| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sustainable Development and Ecotourism | EKO503 | Turkish | Compulsory | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Graduate |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator | Doç. Dr. Yaşar Selman GÜLTEKİN |
| Instructor(s) | Doç. Dr. Yaşar Selman GÜLTEKİN (Bahar), Prof. Dr. Pınar GÜLTEKİN (Güz) |
| Goals | The aim of the course is to; - To provide an understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the basic concepts of Sustainable Development (SD), ˗ Learn to recognize, analyze and solve a sustainability problem using SD's problem solving methodologies, ˗ To provide an understanding of the basic disciplinary concepts of natural sciences, social sciences and humanities related to the solution of sustainability problems in ecotourism, ˗ To analyze the economic, environmental and social problems of developed, developing and underdeveloped countries, especially those related to slow growth, stagnation, high poverty rates, high income inequality and chronic external crises, with a focus on ecotourism, - To discuss ecotourism strategies to accelerate economic growth and productivity, achieve SD, reduce poverty and income inequality, and reduce external imbalances both within and between countries globally. |
| Course Content | In this course; ˗ Explain the concepts of sustainability and ecotourism. ˗ Explains the importance of sustainable development for human and society. ˗ Knows good practice examples from the world and Turkey in the field of ecotourism for sustainable development. ˗ Understands the importance of ecotourism in sustainability and rural development. ˗ Explains the relationship between sustainable development goals and ecotourism. |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Introduction, sustainability, economy, development, ecotourism and explanation of basic concepts |
| No | Program Requirements | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Based on graduate level proficiency, to accomplish the level of experties in the field of ecotourism | ✔ | |||||
| 2 | The skill to use theoretical and practical knowledge and expertise in the field of ecotourism, to incorporate knowledge from different disciplines to create new information and to solve important problems using the methods of scientific research | ✔ | |||||
| 3 | By taking leadership responsibility, the ability to conduct independent research on a complex problem, to develop new approaches for new solutions, to publish the results | ✔ | |||||
| 4 | The competence of critical and analytical thinking | ✔ | |||||
| 5 | Using information and communication technologies, the skill to transfer new information and insights on forestry activities to different interest groups in written and oral means | ✔ | |||||
| 6 | The skill to communicate effectively in oral and written presentations at international level | ✔ | |||||
| 7 | The ability to take into consideration of the scientific, social, cultural and ethical values at all stages of data collection, evaluation and interpretation | ✔ | |||||
| 8 | The ability to develop strategy, policy and implementation plans in ecotourism discipline, incorporating relevant issues and evaluating results within the framework of total quality management processes | ✔ | |||||
| 9 | The ability to use and interpret background information to solve problems using, practical skills in interdisciplinary studies | ✔ | |||||
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| PY1 |
| PY2 |
| PY3 |
| PY4 |
| PY5 |
| PY6 |
| PY7 |
| PY8 |
| PY9 |
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| ECTS credits and course workload | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) | |
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Sınavlar |
Midterm 1 | 1 | 32 | 32 |
| Midterm 2 | 1 | 30 | 30 | |
| Homework 1 | 1 | 35 | 35 | |
| Homework 2 | 1 | 35 | 35 | |
| Final | 1 | 30 | 30 | |
| Classroom Activities | 14 | 3 | 42 | |
| Total Workload | 204 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 8.0 | ||
