EGE UNIVERSITY Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
9105035012016	Introduction to Environmental Science	Compulsory	1	1	7

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Objectives of the Course

At the end of this cource, students are able to integrate their different occupational backround with environmental perspective within the framework of basic knowledge, principles and rules of environment and environmental relationships, they are able to understand interactions between human being and environment and also thay areable to reach methodology of production of information within environmental sciences

Name of Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. H. Göknur ŞİŞMAN AYDIN

Learning Outcomes

1
2
3

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Environmental definitions, concepts and scopes; Scientific laws and principals for environment and environmental relations; Material, energy and nutrient cycles; Principal ecosystems on earth; Natural resources like soil, air, water, biodiversity etc.; Cultural resources; Interactions of human beings and environment; Interactions of population movements and environment; Interactions between population, using of resources, environmental degradation and pollution; Great cultural changes in history and environmental changes occurring as a result of these cultural changes; Defining and classifying of sources of pollution; Local, national and global environmental issues

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8	Arasınav
9
10
11
12
13
14
15	Çevre Bilinci ve Bu bilinci geliştirmeye yönelik yöntemler
16	Yarıyıl Sonu Sınavı

Recommended or Required Reading

“İnsan, Çevre ve Toplum”, 1992, Derleyen:Ruşen KELEŞ, İmge Kitapevi, ANKARA. Miller, G.T., 2000: Çevre Bilimi Sürdürülebilir Dünya, (Ed. Ü. ERDEM, Çev: F. DOĞAN, Ü., ERDEM, E., HENDEN, E., ONOĞUR, M., ÖZTÜRK, İ., TÜRKAN, E., NURLU, U., SUNLU), Ege Üniversitesi Çevre Sorunları Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi Yayınları, Yayın No:1, İZMİR

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	2	2
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	14	2	28
Individual Study for Homework Problems	1	30	30
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	30	30
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	30	30
Reading	14	2	28
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7
LO1	5	5	5	5
LO2
LO3

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High