ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

CGP258

Course Code: CGP258
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Associate Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Knows the general environmental problems
Compares international environmental protection effort and policy about environmental problems.
Evaluates the social, economics and environmental effects of tourism
Grasps sustainable tourism principles within the context of sustainable development,
Grasps ecotourism principles and to work in tourism business with these approaches.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

In this course, global environmental problems, how these problems are handled internationally, efforts and agreements are taught. Environmental issues in the tourism sector; With the social, economic and environmental impacts of tourism, its contribution in the sector in the context of sustainable development, environmental awareness and behavior is achieved.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Course introduction
2^nd Week	Overview of environmental problems and the state of the environment
3^rd Week	Global warming, ozone depletion, air pollution, acid rain
4^th Week	Status of flora-fauna, water and forest ecosystems
5^th Week	The dimension of environmental problems in the tourism sector
6^th Week	Social, economic, cultural and environmental impacts of tourism
7^th Week	Tourism and air pollution, noise and visual pollution
8^th Week	MIDTERM EXAM
9^th Week	Solid and liquid wastes
10^th Week	Environmental movements in international dimension
11^th Week	Sustainable development and its principles
12^th Week	The concept of sustainability and its development in Turkey
13^th Week	Student presentations
14^th Week	Student presentations
15^th Week	General evaluation of the course

Recommended or Required Reading

Nazmiye Erdoğan,(2003). Çevre ve Ekoturizm. Erk Yayıncılık, Ankara.
Nazmiye Erdoğan.(1997). Çevre Sorunları Çözümler ve Öneriler. Doruk Yayınevi, Ankara.
-Victor T.C. Middleton and Rebecca Hawkins (1998), Sustainable Tourism, A marketing Perspective, B&H , Oxford.
Erlet Cater and Gwen Lowman (1996) Ecotourism, Wiley Publishers.
Betty Weiler and Michael Hall (1992) Special Interest Tourism, Belhaven Press, London.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Project	1	20
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	2	28
Preparation for Final exam	14	2	28
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	8	3	24
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework
Project	1	10	10
Total Work Load			134
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.46
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11	X	X	X	X	X
K12
K13