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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / BYL 516 - BIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: BYL 516 Course Title: NATIONAL PARKS AND IMPORTANCE Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department BIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer AYSEL KEKİLLİOĞLU (akekillioglu@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Teach national park concept, importance of national parks for biodiversity and give introduction about Turkey national parks.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can explain the history of national parks PO-1 Have an advanced level of knowledge about the recent and best practices in Biology, deepen and expand their knowledge on the expert level, conduct and assess the analyses by employing statistical methods
PO-3 Make use of the knowledge they have in order to find a solution to problems by analyzing, comparing and questioning them and can carry out original research in the related field on their own
PO-5 Evaluate the knowledge and skills in a critical way in every activity regarding the field, thereby guiding their learning
PO-8 Evaluate how the important personalities, events and phenomena that have made essential contributions to the development of Biology that might have impact on their field of practice
PO-9 Transfer in a systematical way the latest developments in Biology and their field of study reinforcing with qualitative and quantitative data to the groups either concerned with the field or not by verbal, visual and written means
PO-10 Monitor and supervise the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the process of collecting, interpreting, implementing and publishing the data related to the field of Biology and teach those values
Examination
Presentation
Performance Project
LO-2 can explain biological, sociological and economical importance of national parks PO-2 Plan experiments and carry out original researches in the field by making use of the theoretical and practical knowledge at the expert level that they have obtained in their field
PO-3 Make use of the knowledge they have in order to find a solution to problems by analyzing, comparing and questioning them and can carry out original research in the related field on their own
PO-9 Transfer in a systematical way the latest developments in Biology and their field of study reinforcing with qualitative and quantitative data to the groups either concerned with the field or not by verbal, visual and written means
PO-10 Monitor and supervise the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the process of collecting, interpreting, implementing and publishing the data related to the field of Biology and teach those values
Examination
Presentation
Performance Project
LO-3 be able to give example for important national parks of the World and Turkey PO-1 Have an advanced level of knowledge about the recent and best practices in Biology, deepen and expand their knowledge on the expert level, conduct and assess the analyses by employing statistical methods
PO-2 Plan experiments and carry out original researches in the field by making use of the theoretical and practical knowledge at the expert level that they have obtained in their field
PO-9 Transfer in a systematical way the latest developments in Biology and their field of study reinforcing with qualitative and quantitative data to the groups either concerned with the field or not by verbal, visual and written means
PO-10 Monitor and supervise the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the process of collecting, interpreting, implementing and publishing the data related to the field of Biology and teach those values
Examination
Presentation
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Importance of national parks for protect biodiversity, criterias for creating national parks, precautions for protect national parks.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 The History of Nature Conservation Classroom lessons, question and answer
2 National Parks and Reserves-scientific. Classroom lessons, question and answer
3 Analysis of the Concept of National Park Classroom lessons, question and answer
4 National Park Criteria for international Classroom lessons, question and answer
5 Basic Steps in the National Park Planning Classroom lessons, question and answer
6 Park System Policy, Parking Management Techniques Classroom lessons, question and answer
7 Master Plan Preparation Classroom lessons, question and answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Improvement of national parks Classroom lessons, question and answer
10 Improvement of national parks Classroom lessons, question and answer
11 Economic importance of national parks Classroom lessons, question and answer
12 Historical Development of nature tourism Classroom lessons, question and answer
13 Today, The Importance of Nature Tourism Classroom lessons, question and answer
14 National Parks Tourism Relations Classroom lessons, question and answer
15 Overall rating Classroom lessons, question and answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
Required Course instruments and materials
Lecture Notes, Books, Laboratory Samples, Figures, Video, Maps

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 20
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report 10 1 10
6.Workshop 11 1 10
7.Performance Project 12 1 10
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 50

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 1 14 14
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 14 28
       c) Performance Project 2 14 28
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 2 14 28
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 12 1 12
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 20 1 20
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 176