Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
. PEM019 Turkish Compulsory 1. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Lectures, Discussion, Brainstorming
Course Coordinator Doç. Dr. Serir UZUN
Instructor(s) Doç. Dr. Serir UZUN (Güz)
Goals Understanding of how that should be economic activity with using natural and cultural resourses for local people in Turkey’s and World’s future.
Course Content Ekoturizminin, sosyal ve ekonomik açıdan değerlendirilmesi
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Reasoning, knowledge: • Should have knowledge about ecotourism, sustainable tourism, alternative tourism types, nature conservation, eco-tourist, ecotourism management concepts.
2 Sensation, attitude(affective): • Evaluating the environmental, social and economic impacts of ecotourism, rural development, protection of natural and cultural resources
3 Perform, skill (psychomotor): • To be able to analyze Turkey's ecotourism potential • To be able to identify natural and cultural resource values • To be able to interpret the effects of tourism activities
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week The Role and imporance of eco-tourism in the types of tourism. Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
2. Week Sustainable development and ecotourism Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
3. Week Ecotourism and ecotourists Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
4. Week Protection of natural and cultural resources Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
5. Week Ecosystem management and protected areas Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
6. Week Social and ecolocigal effects od ecotourism Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
7. Week Ecotourism management, economy and marketing Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
8. Week Mid term evaluation Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
9. Week Practice principles of ecotourism Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
10. Week Ecotourism potential in Turkey Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
11. Week Ecotourism potential in the World Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
12. Week Seminar Presentations Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
13. Week Seminar Presentations Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
14. Week Seminar Presentations Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, 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
PY1 4 4 4
PY2 4 4 4
PY3 3 3 3
PY4 4 4 4
PY5 2 2 2
PY6 2 2 2
PY7 4 4 4
PY8 4 4 4
PY9 1 1 1
PY10 3 3 3
PY11 4 4 4
PY12 2 2 2
PY13 2 2 2
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Gültekin, P. 2014. Uğursuyu ve Aksu Havzalarında Peyzaj planlama ve Ekoturizm odaklı kırsal Kalkınma, Tamamlanmış Doktora tezi, D.Ü. Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Düzce.
  • Gültekin, P. 2010. Düzce Uğursuyu ve Aksu Havzalarında Ekoturizm potansiyelinin Belirlenmesi ve Peyzaj Yönetimi, Tamamlanmış Yüksek lisans Tezi, D.Ü. Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Düzce.
  • TIES, 2010: The International Ecotourism Society resmi web sayfası, http://www.ecotourism.org. Wall, G., 1997. Is ecotourism sustainable? Environmental Management 21 (4): 483–491.
  • Honey, M., 1999. Ecotourism and sustainable development: Who owns paradise? Washington: Island Press.
  • Demir C. ve Çevirgen A., 2006. Ekoturizm Yönetimi (1. Basım), Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım.
  • Erdoğan N. (2003). Çevre ve (Eko)turizm, Erk Yayıncılık, Ankara.
  • Erdogan, I. and Alemdar, K., 2005. Oteki Kuram (Other Theory). (2. baskı) Ankara: Erk
  • Ceballos-Lascurain, H., 1991. Tourism, ecotourism and protected areas
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 15 1 15
Research 12 1 12
Other Activities 5 1 5
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Homework 1 1 13 13
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 75
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0