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BTBL7177 | Seafood Ecolabelling in Marketing | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | Level of Course | Third Cycle | Status | Elective | Department | DEPARTMENT of FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY 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 | None | Language of instruction | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | The aim of the course: | The purpose of this course is to educate postgraduate students on ecolabelling of seafood so that they can assist seafood industry on preventing environment. |
Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | 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 | |
Ecolabeling of seafoods: the basic concept. The economics of ecolabelling. FAO Guidelines of ecolabelling for wild capture fish. Certification issues. Trade Standards for different fish products, Measuring the success of seafood ecolabelling. Case studies on seafood ecolabelling in the world. |
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Course Syllabus | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | Week 1 | The basic concept: Ecolabelling programmes, How ecolabelling works, Types of ecolabels, Ecolabelling governance, Sustainability standards | | Week 2 | Ecolabelling in the marketplace | | Week 3 | The economics of ecolabelling: The economics of consumer demand for ecolabelled products | | Week 4 | The economics of certification of fisheries | | Week 5 | FAO Guidelines of ecolabelling for wild capture fish: The origins of the ecolabelling debate in FAO | | Week 6 | The development of the FAO ecolabelling guidelines | | Week 7 | The Marine Stewardship Council Programme | | Week 8 | Midterm exam | | Week 9 | Certification issues: Aquaculture Certification | | Week 10 | GLOBALGAP Building Consumer Confidence in | | Week 11 | Market-Based Mechanisms Improving Fisheries Management?, Advancing the Global Marketplace for Sustainable Seafood: The Seafood Choices Alliance | | Week 12 | Trade Standards for different fish products | | Week 13 | Measuring the success of seafood ecolabelling. | | Week 14 | Benefits of Certification for Small-scale Fisheries | | Week 15 | Case studies on seafood ecolabelling in the world. | | Week 16 | Final exam | | |
1 | Travor Ward, Bruce Philips, 2008. Seafood Ecolabelling, Principals and Practices-, Blackwell Publishing, 444 sayfa | | |
1 | Anna Magera and Sadie Beaton. 2009. Seafood Traceability in Canada: Traceability systems, certification, eco-labeling and standards for achieving sustainable seafood. Ecology Action Center. 48 sayfa | | 2 | Rotherham, T. (2005) The Trade and Environmental Effects of Ecolabels: Assessment | | 3 | Trade Seafood Industry Directory- http://www.trade-seafood.com/directory/seafood/country/turkey.htm | | |
Method of Assessment | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | Mid-term exam | 9 | 15/11/16 | 2 | 30 | Presentation | 10 | 24/11/16 | 1 | 20 | End-of-term exam | 16 | 13/11/17 | 2 | 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 | 2 | 6 | 12 | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | Arasınav için hazırlık | 5 | 1 | 5 | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | Ödev | 5 | 2 | 10 | Kısa sınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | Total work load | | | 75 |
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