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (ozlemy@gazi.edu.tr)