Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Environment and Nature Protection PEM014 Turkish Compulsory 1. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Aybike Ayfer KARADAĞ
Instructor(s)
Goals To ensure the development of awareness on nature and environmental protection in the light of sustainable / ecological protection principles on the basis of ecological balance and natural processes.
Course Content Environment and Nature Conservation
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 To have knowledge about ecological systems and natural processes
2 To have knowledge about approaches to natural conservation
3 To have information about environmental problems and their solutions
4 To have knowledge about the relationships between nature-environment-ecology and ethics
5 Understanding the importance of look out for ecological balance and natural processes for sustainable life
6 Displaying ethical attitudes and behaviors towards nature
7 Human and nature are not separate; realizing that it is part of a whole
8 To be able to offer landscape architecture-based suggestions for the solution of environmental problems
9 To be able to offer landscape architecture-based suggestions for the use, planning, management and protection of natural resources
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week The aim of the course and general terms related to the course Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
2. Week Ecological Hierarchy, food chain and importance Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
3. Week Natural processes and their importance Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
4. Week The importance and necessity of nature conservation Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
5. Week History of nature conservation and environmental problems Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
6. Week Nature conservation and environmental problems Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
7. Week The effect of technology and science on nature conservation and environmental problems Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
8. Week The impact of technology and science on natural resources and environmental issues
9. Week International and national attitudes towards nature conservation and environmental problems Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
10. Week International and national attitudes towards nature conservation and environmental problems Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
11. Week International and national attitudes towards nature conservation and environmental issues (International Convention, laws, regulations, etc.) Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
12. Week Nature and environmental protection and ethical relationship Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
13. Week Nature and environmental protection and religion, law relationship Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
14. Week Nature and environmental protection and education relationship Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Knowledge: Within the framework of environmental and social sustainability principles (considering the public interest and value), to have the knowledge and understanding to gain and reflect up-to-date information that will carry out planning, design, management activities and research,
2 Knowledge: To have knowledge in planning and design approaches regarding sustainable resource management, healthy living and access to food, resilience, climate change management, rural / urban development and use of technology,
3 Knowledge: To have knowledge about universal, corporate and professional ethical values related to the field,
4 Knowledge: To have knowledge of national and international norms, conventions, professional principles, laws, regulations and standards related to the field,
5 Skill: The ability to use the necessary tools for the holistic perception, planning, design and creation of management models of processes within the landscape in the context of spatial / temporal scale, in the effects, pressures and changes faced by the inhabited geography,
6 Skill: The ability to develop alternative constructions and solutions in accordance with field-specific theories and methods in planning and design processes,
7 Skill: The ability to take responsibility in an interdisciplinary / transdisciplinary team, to set goals in a collaborative and inclusive manner, to plan tasks and to work in a participatory manner,
8 Skill: The ability to discuss individual views on field-specific issues and to improve oneself
9 Competence: Competence to act with the awareness of lifelong learning and research by internalizing sustainable, innovative and entrepreneurial approaches,
10 Competence: Competence of foreign language skills at a level to communicate and follow the developments in the field,
11 Competence: Competence to make decisions with a fair and participatory consciousness, with respect to environmental rights, social and cultural rights, showing the necessary sensitivity in the protection of natural environment and cultural heritage, based on universal principles in the field of profession,
12 Competence: Competence to prepare, implement, manage and monitor projects about the field, taking into account of knowledge in Landscape Architecture theory and methodology, open green space planning, green and blue infrastructure, management, protection and interpretation of cultural landscapes and landscape management,
13 Competence: Competence to produce projects in interdisciplinary collaborations in landscape planning, design and materials with the experience of tree nursery, application and office internship by integrating knowledge on the management of landscapes of different scales, planning and design of infrastructure projects, material and construction techniques with information technologies in the field,
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 DK7 DK8 DK9
PY1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
PY2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
PY4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
PY5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
PY6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
PY7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
PY8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
PY9 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
PY10 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
PY11 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
PY12 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
PY13 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Yücel, M. 1995. Environmental Problems. Çukurova University Faculty of Agriculture Offset Workshop, Adana.
  • Çepel, N. 2002. Ecological Problems and Solutions. TÜBİTAK, Ankara.
  • Külköylüoğlu, O. 2009. Environment and Environment (Human-Nature Relationship). Abant İzzet Baysal University Revolving Fund Printing House, Bolu.
  • Erkul, H. 2012. Environmental Protection. Detay Publishing, Ankara.
  • Krishnamurti, J. 2012. On Nature and Environment. Mirror Publishing House.
  • Keleş, 2013. Environment, Environmental Problems and Environmental Policy in 100 Questions. Yakın Bookstore, İzmir.
  • Önder, T. 2013. Ecology, Society and Politics. Odak publishing house, Ankara.
  • Karadağ, 2021. A. A. Environment and Nature Protection Lecture Note (Unpublished). Düzce University, Düzce.
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 2 28
Ders Dışı
Preparation, After Class Study 10 1.2 12
Research 4 1.5 6
Presentation (Preparation) 10 1.2 12
Practice 10 1.2 12
Other Activities 1 2 2
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2.5 2.5
Total Workload 76.5
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0