Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 1 / Spring Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 2nd Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Optional | ||||
| Department | TOURISM GUIDING (PHD) | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | FEYZA DİNÇER (fdincer@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| The aim of the course is to provide knowledge and skills to protect our natural beauties (fossils, minerals, gemstones, mines, sinkholes, dunes, caves, volcanoes, etc.), which are considered as geological heritage, and to transfer them to future generations. In addition to this, it is to introduce the concepts of geological heritage, geotourism and geopark areas and Turkey's Natural Monuments Geological Formations. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Can explain the concepts of geotourism, geopark and geological heritage. |
PO-1 Critically evaluate the expert knowledge and skills acquired in tourism guiding. PO-8 Has expert knowledge about theories, facts, concepts and principles in the field. |
Examination Performance Project |
| LO-2 | Can have information about the studies in this field in Turkey and in the world. |
PO-1 Critically evaluate the expert knowledge and skills acquired in tourism guiding. PO-8 Has expert knowledge about theories, facts, concepts and principles in the field. |
Examination Performance Project |
| LO-3 | Can explain the areas accepted as Geological Heritage in Turkey. |
PO-1 Critically evaluate the expert knowledge and skills acquired in tourism guiding. PO-8 Has expert knowledge about theories, facts, concepts and principles in the field. |
Examination Performance Project |
| LO-4 | Can explain the formation of the earth and basic geological concepts |
PO-1 Critically evaluate the expert knowledge and skills acquired in tourism guiding. PO-8 Has expert knowledge about theories, facts, concepts and principles in the field. |
Examination Performance Project |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Introduction; The definition criteria of the Geological Heritage; geosite, geopark concepts; Stratigraphic-structural-morphological geosites; geological heritage management; Conservation strategies; geotourism; Geoparks and geopark management; Turkey's geological heritage sites; examples of geological heritage sites from the world | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | The formation of the earth and general characteristics of the earth's crust | Lecturing |
| 2 | Basic geological concepts; rocks, minerals, plate tectonics, volcanoes | Lecturing |
| 3 | Basic geological concepts; rocks, minerals, plate tectonics, volcanoes | Lecturing |
| 4 | Geosit, and Geological Heritage concepts | Lecturing |
| 5 | Geopark and Geoturism concepts | Lecturing |
| 6 | Turkey's geological heritage list, geotourism capacity, geopark areas; Cappadocia | Lecturing |
| 7 | Turkey's geological heritage list, geotourism capacity, geopark areas; Kula-Salihli Geopark | Lecturing |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Turkey's geological heritage list, geotourism capacity, geopark areas; Travertines of Pamukkale | Lecturing |
| 10 | Turkey's geological heritage list, geotourism capacity, geopark areas; Kizilcahamam-Çamdere Example | Lecturing |
| 11 | The First 100 IUGS Geological Heritage Sites: The Yellowstone volcanic and hydrothermal system | Lecturing |
| 12 | The First 100 IUGS Geological Heritage Sites: Dinosaur Provincial Park | Lecturing |
| 13 | Examples of The First 100 IUGS Geological Heritage Sites | Lecturing |
| 14 | Examples of The First 100 IUGS Geological Heritage Sites | Lecturing |
| 15 | Conservation of the Geological Heritage and related legislation | Lecturing |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Hilario, A., Asrat, A., de Vries, B. V. W., Mogk, D., Lozano, G., Zhang, J., ... & Finney, S. (2022). The First 100 IUGS Geological Heritage Sites. | |
| 2 | Kazancı, N. 2010. Jeolojik Koruma: Kavram ve Terimler, Jeolojik Mirası Koruma Derneği, Ankara, 60 s. | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| lecture notes | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 8 | 1 | 40 |
| 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 | |||
| final exam | 16 | 1 | 60 |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| c) Performance Project | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 5 | 7 | 35 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 5 | 7 | 35 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 180 | ||