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| PEM1004 | Landscape Ecology | 2+0+0 | ECTS:3 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Nilgün GÜNEROĞLU | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of this course is to provide students with a foundation in landscape ecology, to show the effects of natural ecological factors on the structure of the landscape, and to produce ecological solutions for problematic areas. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | | 4 | | | LO - 2 : | | 4 | | | LO - 3 : | | 4 | | | 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), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Introduction to landscape ecology and basic concepts, Main fields of interest of landscape ecology, Contribution of landscape ecology to Landscape Architecture, Relations between landscape ecology and other disciplines, Brief history of landscape ecology, Natural ecological factors that make up the landscape structure and their relationships, Pollution and its effects on the environment, Ecological design approaches. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Basic concepts of landscape and landscape ecology | | | Week 2 | Natural and ecological factors that form the structure of the landscape and the relations between them | | | Week 3 | Definition of physiographic factors, their ecological importance and their functions in the landscape | | | Week 4 | Introduction of climatic factors, ecological importance and functions in landscape | | | Week 5 | Introduction of climatic factors, ecological importance and functions in landscape | | | Week 6 | Introduction of hydrological factors, ecological importance and functions in the landscape | | | Week 7 | Soil factor, its introduction, ecological importance, and its functions in the landscape | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Introduction of biotic factors, their ecological importance and their functions in the landscape | | | Week 10 | Harmful ecological factors caused by human influence and their pressure on the landscape | | | Week 11 | Ecological approaches in pre-modern, modernism and post-modernism | | | Week 12 | Ecological approaches in pre-modern, modernism and post-modernism | | | Week 13 | Energy and water efficient ecological designs | | | Week 14 | Ecological design approaches | | | Week 15 | Use of landscape ecology in landscape planning and design | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Çepel, N. 1988; Peyzaj Ekolojisi, İstanbul Üniversitesi Yayınları, İstanbul | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 1 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 4
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6 | | 1
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1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 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 | 2 | 12 | 24 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 12 | 24 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 1 | 8 | 8 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 1 | 12 | 12 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 76 |
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