GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES/PUAD303
Course Title: ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
Credits 3 ECTS 7
Semester 6 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  English
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Ass. Prof. Seçil Mine TÜRK
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  www. gazi.edu.tr/~smine
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  smine@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Students can relate the factors of environmental problems and their results based on relation of reason.
Students can analyze the content of environmental problematic and its relation to environmental problems.
Students can interpret changes in environmental management and policy area and related implication area in Turkey.
Students can relate environmental problems, environmental protection and environmental management.
Students can evaluate the policies on environmental problems together with policies on public administration.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
   There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
   There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Conceptual Framework: Environment and Globalization
2. Week  Global Environmental Problems I
3. Week  Environmental problems and perception of the environment in developed and developing countries
4. Week  Establishment of environmental policies
5. Week  Tools of global environmental policies:economic and political tools
6. Week  Global environmental policies and Non-governmental organizations
7. Week  Our Common Future Report and Sustainable Development
8. Week  Stockholm and Rio Conference
9. Week  Johannesburg Conference
10. Week  Kyoto Protocol
11. Week  United Nations Environmental Policies
12. Week  European Union Environmental Policies
13. Week  Other international Organizations: OECD, NATO, World Bank
14. Week  Conclusion and Evaluation
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Keleş, Ruşen ve Can, Hamamcı (2009) Çevre Politikası, Ankara: İmge Kitabevi Yayınları, Turgut, Nükhet Yılmaz(2009)Çevre Politikası ve Hukuku, Ankara: Imaj Yayınları.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
15
3
45
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
15
3
45
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
2
30
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
25
25
 Final and Studying for Final
1
30
30
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
175
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7
 ECTS: 
7
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Having the professional expertise and skills on theoretical and practical aspects of organization and management, political science, sociology, law, urbanization and environmental politics.X
2Having qualities for professional competence in order to work in career fields such as district governor, the administrative judge, inspector or assistant specialist in public institutions and organizations, the private sector and civil society organizations.X
3Having knowledge about other disciplines such as economics, management, accounting, international relations and law related to public administration.X
4Having the ability to act in accordance with the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the fields of public administration and apply the gained knowledge and the skills to social and working life.X
5Having skills about foreign language, information systems and basic computer programs related to the field in academic and working life.X
6Learning the basic concepts, historical and current developments in terms of global, national, regional levels and Turkey in particular.X
7Having the ability to access, analyze and interpret the written and visual sources concerning public administration.X
8Having knowledge and information about public administration to be included in teamwork in the national and international projects.X
9Having knowledge and skills about understanding and interpreting the events that shape or influence Turkish political, social and economic structure.X
10Analyzing the management structures and the developments in management systems of different countries.X
11Having information about the basic features and development of public and private law and the Turkish judicial system.X
12Having the ability to analyze the political events in the world and in Turkey.X
13Having the ability to learn the basic concepts, scientific methods, research techniques and new approaches in sociology and to interpret the social events in general and Turkey in particular.X