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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
COG 314	NATURE CONSERVATION	2 + 0	6th Semester	3

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Bachelor's Degree
Course Type	Elective
Course Objective	Students develop awareness of nature conservation and nature conservation in the basic principles and practices
Course Content	Nature conservation history, importance, nature conservation causes, nature conservation criteria of the IUCN categories and change over time, nature protected areas to determine, Nature Conservation area planning in Turkey, The Nature Conservancy, the World Nature Conservation Organisations in Turkey, conservation areas, National Parks , wetlands, conservation areas in Turkey, problems and solutions, in protected areas and alternative approaches to the problem of human origin, Nature Conservation laws and regulations.
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Explain the concepts of nature conservation and environmental protection, and knows the differences between them,
2	Distinguish different categories of nature protection,
3	You can define three different approaches to nature conservation,
4	Protected area management with the ability to detect problems and their solutions can be
5	Knows the principles of spatial planning.
6	Identify the key issues related to protected areas can offer solutions.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	2	28
Mid-terms	1	8	8
Final examination	1	14	14
Presentation / Seminar Preparation	1	5	5
Report / Project	1	5	5
Internet Searching/ Library Study	2	3	6
Material Design/Application	2	3	6
Reading	2	3	6
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			78 3

COURSE DETAILS

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Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester
COG 314	NATURE CONSERVATION	2 + 0	1	Turkish	2023-2024 Spring

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Asts. Prof. Dr. MEHMET ORUÇ BAYKARA	obaykara@pau.edu.tr		FEN B0311	%

Goals		Students develop awareness of nature conservation and nature conservation in the basic principles and practices
Content		Nature conservation history, importance, nature conservation causes, nature conservation criteria of the IUCN categories and change over time, nature protected areas to determine, Nature Conservation area planning in Turkey, The Nature Conservancy, the World Nature Conservation Organisations in Turkey, conservation areas, National Parks , wetlands, conservation areas in Turkey, problems and solutions, in protected areas and alternative approaches to the problem of human origin, Nature Conservation laws and regulations.

Topics

Weeks	Topics
1	Significance, aim and the content of the course
2	The terms related with nature, nature conservation and environment, explanations, classifications.
3	Historical development of nature conservation (in Turkey and all around the world)
4	The biodiversity of Turkey and its significance
5	The reasons of nature conservation and the criteria
6	Localizing and planning of the conservation areas
7	Legal basis and the organizations
8	Mid-term exam
9	The pressure on flora and fauna, legal precautions
10	Nature conservation organizations
11	Classification of conservation areas of Turkey
12	National parks
13	Nature Conservation Areas
14	Nature parks and monuments

Materials

Materials are not specified.

Resources

Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	60	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	40	Midterm Exam

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

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