Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Restoration Ecology PEM058 Turkish Compulsory 1. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Turkish
Course Coordinator Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Murat SARGINCI
Instructor(s) Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Abdullah Hüseyin DÖNMEZ (Güz)
Goals To provide students with an interdisciplinary approach to the restoration of a damaged ecosystem by choosing alternative bio-technical restoration materials.
Course Content Examine natural and degraded habitats • Learn what natural and human activities can degrade or destroy ecosystems • Explore the science of restoration ecology • View examples of restoration projects • Research a restoration project of interest and give a presentation
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 • Identifies natural and degraded ecosystems
2 Distinguish between natural and human activities that damage ecosystems
3 Plans the restoration process to be carried out in different ecosystems that have been intervened
4 Reports the restoration planning stages
5 Analyzing the ecological structure and functions of the landscape and reporting how to protect and restore the ecological structure in actions related to the restoration and management of landscapes
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Introduction, Introducing the concept of restoration ecology Interview
2. Week Environmental management and restoration Interview
3. Week Landscape ecology and restoration Interview
4. Week Landscape-scale restoration work Interview
5. Week Abiotic, biotic factors and restoration relationship Interview
6. Week Restoration, Rehabilitation and Reclamation concept Interview
7. Week Midterm exam and midterm evaluation Interview
8. Week Restoration principles Interview
9. Week Creating the restoration plan Interview
10. Week Restoration plan stages Interview
11. Week Restoration work in different ecosystems: forest ecosystems Interview
12. Week Restoration work in different ecosystems: restoration work in river and flood areas Interview
13. Week Institutions that can be responsible for restoration activities and their areas of responsibility Interview
14. Week General evaluation and discussion on sample areas Interview
*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
PY1 2 2 2 2 2
PY2 3 3 3 3 3
PY3 2 2 2 2 2
PY4 2 2 2 2 2
PY5 5 5 5 5 5
PY6 5 5 5 5 5
PY7 3 3 3 3 3
PY8 4 4 4 4 4
PY9 1 1 1 1 1
PY10 1 1 1 1 1
PY11 3 3 3 3 3
PY12 3 3 3 3 3
PY13 4 4 4 4 4
Recommended Sources
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Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Restoration Ecology: The New Frontier, Jelte van Andel (Editor), James Aronson (Editor), ISBN: 978-1-444-33635-1, 2012, Wiley-Blackwell
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 5 1 5
Research 7 2 14
Other Activities 5 1 5
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Homework 1 7 2 14
Homework 2 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 69
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0