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| ORML7440 | PHILOSOPHY of NATURE CONSERVATION | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Cantürk GÜMÜŞ | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | to help the resultant issues of nature-human relations to be perceived at the bases of philosophical perspective and concepts and to improve the ability of generating solutions |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | conceptualise the data on problems and solutions | 3 - 8 - 10 | 1 | | PO - 2 : | built up new personal view on nature conservation by combining craft knowledge and philosphical notions | 3 - 8 - 10 | 1 | | PO - 3 : | develop the skill of solutions aimed at today by discussing different approaches in nature conservation | 3 - 8 - 10 | 1 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Philosophy of Nature and Environmental philosophy and its Basic Concepts; Mechanistic Ideas, Ecological Ideas; Ethics for Life and Nature; Philosophy of Deep Ecology, Philosophy of Shallow Ecology; Land Ethics and Principles; Environmental Ethics; Pioneers of Nature Conservation; Relationship of Culture and Nature; Justifications of Nature Conservation; Conservationalism? or Preservationism?; New Approaches in Nature Conservation. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Philosophy of Nature and Environmental philosophy and its Basic Concepts; | | | Week 2 | Mechanistic Ideas, Ecological Ideas; . | | | Week 3 | Ethics for Life and Nature; | | | Week 4 | Philosophy of Deep Ecology, | | | Week 5 | Philosophy of Shallow Ecology; | | | Week 6 | Land Ethics and Principles; | | | Week 7 | Environmental Ethics; | | | Week 8 | I. Midterm exam | | | Week 9 | Pioneers of Nature Conservation; | | | Week 10 | Relationship of Culture and Nature; | | | Week 11 | Justifications of Nature Conservation; | | | Week 12 | Quizz | | | Week 13 | Competing two ideals: nature and development | | | Week 14 | Conservationalism? or Preservationism?; | | | Week 15 | New Approaches in Nature Conservation | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Ünder,H.1996. Çevre Felsefesi, Doruk yayımcılık. Ankara | | | 2 | Flader, S.L.1974. Thinking like a mountain: Aldo Leopold and the evolution of an ecologycal attitude toward deer, wolves, and forests, The University of Wisconsin Press, United States. | | | |
| 1 | Sober, E.2009. Biyoloji Felsefesi, İmge Kitabevi Yayınları. | | | 2 | Duralı,T.Ş. 1992. Biyoloji Felsefesi, ISBN: 975-7568-85-6 | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 29/03/2016 | 1 | 30 | | Project | 12 | 15/12/2016 | 1 | 10 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 14 | 22/12/2016 | 1 | 10 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 08/01/2017 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 6 | 18 | | Arasınav | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Ödev | 3 | 10 | 30 | | Proje | 3 | 10 | 30 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 4 | 11 | 44 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 224 |
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