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  Course Description
Course Name : Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing For Marine and Water Research

Course Code : SUF416

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 4

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 3

Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. TUNCAY KULELİ

Learning Outcomes of the Course :




Definition of remote sensing technology.
Explanation of data extracting for using remote sensing technology.
Data interpretation from remote sensing.
Definition of geographical information systems.
Data collecting and analyzing by using GIS

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : FIELD OPTIONAL COURSES
25119 Oceans and Life

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : Explanation and definition of remote sensing and geographical information systems for marine and inland water researches.

Course Contents : Introduction to remote sensing (RS), concepts of RS, sensor types, perseption types, RS platforms, RS image specifications, image interpretation. Introduction to geographical information systems (GIS), concepts of GIS, data acquiring methods, data visualisations and symbology, topology, query and raporting.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Classroom, Informatics Lab.


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction of GIS Reading related chapter Lecture
2 Introduction of RS Reading related chapter Lecture
3 Concepts of RS Reading related chapter Lecture
4 Sensor types Reading related chapter Lecture
5 RS types Reading related chapter Lecture
6 RS platforms Reading related chapter Lecture
7 Image specification Reading related chapter Lecture
8 Image interpretation Reading related chapter Lecture
9 Visa exam Reading related chapter Test
10 Fundamentals of GIS Reading related chapter Lecture
11 GIS technology Reading related chapter Lecture
12 Data capture methods Reading related chapter Lecture
13 Data visualisation Reading related chapter Lecture
14 Topology Reading related chapter Lecture
15 Query and reports Reading related chapter Lecture
16/17 Final exam Reading related chapter Test


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Yomralıoğlu, T., (2000), “Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri: Temel Kavramlar ve Uygulamalar”, 2.Baskı (2002), 3.Baskı (2005), s.480, ISBN 975-97369-0-X, İstanbul. / DERS NOTLARI
Required Course Material(s)  


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 40
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Using the informatics and communicating technology 4
2 Gaining competence to determine the current status of aquatic resources and its sustainable use, water pollution and control, and biotechnology areas. 0
3 Ability to act in accordance with the regulation, social, scientific, cultural, and ethical values on fisheries field 0
4 Having knowledge on “natural and applied sciences” and “basic engineering”; combination of their theoretical and practical knowledge on fisheries engineering applications. 0
5 assessment of data scientifically on fisheries engineering, determining and solving the problems 5
6 Uses theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of fisheries to design; investigates and interprets events and phenomena usig scientific methods and techniques. 4
7 Collecting data in fisheries science, making the basic experimental studies, evaluating the results, identifying the problems and developing methods of solution 5
8 Having plan any study related to fisheries science as an individually, managing and consulting 0
9 Learning the knowledge by the determining learning needs; developing positive attitude towards lifelong learning 0
10 Communicating oral and written in expertise field, monitoring the seminars and meeting in expertise field, following the foreign language publication 0
11 Improving life-long learning attitude and using the information to the public interest. 0
12 Having skills to apply modern techniques and computational tools necessary for engineering applications. 0
13 Having ability to promote the study about aquaculture techniques by saving the natural environment, fishery diseases, fishing and processing technology, structure of fishery sector, problems and solution of their expertise field 0
14 Having ability to promote the study about aquaculture techniques by saving the natural environment, fishery diseases, fishing and processing technology, structure of fishery sector, problems and solution of their expertise field 0
15 Improves constantly itself , as well as professional development scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields according to his/her interests and abilities identifying needs of learning. 0
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 4 4
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 2 2
    Final Exam 1 4 4
Total Workload: 66
Total Workload / 25 (h): 2.64
ECTS Credit: 3