GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

ETHICAL APPROACHES IN ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION/5451325

Course Title:	ETHICAL APPROACHES IN ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION
Credits	3	ECTS	7.5
Course Semester	1	Type of The Course	Elective

COURSE INFORMATION

-- (CATALOG CONTENT)

-- (TEXTBOOK)

-- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)

1. Botkin, Daniel / Keller, Edward (2005): Environmental Science. USA. 
2.Chapman, Deborah (1992) : Water Quality Assessments. Cambridge. 
3.Ewert, A / Galloway, G. (2005): Expressed environmental attitudes and actual behaviour: Exploring the concept of environmentally-desirable responses’. Refereed conference abstract, 10th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management. Colorado, USA. 
4.Klare, Michael (2008): The crisis and the environment. In: Global Policy Forum. http://www.globalpolicy.org/social-and-economic-policy/the-environment/general-analysis-on-the-environment/44082.html 
5.Marsh, William / Grossa, John (2005): Environmental Geopgraphy: Science, Landuse and Earth Systems. USA. 
6.Merchant, Carolyn (1992): Radical Ecology. (Türkçesi: Kökten Ekoloji)New York. 
7.Olli, E. / G. Grendstadt, G. / Wollebaek, D. (2001): Correlates of environmental behaviors: Bringing back social context. In: Environment and Behavior, Cilt. 33, s.181-208. Pepper, David (1996): Modern Environment

-- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- COURSE OBJECTIVES

-- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

Increase in environmental awareness
Internalisation of environmental friendly behaviors
To learn nature-human relationship

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

Face to face training

--WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week	The origin of environmental problems
2. Week	Factors contributing the complexity of environmental issues
3. Week	What is ethics? Ethical theories and environmantal ethics
4. Week	What is environmental ethics? and Is there a need for environmental ethics?
5. Week	Environmental ethical approaches in general and historical perspective
6. Week	Anthropocentric Environmental Ethical Approaches
7. Week	The term "value" (intrinsic, extrinsic and instrumental values)
8. Week	Non-Anthropocentric Environmental Ethical Approaches
9. Week	Respect for Nature, Resources Ethics, Land Ethics, etc.
10. Week	Environmental Policies and Environmental Ethics
11. Week	MT
12. Week	Case Studies (TR)
13. Week	Case Studies (TR)
14. Week	Case Studies (World)
15. Week	FİNAL
16. Week	-

-- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS

-- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

	Quantity	Total Weighting (%)
Midterm Exams	2	60
Assignment	0	0
Application	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0

Percent of In-term Studies		60
Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score		40

-- WORKLOAD

Activity	Total Number of Weeks	Duration (weekly hour)	Total Period Work Load
Weekly Theoretical Course Hours	14	3	42
Weekly Tutorial Hours	0	0	0
Reading Tasks	0	0	0
Searching in Internet and Library	10	3	30
Material Design and Implementation	10	4	40
Report Preparing	8	2	16
Preparing a Presentation	10	3	30
Presentation	10	1	10
Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam	2	4	8
Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam	2	4	8
Other (should be emphasized)	4	1	4
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			188
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.52
Course Credit (ECTS):			7.5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Using the data which limited or missing information to complete the scientific methods,skills in various disciplines integration informations. Competence to work in an independent and taking responsibility. Learning Competency. Field Specific Competency. Communication and Social Competence. Ability to transfer processes and results of studies a clear written or verbal.				X
2	Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose				X
3	Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the desired result; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. (Realistic constraints and conditions may include factors such as economic and environmental issues, sustainability, manufacturability, ethics, health, safety issues, and social and political issues, according to the nature of the design.)					X
4	Ability to devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for scientific practice; ability to employ information technologies effectively.				X
5	Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself.			X
6	Ability to combine the knowledge in different disciplines efficiently and ability to solve the complex problems					X
7	7. Ability to transfer of the knowledge, skills and experiences in his/her area to the interdisciplinary applications.				X
8	Ability of evaluation and interpretation of data in scientific studies and oral and written presentation of results.				X
9	Ability to study in intra- and interdisciplinary teams effectively and to make leaadership in such teams	X
10	Ability to bring an innovation/ to develop a new method and/or application of a known method to a new area.	X
11	Ability to determine the research areas such that meet the needs of society and industry and also to make contribution to the literature.	X
12	Ability to determine the scope, goals, pathway and ability to study in planned way for a scientific study.					X
13	Information about awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development.				X
14	Ability to use of research results in technological applications and/or scientific research fields.		X
15	Ability to prepare, present and to design the national and international project proposal.
16	Awareness of professional and ethical responsibility.			X
17	Ability to make independent research and ability to interpretate scientific studies by a criticizing approach.				X
18	Ability to make an original study that can make contribution to the literature.	X
19	Knowledge about awareness of the legal consequences of carry out the scientifc reseraches and the publishing of the results.
20	Ability to interpret the studies written in a foreign language and to make presentation in a foreign language.

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

(Yrd. Doç. Dr. Gamze YÜCEL IŞILDAR)

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/akarakoc)

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(akarakoc@gazi.edu.tr , gkarakoc@yahoo.com)

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