| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Education in Early Childhood Period | OÖÖ302 | Turkish | Compulsory | 6. Semester | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Mode of delivery | |
| Course Coordinator | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Zeynep Seda ÇAVUŞ |
| Instructor(s) | |
| Goals | 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. |
| Course Content | 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. |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | have the basic ecological knowledge. |
| 2 | be conscious about environmental problems. |
| 3 | active participant to the solution of environmental problems. |
| 4 | being comprehended to students environmental problems as a teacher in future |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Definition of the science of ecology, the historical development of ecological science, the sub-branches and issue of the science of the ecology, relationship with other disciplines of the sciences of ecology, ecological science research methods, the definition of environmental science and issues. | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 2. Week | Some basic concepts in ecology, environment, habitat, biotope, ecological niche, species, population, community, systems and ecosystem, biyom, biosphere, fauna, flora, endemic species, cosmopolitan species, ecological relationships, some basic laws of ecology, minimum law, tolerance law. | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 3. Week | Environmental factors, a biotic 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, mutualism or symbiosis, commensalism, amensalizm. | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 4. Week | Ecosystem, population and characteristics, community and features, süksesyon, manufactures, consumers, decomposition brackets, food web, ecological pyramids, | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 5. Week | Ecosystem functions, energy flow, material cycle(water, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur cycles), biological accumulation, population control. | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 6. Week | 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). | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 7. Week | Environmental issues, the use of natural resources issue, problem of population growth, urbanization problems, energy problem, nutritional problems, agricultural issues, | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 8. Week | Mid-term exam | |
| 9. Week | Environmental pollution problem (air, water, soil, radioactive, noise and light pollutions) | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 10. Week | Solutions to environmental problems, sustainable use of natural resources, population planning, using renewable energy sources (solar, wind, geothermal and biomass energies), | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 11. Week | Prevention of environmental pollution, conservation of biological diversity, protection of natural areas. | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 12. Week | New approaches in environmental science, sustainable development, environmental law, environmental policy, environmental economics, environmental health, ecological agriculture, environmental impact assessment. | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 13. Week | Environment-related organizations and agreements, environment-related organizations in Turkey, environment-related international organizations, environment-related international agreements, Turkey's signed environmental agreements. | Preparation, After Class Study |
| 14. Week | Environmental education, the history of environmental education, the importance of environmental education, environmental education goals, objectives and principles, formal education (in preschool period, in primary school, in secondary school, in higher), non-formal education, service training, environmental education in Turkey. | Preparation, After Class Study |
| No | Program Requirements | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Gains and applies early childhood basic knowledge. | ✔ | |||||
| 2 | Plans the educational process to support development and learning. | ✔ | |||||
| 3 | Organizes healthy, supportive and stimulating educational environments. | ✔ | |||||
| 4 | Uses active and alternative learning methods in early childhood. | ✔ | |||||
| 5 | Works in cooperation with family, school and society. | ✔ | |||||
| 6 | They are aware of the theoretical foundations (philosophical, sociological, psychological, historical, legal, economic, etc.) on which education is based, and reflect these theories to their practices. | ✔ | |||||
| 7 | Awares of the attitude, responsibility and ethical values related to the teaching profession and behaves accordingly. | ✔ | |||||
| 8 | Plans and implements the learning-teaching process effectively and evaluates it with appropriate measurement tools, taking into account the basic concepts, principles and characteristics of curricula. | ✔ | |||||
| 9 | Designs and manages an effective and supportive learning environment based on learning and teaching theory, approach, strategy, methods and instructional technologies in effective learning-teaching process design. | ✔ | |||||
| 10 | Follows the innovation, development and 21st century skills in the field of teaching profession and reflects these developments and skills to research and applications based on scientific principles. | ✔ | |||||
| 11 | Have the ability to use Turkish properly and effectively in accordance with the rules and to communicate well with students. | ✔ | |||||
| 12 | Demonstrates teaching attitudes and behaviors in accordance with Atatürk's Principles and Revolutions, democracy, human rights, and awareness of Turkish national, moral, moral and cultural values. | ✔ | |||||
| 14 | Awares of the importance for the teaching profession of willingly and actively participating in the cultural, social, environmental, artistic and sports activities required to be an effective global citizen. | ✔ | |||||
| 15 | With a sense of social responsibility, it plans and implements projects and activities that aim to support the development of society by being sensitive to local and global events and developments. | ✔ | |||||
| Program Requirements | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| PY9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| PY15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Ders Kitabı veya Notu | Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır. |
|---|---|
| Diğer Kaynaklar |
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| ECTS credits and course workload | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ders İçi |
Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
|
Ders Dışı |
Preparation, After Class Study | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Research | 14 | 1 | 14 | |
|
Sınavlar |
Midterm 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Classroom Activities | 2 | 14 | 28 | |
| Total Workload | 117 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 5.0 | ||
