COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SNF 1002 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Elementary Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Elementary Teacher Education

Course Objective

To gain prospective teachers basic concepts about ecology, food chain, the relationship with population growth and environment problems and sensivity for environment. Also information about the instituons which works in this area and the topics about enviroment in the primary school programs.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to have the knowledge about ecology.
2   Being able to explain substance circulation, erosion, soil pollution and results.
3   Being able to gain sensivity for environment.
4   Being able to have the knowledge the topics about enviroment in the primary school programs.
5   Being able to have the knowledge about the instituons which works for environment.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction and explaining of course syllabus
2 Basic ecologic principles and concepts
3 What is ecosystem And kinds of it.
4 Knowledge about energy flow and subsition circulation
5 Erosion and results
6 The importance of food chain
7 Environmental pollution and it is effects (1)
8 An overview, Course evaluation, Midterm exam
9 Environmental pollution and it is effects (2)
10 The instutions which works for environment in Türkiye and World.
11 The importance of gaining the sensivity for environment
12 Investigating the new approaches about environment education in World.
13 Investigating the topics about enviroment in the primary school programs.
14 Preparing a Project about environment.
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Güney, Emrullah (1992). Çevre sorunları, Hatiboğlu yayıncılık.
Cansaran, Arzu (2008). Çevre eğitimi, Pegem akademi
Aydoğdu, Mustafa (2010). Çevre bilim, Anı yayıncılık
Atasoy,Emin (2017). Insan-Doğa etkileşimi ve Çevre için eğitim, Sentez yayıncılık

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, demonstration, discussion, question-answer, case-study, cooperative learning techniques

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Written examinations (long-and short-answer), multiple-choice tests

Assessment Criteria

Assessment of Students quiz and final exams are avaluated according to learning outcomes

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is required to join to %70 of courses
The Instructor hides to get various exercises done via individual and cooperation in the planned education and training period

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hulya.hamurcu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 12.00-12.45

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 2 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 2 15 30
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 98

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19
LO.1323
LO.2434
LO.3333
LO.444
LO.54443