EGE UNIVERSITY Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
9105025191998	Environmental Climatology	Elective	1	1	8

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Objectives of the Course

The aims of this course are to give the required scientific knowledge to the students on climate systems and processes, natural and human-induced climate change.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Dr. Ecmel ERLAT

Learning Outcomes

1	To be able to understand observed variations in the global climate system (variations in temperature, precipitation and ice-glacial covers; sea level rise; atmospheric oscillation patterns, etc.);
2	To be able to understand patterns and processes of climate system and their inter-relationships with human activities
3	To be able to understand the climate system and complex interaction among the clime system components

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

*human activity and climate change * observed variations in the global climate system * projections for the global climate change * possible impacts of climate change * protection of the global climate system.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Atmosphere, weather and climate; climate system
2	Natural greenhouse effect; increased greenhouse effect
3	Greenhouse gases and aerosols (sources and sinks of greenhouse gases and aerosols; radiative forcing)
4	Natural and anthropogenic climate change
5	Observed variations in the global climate system
6	Variations in temperature, precipitation and ice-glacial covers variations in sea level rise
7	Results of the climate models (atmospheric carbon dioxide projections
8	Exam
9	Projections for the global climate change (projected changes in the global mean temperature, precipitation)
10	Projections for the global climate change (projected changes in the sea level)
11	Projected regional climate changes
12	Possible impacts of climate change (impacts on natural ecosystems, water resources
13	Possible impacts of climate change (impacts on socio-economic systems)
14	Protection of the global climate system (The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change)
15	Protection of the global climate system (The Kyoto Protocol)
16	Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Hawkins, E. , Sutton, R. Time of emergence of climate signals. Geophys. Res. Lett. 39, L01702 (2012). Bindoff, N. L. et al. in Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis (eds Stocker, T. F. et al.) Ch. 10 (IPCC, Cambridge Univ. Press, 2013). Santer, B. D. et al. Celebrating the anniversary of three key events in climate change science. Nat. Clim. Change 9, 180–182 (2019). Erlat E. İklim Sistemi ve İklim Değişmeleri. Ege Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fak. Yayınları No: 155 (2019) IPCC. Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C (eds Masson-Delmotte, V. et al.) (WMO, 2018). Trenberth, K. E., Fasullo, J. T. & Balmaseda, M. A. Earth’s energy imbalance. J. Clim. 27, 3129–3144 (2014).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	2	2
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	14	2	28
Self Study	14	10	140
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	25	25
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	35	35
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			232

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7
LO1		4
LO2				4
LO3	4

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High