Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
. PEM043 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) Prof. Dr. Haldun MÜDERRİSOĞLU (Güz)
Goals The aim of this course is to enable students to comprehend the concept of nature conservation and its development, national park planning stages, and how to examine legal and administrative frameworks.
Course Content
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Reasoning, knowledge: To explain the concepts related to nature conservation, the status of protected areas in Turkey and the legal-administrative framework related to these areas
2 Sensation, attitude(affective): Explaining and interpreting the natural and cultural values of national parks in national park planning stages
3 Perform, skill (psychomotor): Gaining knowledge and skills to take part in national park planning
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week The concept of environmental protection and nature protection and its relationship, the importance of nature protection, the benefits and justifications of nature protection Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
2. Week Historical development of nature conservation Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
3. Week National or international protection regulations and legal bases related to the protection of natural resources Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
4. Week Areas under protection status in our country Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
5. Week Criteria for classification of protected areas Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
6. Week Planning in protected areas Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
7. Week National park understanding in the world and in our country Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
8. Week Planning processes in national parks Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
9. Week Planning processes in national parks Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
10. Week National Park planning understanding and planning principles Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
11. Week Long-term development plans Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
12. Week Examination of exemplary national parks and long-term development plans in the world and in Turkey Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
13. Week Official nature conservation organizations and non-governmental organizations (Non-Governmental Organizations) Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
14. Week Problems Related to Protected Areas in Our Country 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 5 5 5
PY2 5 5 5
PY3 5 5 5
PY4 5 5 5
PY5 0 0 0
PY6 5 5 5
PY7 5 5 5
PY8 5 5 5
PY9 5 5 5
PY10 0 0 0
PY11 5 5 5
PY12 5 5 5
PY13 3 3 3
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • DEMİREL, Ö. 2005; Doğa Koruma ve Milli Parklar, Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Genel Yayın No: 219, Fakülte Yayın No: 37, Ders Kitabı, 424 s., Mayıs 2005, KTÜ Matbaası, Trabzon
  • YÜCEL M., 1995; Doğa Koruma Alanları ve Planlaması, Ç.Ü.Ziraat Fak. Genel Yayın No. 104, Yardımcı Ders Kitapları Yayın No. 9, Adana.
  • YÜCEL, M., 2005. Doğa Koruma. Çukurova Üniversitesi Yayınları No: 237, Ç.Ü.Ziraat Fakültesi Genel Yayın no: 265, Ders Kitapları Yayın No: A-85, Adana
  • ÇOLAK, A. H., 2001. Ormanda Doğa Koruma. ISBN. 975-8273-33-7, Ankara.
  • KUVAN, Y. 2010. Doğa Koruma ve Milli Parklar, Ders notu, İstanbul
  • IUCN / UICN, 1994. Guidelines for Protected Area Management Categories. IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected areas with the Assistance of the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, IUCN Publiscation Services Unit, Cambridge, UK, 261 s.
  • UCN (The World Conservation Union), 1994. Parks for Life: Action for Protected Areas in Europe. IUCN-The World Conservation Union, Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland, ISBN:2-8317-0230-5, 150 s.
  • Science, Conservation and National Parks, Steven R. Beissinger, David D. Ackerly, Holly Doremus, Gary E. Machlis, Univertsity of Chicago Press, 2017.
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 6 2 12
Research 6 2 12
Other Activities 5 2 10
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Homework 1 7 2 14
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 78
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0