Kocaeli University / European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Şengül AYDINGÜN

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Definition of the climate change
2) How climate changed in the last 2,5 millions years
3) Climate changes since the end of the last Ice Age
4) How climate works

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

		Program Competencies
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Learning Outcomes
	1	Middle	High	High	High	Middle	High	High	High	High
	2	Middle	High	Middle	High	Middle	High	High	High	Middle
	3	High	High	High	High	High	Middle	High	Middle	Middle
	4	High	High	High	High	High	High	High	High	High

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

History of Climate-Culture Relationship

Course Contents

In this course, it will be explained that humanity left the African continent and dispersed all over the world in the process that started with the climate change that occurred approximately 2.5 million years ago, and what kind of destructions and changes brought about the sudden and great climatic changes that we encountered during the period from the end of the last ice age to the present day will be discussed. .

Weekly Schedule

1) What is the climate change and how it affects human populations.
2) How climate works, the role of the oceans and the ocean currents.
3) The effects of the changes in the sun, Milankovitch Cycles, comets and volcanoes
4) How climate change?
5) The end of the last Glasial Period and ıts effects on the sea level world wide.
6) Start of Holosen.
7) Exam
8) Near Eastern unsolvable climatic problem
9) 8.2 and 5.2 K climate cahnges and their social impacts.
10) 4.2 K climate change and its social impact.
11) 3.2 K climate change and its impact.
12) 5. yüzyılda iklim değişikliği ve Roma İmparatorluğunun sonu.
13) The Medival Warm Period (ca 950-1250).
14) Little Ice Age (15 th-19th)
15) Actual discussions about the climatic changes
16) Final Exam

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Simulation
5) Brain Storming
6) Case Study
7) Self Study
8) Problem Solving
9) Project Based Learning

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade	30%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	70%
Total	100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required

Course Unit Title	Course Unit Code	Type of Course Unit	Level of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	ECTS Credits
Human and Climate Relationship	ARK153	Elective	Master's degree	1	Fall	4