COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND POLICIES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇEP 5022 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND POLICIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Environmental Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ALI EKBER GÜLERSOY

Offered to

Environmental Education

Course Objective

They know science of environment about the general definitions and terms. To learn about environmental education and policy. As regards protection of important environmental areas and to develop environmental policies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   They know biological diversity and important element of life.
2   Environmental education and the properties of the basic concepts and policies can explain
3   All living things in nature and relation to each other can be explain.
4   Between the environment and human can understand of the natural balance
5   To explain about the future of the European Union, Türkiye and the environment

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 General definition and terms about environment science
3 Ecological circles
4 Ecological circles
5 Ecological circles
6 Important environment areas and protecting
7 Important environment areas and protecting
8 Important environment areas and protecting
9 Natural balance between environment and human
10 Natural balance between environment and human
11 Defining an ecosystem and its place in school and university science education
12 Defining an ecosystem and its place in school and university science education
13 Approaches about future of environment in European Union and Türkiye
14 Approaches about future of environment in European Union and Türkiye
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

TOPRAK, Z., (2003), Çevre Yönetimi ve Politikası, Anadolu Matbaacılık, Izmir.
PEKTAŞ, E.K. (2011), Bir Çevre Politikası Aracı Olarak Türkiye'de Çevre Eğitimi, Gazi Kitapevi, Ankara.
KARACAN, A.R. 2012. Çevre Ekonomisi ve Politikası, Ege Üniversitesi Yayınları, Izmir.
KAPLAN, A., (1997), Küresel Çevre Sorunları ve Politikaları, Mülkiyeliler Birliği Vakfı Yayınları No: 18, Ankara.
ERTÜRK, H. (2011). Çevre Politikası. Ekin Basım Yayım Dağıtım, Bursa.
SAVAŞAN, Z., SÖKER, Ç. ve YILMAZ, F.H. (Editör), (2021), Çevre Hukuku ve Politikaları, Kavramlar, Teoriler ve Tartışmalar, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara.
SAVAŞAN, Z. and SÜMER, V. (Editor), (2020). Environmental Law and Policies in Türkiye, Springer.
SAĞIR, H. (Editör) (2020). Ekolojik Kriz ve Küresel Çevre Politikaları, Beta Yayıncılık, Istanbul.
MARIN, M.C. ve YILDIRIM, U. (2004). Çevre Sorunlarına Çağdaş Yaklaşımlar (Ekolojik, Ekonomik, Politik ve Yönetsel Perspektifler). Beta Basım Yayım, Istanbul.
HERGÜNER, B. ve KALKAN, E. (2019). Türkiye'de Çevre Politikaları, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, Ankara.
HAMAMCI, C. (1983). Çevre ve Hukuk, Ankara: SBF Yayını
KELEŞ, R., HAMAMCI, C. ve ÇOBAN, A. (2015). Çevre Politikası, Ankara: Imge Kitabevi.
Chasek, Downie, Brown (2013) Global Environmental Politics (Dilemmas in World Politics) Westview Press; Sixth Edition.
Dauvergne (2012) Handbook of Global Environmental Politics, Edward Elgar Publishing.
Tolba M. (with Iwona Rummel-Bulska) (1998) Global Environmental Diplomacy,MIT Press.
Axelrod, VanDeveer, Downie (2010) The Global Environment: Institutions, Law, and Policy,CQ Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Research, Discussion, Question-Answer, Group Work, Lecture

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PRS PRESENTATION
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50 + PRS * 0.50


*** 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)

ali.gulersoy@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday: 13:00-14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 2 10 20
Preparing presentations 2 10 20
Preparation for quiz etc. 2 10 20
Project Assignment 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 188

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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