COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SGK 2007 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Social Studies Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR NEVZAT GÜMÜŞ

Offered to

Social Studies Teacher Education
Social Studies Teacher Education

Course Objective

In the scope of this course, the aim is to clear the basic concepts of environment and environmental issues; perception of basic environmental issues and global and country wide reasons; set essential steps to do in order to solve these problems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Gains universal perspective by considering environmental issues in the World and in Turkey, their reasons and regional distiributions
2   Gets some knowledge on environment-natural resources, the relation between usage of natural resources and environmental problems
3   Comprehends conscious usage of natural resources in a world where needs are limitless but natural resources are limited
4   Understands the importance of environmental conscious and learns how to train enviromentally conscious individuals
5   Learns effective applications to avoid environmental issues or to reduce the effects
6   Learns how to solve environmental issues

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 In the Frame of Dissolving of Ecological Balances: Ecological Cycles, definition of environmental issues, scope, types, reasons (development process) and a general look at the results.
2 Environmental Pollution; a-Air Pollution (Acid rains)
3 Environmental Pollution; b- Water Pollution
4 Environmental Pollution; c- Soil Pollution
5 Environmental Pollution; d-Radioactive pollution
6 Environmental Pollution; e-Noise and light pollution (Factors, results and prevention)
7 Environmental Pollution; f- Food pollution, g- Destruction of the species
8 MIDTERM EXAM
9 False Usage of Land; Destruction of the Natural Flora; Reduction of Forests, Erosion, Desertification, Destruction of the Species; False Usage of Land; a- False Usage of Land (Generally), b- Desturction of the natural flora-reduction of the forests
10 False Usage of Land; Destruction of the Natural Flora; Reduction of Forests, Erosion, Desertification, Destruction of the Species c- Erosion, erosion types, leading factors, results and prevention, d- Desertification
11 Global Warming, Global Change of the Climate (factors, results and prevention)
12 Ozone depletion (factors, results and prevention)
13 Upsurge in Population and Environmental ıssues as a Consequence; a-Environmental Problems that Urbanization Cause: I- Landscape Pollution, II- irregular urbanization, squattering, city climate- hot island, etc.
14 Upsurge in Population and Environmental ıssues as a Consequence; a-Environmental Problems that Urbanization cause: III- Solid Waste (garbage) Problem Solutions fort he environmental Issues and a General Look at the Precautions (Environmental conscious and Environmental Protectiveness, Environmental Effect Evaluation, Ecological Agriculture, Sustainable development, etc).
15 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

GÜNEY, E., (2004), Çevre Sorunları, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara.
ÇEPEL, N., (2003), Ekolojik Sorunlar ve Çözümleri, TÜBITAK Popüler Bilim Kitapları No: 180, Ankara.
TÇV., (2003), Türkiye nin Çevre Sorunları 2003, Türkiye Çevre Vakfı Yayını No: 163, Ankara.
ÖZEY, R., (2001), Çevre Sorunları, Aktif Yayınevi, Istanbul.
TÜMERTEKIN, E. ve ÖZGÜÇ, N., (1998), Beşeri Coğrafya, Çantay Kitabevi , Istanbul.
ATALAY, I., (2005), Genel Beşerî ve Ekonomik Coğrafya, Meta Basımevi, Izmir.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation with power point, discussion, question&answer, crticics of the visuals

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Ara Sınav
2 FN Yarıyılsonu Sınavı
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 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)

nevzat.gumus@deu.edu.tr
(office tel) 902323012136
(gsm) 05335765054

Office Hours

Thuesday, 10.00-11.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 13 2 26
Pre Class Self Study 13 1 13
Midterm Preparation 1 6 6
Final Preparation 1 9 9
Research Presentation 2 4 8
Others (Please indicate) 1 8 8
Midterm Exam 1 1 1
Final Exam 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 72

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55
LO.65

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