COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NATURAL PROTECTION AREAS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BIY 2707 NATURAL PROTECTION AREAS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Biology (UOLP-Gence State University)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR KEREM CANLI

Offered to

Biology (UOLP-Gence State University)

Course Objective

Species and communities cannot be isolated from their habitats. Natural reserves aims to conserve habitats that destroyed by anthropogenical pollutants by controlling non-degraded fields. During this course, conservation statuses and management of nature reserves will be discussed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students know conservation areas with official status.
2   Students can interpret the status of biodiversity on protected areas.
3   Students know ideal management and protection methods in these areas.
4   Students are able to express Türkiye's obligations on protected areas according to international agreements.
5   Students can identify problems in natural protected areas and close around them.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is biodiversity and why is it important
2 Sustainable development and biodiversity.
3 International responsibilities.
4 National approaches.
5 Biodiversity of Türkiye.
6 Genetic diversity and species diversity.
7 Ecosystems: Forest Ecosystems, Step ecosystems, Wetland Ecosystems, Coastal and Marine Ecosystems and Mountain Ecosystems.
8 Overview
9 Biological safety
10 Threats to biodiversity.
11 Taken precautions for conservation of biological diversity.
12 Conservation of species and Area Protection.
13 The Protection of Areas (in-situ)in Türkiye.
14 Ex-situ Conservation, Politics, Development Plans, Strategy, Legal and Institutional Framework.

Recomended or Required Reading

Kocataş, A. (1994). Ekoloji ve Çevre Biyolojisi. Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, Izmir, 564 p.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format. Besides the taught lecture, group presentations are to be prepared by the groups assigned and presented in a discussion session. In some weeks of the course, results of the homework given previously are discussed.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Vize
2 FN Final
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Student will be evaluated with midterm exam and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture and homework delivery must be on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. You can find the undergraduate policy at http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

kerem.canli@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 4 56
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1545355455
LO.255525455
LO.3554355
LO.455332255
LO.54554345

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