Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE / PM-403 - LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Code: PM-403 Course Title: ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 5
Year/Semester of Study 4 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer SEVAL ARAS (saras@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To provide students with talent, about environmental policies, problems and causes and the precautions to be taken against these problems professionally and conscious, in the world and in our country.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can bring solution suggestions for environmental problems PO-2 Having professional responsibility and ethical values
PO-3 To be able to interdisciplinary team work
PO-10 Be able to produce rational and practical solutions for conservation of the natural and cultural environment
Examination
Oral Examination
Laboratory Exam
Presentation
LO-2 can perceive environment-human relations and make environment-friendly plan decisions PO-2 Having professional responsibility and ethical values
PO-5 Ability to acquire, analyze, evaluate and interpret data related to natural and cultural landscapes
PO-10 Be able to produce rational and practical solutions for conservation of the natural and cultural environment
Examination
Oral Examination
Quiz
Laboratory Exam
LO-3 can have information about policies and international agreements concerning the protection of the environment PO-2 Having professional responsibility and ethical values
PO-7 Being able to behave independently and have the ability to use initiative
PO-13 Ability to gain life-long learning consciousness
Examination
Oral Examination
Quiz
Presentation
Performance Project
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Environmental policies and environmental awareness, population-urbanization, air pollution, global warming, climate change, species decline, radioactive pollution, noise pollution, water pollution, soil pollution.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 The aim of the course is to provide information about the scope, the work to be done during the semester. Distance Learning
2 Definition, concept and scope for the environment, creation of working groups Distance Learning
3 Environmental Policy, International Environmental Policies Distance Learning
4 Turkey's Environmental Policies Distance Learning
5 Continue to Turkey's Environmental Policies Distance Learning
6 Environmental awareness Distance Learning
7 Air pollution and pollution sources Distance Learning
8 mid-term exam
9 Precautions against air pollution Effects of air pollution on plants and human health Distance Learning
10 Soil pollution pollutants and activities Soil pollution prevention studies and soil remediation. Distance Learning
11 Water resources. Water use and water pollution-water quality Distance Learning
12 Noise pollution Distance Learning
13 Species Decline in Flora and Fauna Distance Learning
14 Radioactive Pollution Distance Learning
15 Discussion of current environmental problems Distance Learning
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Yücel, M., 1999. Çevre Sorunları. Çukurova Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Genel Yayı No: 10, Ders Kitapları Yayın No: A-28, Çukurova Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Ofset Atölyesi 302 s. Adana.
2 Haktanır, K., S., Arcak, 1998. Çevre Kirliliği. Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No: 1503, Ders Kitabı : 457, Ankara Üniversitesi Fakültesi Halkla İlişkiler ve Yayın Ünitesi, Ankara, 323 s.
Required Course instruments and materials
Yücel, M., 1999. Çevre Sorunlari. Çukurova Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Genel Yayin No: 10, Ders Kitaplari Yayin No: A-28, Çukurova Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Ofset Atölyesi 302 s. Adana.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 1 30
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project 1 10
final exam 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 0
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 6 6 36
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 4 14 56
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 5 3 15
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 7 2 14
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 151