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Description of Individual Course Units| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | SÇA2032014332 | ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION AND CHILD | Elective | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| | Level of Course Unit | | First Cycle | | Objectives of the Course | | Grasping main ecologic concepts, understanding energy flow in the nature. Understanding the energy flow in the nature. Explaining common life styles, population increase and result of erosion. Knowing the reason of environmental pollution and the effort of protection. Stating what should be done for the continuous life. | | Name of Lecturer(s) | | Assist.Prof. Dr. Filiz ZAYİMOĞLU ÖZTÜRK | | Learning Outcomes | | 1 | Students shall gain knowledge on having the basic ecological knowledge. | | 2 | Students shall gain knowledge on being conscious about environmental problems. | | 3 | Students shall gain knowledge on active participant to the solution of environmental problems | | 4 | Students shall gain knowledge on protection of natural areas | | 5 | Students shall gain knowledge about organizations and agreements related to the environment | | 6 | Students shall gain knowledge about organizations and agreements related to the environment |
| | Mode of Delivery | | Formal Education | | Prerequisites and co-requisities | | None | | Recommended Optional Programme Components | | | Course Contents | | Basic ecological concepts and principles, Ecosystems, Nutriment chains, Nutriment network, Habitat, Competition; Associate life and mutualist life, Continuation of life, Ground Biomes; Energy Flow; Circulation of matter; Incensement of population; Ecological affect, Erosion, Vanishing of forests; Urban environments, Impurity of behavior, Environmental pollution, Bog and waste-water, Reaction of sensitive people; Decision making about environment; Resources of Ground and Water and their management, Conservation; Culture and Primitive Life; Global view; Ecological subjects and problems; Environmental sensitivity and related works in the world, institutions and organizations. | | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
| 1 | Definition of the science of ecelogy, the historical development of ecelogical science, the sub-branches and ıssue of the science of the ecelogy,relationship with other disciplines of the sciences of ecelogy, ecological science research methods, the definition of environmental science and issues. | | | | 2 | Some basic concepts in ecelogy, environment, habitat, biotope, ecological niche, species, population, kommunite, systems and ecosystem, biyom, biosphere, fauna, flora, endemic species, cosmopolitan species, ecological relationships, some basic laws of ecelogy, minimum law, tolerance law. | | | | 3 | Environmental factors, abiotic factors, water, soil, light, temperature, wind, pH, biotic factors, live feeding patterns, biological relationships, male-female relationships, colonies, groups, cluster, social life in animals, predasyon, parazitizim,competition, mutualizm or simbiyosis, komensalizm, amensalizm. | | | | 4 | Ecosystem, population and characteristics, kommunite and features, süksesyon, manufactures, consumers, decomposition brackets, food web, ecological pyramids, | | | | 5 | Ecosystem functions, energy flow, material cycle(water, carbon, oxygen, nitrojen, phosphorus, sulfur cycles), biological accumulation, populatiın control. | | | | 6 | Distribution of large ecosystems and on earth, terrestrial ecosystems (Tundra, forests, steppes, savanna, deserts), aquatic ecosystems (lakes, rivers, seas, oceans), special ecosystems (wetlands, river mouth, coral reefs). | | | | 7 | Environmental issues, the use of natural resources issue, proplem of population growth, urbanization problems, energy problem, nutritional problems, agricultural issues, | | | | 8 | Environmental pollution problem (air, water, soil, radioactive, noise and light pollutions) | | | | 9 | Mid-term exam | | | | 10 | Solutions to environmental problems, sustainable use of natural resources, population planning, using renewable energy sources (solar, wind, geothermal and biomass energies), | | | | 11 | Prevention of environmental pollution, conservation of biological diversity, protection of natural areas. | | | | 12 | New approaches in environmental science, sustainable development, environmental law, environmental policy, environmental economics, environmental health, ecological agriculture, environmental impact assessment. | | | | 13 | New approaches in environmental science, sustainable development, environmental law, environmental policy, environmental economics, environmental health, ecological agriculture, environmental impact assessment. | | | | 14 | Environment-related organizations and agreements, environment-related organizations in Turkey, environment-related international organizations, environment-related international agreements, | | | | 15 | Environment-related organizations and agreements, environment-related organizations in Turkey, environment-related international organizations, environment-related international agreements, Turkey's signed environmental agreements. | | | | 16 | End-of-term exam | | |
| | Recommended or Required Reading | | 1) Aydoğdu M. ve Gezer, K. (2006). Çevre Bilimi. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
2) Palmer, J.A. (1998). Environmental education in the 21st century. Theory, practice, progress and promise. New York: Routledge. (Gerekli kısımlar tarafımdan sağlanacaktır)
3) Robert Eccleshall et al. (2003). Political ideologies. London: Routledge. (In text)
4) Elstgeest, J., Harlen, W. (1990). Environmental science in the primary curriculum. London: Paul Chapman Publishing Ltd.
5) Haktanır, K. & Arcak S. (1998). Çevre kirliliği. Ankara: Ankara Üniversitesi Yayınları.
6) Gigliotti, L.M. (1990). Environmental education: What went wrong? What can be done? The Journal of Environmental Education, 22 (1), 9-12.
7) Hungerford, H., Peyton, R., & Wilkie, R. (1980). Goals of curriculum development for environmental education. The Journal of Environmental Education, 2 (3), 42-47.
8) Holsman, R.H. (2001). The politics of environmental education. The Journal of Environmental Education, 32 (2), 4-9.
9) Monroe, M. C., & Cappaert, D. (1994). Integrating environmental education into the school curriculum, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.
10) Project wild: K-12 Activity Guide. (1998). Council for environmetal education.
11) Çevre eğitimi. Türk Çevre Vakfi kitabı. | | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| SUM | 0 | |
| SUM | 0 | | Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri | 40 | | Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 75 | 75 | | Final Examination | 1 | 75 | 75 | |
| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | LO1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | | LO2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | | LO3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | LO4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | LO5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | LO6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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