COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENVIRONMENT-SOCIETY AND TECHNOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇEP 5538 ENVIRONMENT-SOCIETY AND TECHNOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Environmental Education Non-Thesis

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ALI GÜNAY BALIM

Offered to

Environmental Education Non-Thesis

Course Objective

The aim of this course are description of the environment, society and technology. To understand the impact of environmental issues in the development of society and technology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   What could be understanding the effects of technology and the environment on society.
2   Understanding the importance of environmental awareness.
3   Human beings can establish a relationship between the environment and technology.
4   Sustainability and society can evaluate impact of the environment.
5   To study the interaction of environmental technology

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 Effects of development in society and technology on environment problems
3 Effects of development in society and technology on environment problems
4 Effects of development in society and technology on environment problems
5 Samples from different historical sections
6 Samples from different historical sections
7 Samples from different historical sections
8 Samples from different historical sections
9 Attempts for decrease the global effects like greenhouse effect to minimum, international agreements
10 Attempts for decrease the global effects like greenhouse effect to minimum, international agreements
11 Attempts for decrease the global effects like greenhouse effect to minimum, international agreements
12 Attempts belong to future
13 The concept of sustainability development
14 The concept of sustainability development
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Aslan, O., Uluçınar Sağır, Ş. ve Cansaran, A. (2008). Çevre tutum ölçeği uyarlanması ve ilköğretim öğrencilerinin çevre tutumlarının belirlenmesi. Selçuk üniversitesi Ahmet Keleşoğlu Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 25, 283 -295.
Pelstring, L. (1997A). Measuring environmental attitudes: the new environmental paradigm. Available: http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/gallery/pelstrng/lisap.htm , erişim tarihi: 20.10.2010.
Hapkiewicz, A. (1992). Finding a List of Science Misconceptions. MSTA Newsletter, 38: 11-14.
Hooker, C. A. ve Christensen, W.D. (2000). An Interactivist- Constructivist Approach to Intelligence: Self-Directed Anticipative Learning. Philosophical Psychology. 13 (1), 21.
Horstman, B. ve White, W. (2002). Best Practice Teaching in College Success Courses: Integrating Best Practice Teaching Methods into College Succes Courses. The Journal of Teaching and Learning, 6(1).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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

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 working 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 to be taken from these quizzes will be added to the term working scores and final exam scores in semester.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

agbalim@gmail.com

Office Hours

Tuesday-16:00; Thursday-16:00

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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