COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ELECTIVE VI (NATURAL HERITAGE OF TURKEY)

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
COE 4020 ELECTIVE VI (NATURAL HERITAGE OF TURKEY) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Geography Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR RAZIYE ÇAKICIOĞLU OBAN

Offered to

Geography Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to learn Heritage, Natural Heritage and the concepts on Natural Heritage and to recognize of Turkey's natural heritage resources and to understand of the importance of the these resources in terms of sustainable tourism development.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows the concept of natural heritage information.
2   Classify Turkey's natural heritage resources.
3   Become aware of Turkey's natural heritage resources.
4   Assess the natural heritage resources through tourism and plan it in Turkey.
5   Create awareness about the importance of using protection of natural heritages in terms of sustainable development.
6   Apply theoretical information in field studies.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Content of Natural Heritage
2 Some Areas which can be evaluate as a Natural Heritage in Turkey
3 Field trip
4 Homa Lagoon-Tuzla Area
5 Bird Paradise
6 Kula Natural Heritage Areas
7 MIDTERM EXAM
8 Spil Mountain National Park
9 Karagöl
10 Bafa Lake
11 Kozak Plateau
12 Bozdag / Golcuk
13 Great Menderes National Park
14 Gediz Delta
15 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

Doğaner, Suna (2003). Miras Turizminin Coğrafi Kaynakları ve Korunması, Ege Üniversitesi Coğrafya Bölümü Sempozyumları 2, Coğrafi Çevre Koruma ve Turizm Sempozyumu, 16 - 18 Nisan, [1 - 8], Izmir.
Erdoğan, Nazmiye (2003). Çevre ve Ekoturizm, Erk Yayınları, Ankara.
Karaçorlu, Tuncay (1995). Bir Kültürel ve Doğal Miras, Bir Kentin Kollektif Emeği, Kültürpark, Izmir ve Ege de Planlama, Planlama 95 / 1 - 2, [32 - 36], Ankara.
Köksal, Aydoğan (1994). Türkiye Turizm Coğrafyası, Gazi Büro Kitabevi, Ankara.
Madran, Emre (1975). Doğal ve Kültürel Varlıkların Koruyucu Envanterlerinin Yapılması ve Bu Iş Için Gerekli Kadro ve Örgütler, Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Mimarlık Tarihi ve Restorasyon Enstitüsü Bülteni (MTRE), Tarihi Çevre Koruma Semineri Bildirileri, Sayı 4, [26 - 32], Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, observation trips, seminars / the Internet, various institutions, organizations, and interviews with faculty members.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.10 + FINS * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

raziye.oban@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 2 6 12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparing assignments 1 4 4
Preparing presentations 1 4 4
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 71

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15
LO.23
LO.34
LO.45
LO.55
LO.63