GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ECOLOGYCAL ANALYSIS in CLIMATE CHANGE/5761325
Course Title: ECOLOGYCAL ANALYSIS in CLIMATE CHANGE
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
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
Learning the main natural and artificial factors that can change climate
Learning the interaction between climate change and ecological factors
Creating possible scenarios by analyzing the climate change
Determining environmental measures consistent with the climate scenarios
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 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  The main components of climate - Climate change throughout Earth's history
2. Week  How does climate change affect biotic interactions and ecosystem services? (Ecological factors and climate interaction)
3. Week  Today’s (21st century) climate conditions and factors affecting them (current climate analysis)
4. Week  Countries, economies, technologies and their effects on climate change
5. Week  Ecological impacts of climate change on glacier, polar and mountain ecosystems
6. Week  Ecological impacts of climate change on ocean, sea and coast ecosystems
7. Week  Ecological impacts of climate change on freshwater ecosystems (lakes and rivers)
8. Week  MIDTERM EXAM
9. Week  Ecological effects of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems (forests, steppes etc.)
10. Week  Climate change and the extinction risk of species (climate change and biodiversity)
11. Week  Socio-ecological impacts of climate change on various areas (city and village life, economy, industry, agriculture, animal husbandry, metabolic and infectious diseases, etc.)
12. Week  Ecological vicious circle: The eco-political consequences of climate change; migration, wars, changes in human geography and ecological destruction
13. Week  Climate change in Turkey and its possible effects on ecosystems - measures that can be taken.
14. Week  Student presentations and discussion.
15. Week  FİNAL EXAM
16. Week  -
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
30
 Assignment
1
10
 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
15
3
45
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
13
4
52
 Searching in Internet and Library
13
2
26
 Material Design and Implementation
0
0
0
 Report Preparing
0
0
0
 Preparing a Presentation
13
2
26
 Presentation
13
3
39
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
3
3
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
3
3
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
0
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
194
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.76
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
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3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X
11X
12X
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 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Asst. Prof. Dr. Feriha YILDIRIM )
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://ogrenci.gazi.edu.tr/ogretim_uyeleri/htmlNavigate.php?ReqID=menu_akts_ders&myID=e3255c52260ef48f7ab93401bd031eea)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (ferihayildirim@gmail.com , f.yildirim@gazi.edu.tr)