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| MRNL5032 | Marine Management and Policy | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | Marine Science and Marine Biotechnology | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Abdülaziz GÜNEROĞLU, Prof. Dr. Kadir SEYHAN | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims at providing advanced knowledge on contemporary marine management concepts, ocean and coastal policy issues, international bounding regulations and ocean zoning, marine ecosystem resilience and international conventions. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | interpret the management of marine areas
| 6,9,11,14 | 1, | | PO - 2 : | understand the importance of marine and ocean policies | 6,9,11,14 | 1, | | PO - 3 : | assess and zone marine areas | 6,9,11,14 | 1, | | PO - 4 : | involve in decision-making processes related to the sea and oceans in their professional life | 6,9,11,14 | 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 | | |
| Introduction to marine areas; Fundamental properties of marine and coastal regions; Ocean zoning; Techniques and approaches of marine area management; Exclusive economic zones; International conventions and regulations. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to ocean policy and management | | | Week 2 | Marine policy terms and definitions | | | Week 3 | Ocean zoning | | | Week 4 | Marine spatial planning
| | | Week 5 | Planning of coastal/ocean activities
| | | Week 6 | The relation between marine/coastal planning and ecology
| | | Week 7 | The concept of marine protected areas
| | | Week 8 | Midterm exam | | | Week 9 | Unique ocean ecosystems and marginal seas
| | | Week 10 | Techniques and tools for management of oceanic areas
| | | Week 11 | The use of marine regions
| | | Week 12 | Marine and oceanic areas as energy and food source
| | | Week 13 | Marine and oceanic areas as a recreational source
| | | Week 14 | Marine and oceanic areas as 3D transportation
| | | Week 15 | Rights and sovereignty on marine and oceanic areas
| | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Michael, R. 2013. Maritime Governance and Policy-Making.
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| 1 | Zacharias, M. & Ardron, J. 2020. Marine Policy: An Introduction to Governance and International Law of the Oceans (Earthscan Oceans) 2nd Edition, Taylor and Francis. | | | 2 | OECD. 2017. Marine Protected Areas: Economics, Management and Effective Policy Mixes, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264276208-en.
| | | 3 | Kay, R., & Alder, J. 1999. Coastal Planning and Management (2nd ed.). CRC Press. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 2 | 30 | | Quiz | 10 | | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 2 | 50 | | |
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