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| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Religions and Ecotourism | EKO509 | Turkish | Compulsory | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Graduate |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator | Doç. Dr. Tuğba TORUN |
| Instructor(s) | |
| Goals | The aim of this course is to provide general information about world religions and to reveal the effects of religions on tourism by giving place to the approaches of religions related to ecology and cultural heritage. |
| Course Content | - Have knowledge about religious traditions that have temples in our country. - Understands the approaches of religions about ecology. - Learns the relationship between world religions and cultural heritage. |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | To have knowledge and skills regarding ecotourism studies |
| 2 | To gain the ability to evaluate, synthesize and use new information in the field of ecotourism with a critical approach |
| 3 | To have professional knowledge enough to communicate with colleagues on ecotourism |
| 4 | To have the ability to recognize and use research methods and modern laboratory techniques and analysis methods used in studies related to the field of ecotourism |
| 5 | Being able to develop new strategic approaches and take responsibility in unforeseen complex situations |
| 6 | Being able to use high-level mental processes such as creative and critical thinking, problem solving and decision making |
| 7 | Being able to use information technologies |
| 8 | Knowing legal and political systems |
| 9 | Having the ability to exchange information |
| 10 | Having communication (entrepreneurship) skills |
| 11 | To have multidisciplinary working skills |
| 12 | To have the ability to conduct research individually |
| 13 | To have the skills of writing in scientific language, expressing oneself and discussing |
| 14 | To have the ability to analyze an existing problem in ecotourism and use relevant research methods to solve it |
| 15 | To have the ability to access national or international literature information on the subject studied from different sources and to evaluate it systematically |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Introduction to world religions | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork |
| 2. Week | Archaeology of Religion as an interdisciplinary field | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice |
| 3. Week | Anatolia's history of faith: Göbekli Tepe | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice |
| 4. Week | Anatolia's history of faith: Çatalhöyük | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice |
| 5. Week | Mesopotamian, Hittite and Roman Beliefs | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice |
| 6. Week | Judaism: History and Theology | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice |
| 7. Week | Judaism: Worship and daily life | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice |
| 8. Week | Mid Term Exam | Research, Practice |
| 9. Week | Christianity: History and Theology | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice |
| 10. Week | Christianity: Worship and daily life | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice |
| 11. Week | Christianity: Churches and Monasteries | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice |
| 12. Week | Islamic tradition and cultural heritage | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice |
| 13. Week | World imagination in terms of world religions: Ecology and tourism | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice |
| 14. Week | Overall assessment | Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Fieldwork, Practice |
| No | Program Requirements | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Based on graduate level proficiency, to accomplish the level of experties in the field of ecotourism | ✔ | |||||
| 2 | The skill to use theoretical and practical knowledge and expertise in the field of ecotourism, to incorporate knowledge from different disciplines to create new information and to solve important problems using the methods of scientific research | ✔ | |||||
| 3 | By taking leadership responsibility, the ability to conduct independent research on a complex problem, to develop new approaches for new solutions, to publish the results | ✔ | |||||
| 4 | The competence of critical and analytical thinking | ✔ | |||||
| 5 | Using information and communication technologies, the skill to transfer new information and insights on forestry activities to different interest groups in written and oral means | ✔ | |||||
| 6 | The skill to communicate effectively in oral and written presentations at international level | ✔ | |||||
| 7 | The ability to take into consideration of the scientific, social, cultural and ethical values at all stages of data collection, evaluation and interpretation | ✔ | |||||
| 8 | The ability to develop strategy, policy and implementation plans in ecotourism discipline, incorporating relevant issues and evaluating results within the framework of total quality management processes | ✔ | |||||
| 9 | The ability to use and interpret background information to solve problems using, practical skills in interdisciplinary studies | ✔ | |||||
| Program Requirements | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | DK6 | DK7 | DK8 | DK9 | DK10 | DK11 | DK12 | DK13 | DK14 | DK15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Ders Kitabı veya Notu | Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır. |
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| Diğer Kaynaklar |
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| ECTS credits and course workload | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ders İçi |
Class Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
|
Ders Dışı |
Preparation, After Class Study | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Research | 14 | 2 | 28 | |
| Interview | 14 | 2 | 28 | |
| Presentation (Preparation) | 14 | 2 | 28 | |
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Sınavlar |
Midterm | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Homework | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
| Quiz | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| Quiz Preparation | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| Final | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
| Practice | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| Classroom Activities | 14 | 2 | 28 | |
| Total Workload | 204 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 8.0 | ||