COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THEORETICAL FUNDAMENTALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOURS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇEP 5007 THEORETICAL FUNDAMENTALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOURS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Environmental Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NEVZAT GÜMÜŞ

Offered to

Environmental Education

Course Objective

It is aimed to make students to gain knowledge about basic concepts used in environment and its education, theoretical Fundamentals of environmental behaviours like norm activation theory, the value-belief-norm theory, their use in environmental education and their results, environmental issues and their theoretical approaches in current science education.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explain basic concepts used in environment and its education,
2   Explain norm activation theory and evaluate its use in environmental education studies and their results,
3   Explain the value-belief-norm theory and evaluate its use in environmental education studies and their results,
4   Evaluate scales used in mentioned theories,
5   Recognize environmental issues and their theoretical approaches in current science education.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course introduction
2 Basic concepts for the environment and its education
3 Basic concepts for the environment and its education
4 Theories; norm activation theory, the value-belief-norm theory
5 Theories; norm activation theory, the value-belief-norm theory
6 Theories; norm activation theory, the value-belief-norm theory
7 Theories; norm activation theory, the value-belief-norm theory
8 Theories; norm activation theory, the value-belief-norm theory
9 The use of theories and results
10 The use of theories and results
11 Scales about theories and its applications
12 Environmental issues and theoretical approach in science and technology education
13 Environmental issues and theoretical approach in science and technology education
14 Environmental issues and theoretical approach in science and technology education
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Ajzen, I. (1991): "'The Theory ot" Planned Behavior". Organizational behavior and human decision processes", 50 179 211.

Dunlap, R. E., Van Liere, K. D., Mertig, A. G. & Jones, R. E. (2000). Measuring endorsement of the New Ecological Paradigm: A revised NEP scale. Journal of Social Issues, 56(3), 425-442.

Erten S. (2002): Planlanmış Davranış Teorisi ile Uygulamalı Öğretim Metodu, Hacettepe ÜniversitesiEdebiyat FakültesiDergisi,19(2): 217-233.

Erten, S. (2002): "Kız ve Erkek Öğrencilerin Evde Enerji Tasarrufu Yapma Davranış Amaçlarının Planlanmış Davranış Teorisi Yardımıyla Araştırılması." Hacetepe Üniversilesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. Sayı: 22. Ankara.

Stern, P. C. (2000). Toward a coherent theory of environmentally significant behavior. Journal of Social Issues, 56, 407-424.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussions, group-work, explanation, question-answer, collaborative teaching methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE STT * 0.40 + FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) STT * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The homeworks will be assessed by directly adding to the term work scores in semester. The exam dates will be indicated in the lesson plan. As the exam dates become definite, the previously announced dates may change.

Assessment Criteria

In-class participation and written homework, end-of-semester final homework and short report presentation.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligated to continue to at least 70% of lessons .
2. Behaviours such as copying in exams, clashing and making intials in the publications will be concluded with the opening of a disciplinary investigation.
3. The instructor has right to make quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes and term work scores will be directly added to exam scores.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nevzat.gumus@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday-16:00; Thursday-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 13 4 52
Pre Class Self Study 13 4 52
Midterm Preparation 1 10 10
Final Preparation 1 10 10
Paper Preparation 2 10 20
Research Presentation 2 10 20
Others (Please indicate) Project 2 10 20
Final Exam 1 1 1
Project Assignment 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 186

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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