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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Economics Of Natural Resources And Environment |
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| Course Code |
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TEP305 |
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| Course Type |
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Optional |
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| Level of Course |
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First Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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3 |
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| Course Semester |
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Fall (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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3 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Prof.Dr. HAYDAR ŞENGÜL
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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is able to handle the environmental and natural resource-related issues with a holistic, interdisciplinary, and intergenerational approach.
is able to recognize the role of economic activities that have limitation effect on agricultural activities, specifically on natural resources, and development.
is able to utilize major economic analysis and political tools for the use, development, and preservation of environmental and natural sources.
has the opinion that respect for environment and sustainability principles should be favoured in decision making processes.
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| Mode of Delivery |
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Face-to-Face |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites |
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TEP305 Economics Of Natural Resources And Environment
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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None |
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| Aim(s) of Course |
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To enable students to comprehend the mutual interaction of economic activities-environment in terms of social welfare of current and future generations; to introduce the policies and tools for economic analysis and policies regarding the use of natural resources and the environment, development and the protection; to promote the ability to detect and interpret the current environmental issues through economic approach. |
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| Course Contents |
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Natural resources and environmental economics; definition, scope, basic concepts and issues, Characteristics of natural resources and environment, market, externalities and market imperfections, solving externalities, The economic principles of Oil and mining operations, Renewable biological sources, Interaction between agriculture and environment |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Classroom |
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Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities |
| Week | Subject | Student's Preliminary Work | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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1 |
Natural resources and environmental economics;definition, scope, basic concepts and issues |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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2 |
Characteristics of natural resources and environment, market, externalities and market imperfections, solving externalities |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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3 |
The valuation problem of natural resources and environment valuation methods |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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4 |
Classification and properties of natural resources |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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5 |
The economic principles of Oil and mining operations |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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6 |
As a renewable source of water scarcity , water distribution problems |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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7 |
Renewable biological sources |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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8 |
Economic principles of Forestry and aquaculture operations |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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9 |
Mid Term |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Exam |
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10 |
Time dimension of renewable biological sources |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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11 |
Using Natural resources and environment relations |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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12 |
Policy tools using for prevention of pollution |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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13 |
Potential of natural resources and economical development |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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14 |
Interaction between agriculture and environment |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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15 |
General Review |
All notes and resources |
Lecture |
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16/17 |
Final Exam |
All notes and resources |
Written exam |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 Yayınlanmamış Doğal Kaynaklar ve Çevre Ekonomisi Ders Notları (H. Şengül)
Titenberg, Environmental and natural resource economics, (3rd ed.) Harper Collins Publishers, New York, 1992
İ. H. Özsabuncuoğlu, A. A. Uğur, Doğal Kaynaklar: Ekonomi, Yönetim ve Politikalar, İmaj Yayıncılık, 2005
K. Başol, M. Durman, H. Önder, Doğal Kaynakların ve Çevrenin Ekonomik Analizi, Alfa Aktüel Yay. Bursa, 2007
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| Required Course Material(s) | |
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Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria |
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Semester/Year Assessments |
Number |
Contribution Percentage |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
60 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
1 |
40 |
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Total |
100 |
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Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success |
40 |
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Final Assessments
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100 |
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Rate of Final Assessments to Success
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60 |
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Total |
100 |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
is be able to explain and apply basic theories related to major science and engineering courses in order to form a foundation which enables him/her to understand advanced level subjects related to his/her profession |
0 |
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2 |
is able to describe, intorduce and evaluate crop and animal production techniques, tools and equipment used in this area and explain role, importance and development of agriculture in national and world economy |
0 |
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3 |
is able to describe characteristics and interrelations of all stages from production to consumption in agricultural sector; is able to describe basic concepts related to efficienct and sustianable use of resources; is able to explain and apply basic economic principles used for this purpose |
3 |
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4 |
is able to explain concepts, thought, theory and methods related to major economic, social, natural, cultural, institutional, organizational and legal factors affecting activities in agricultural sector and rural areas, also national and international forces and interaction between them, their universal and social effects |
4 |
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5 |
is able to apply basic principles of economics to the problemes encountered in agricultural sector |
0 |
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6 |
is able to show and express economic and social data to be used in agricultural decision making process in tables, graphs and mathematical symbols |
0 |
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is able to apply ecosystem, biodiversity, sustainable resource management, rural development, planning and technology use related knowledge to crop and animal production and marketing processes |
0 |
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determines required data related to the analysis of problems encountered in agricultural sector, critically examines and uses those data, selects a proper frame, model and method for the analysis, and evaluates results of the analysis |
0 |
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uses basic information technologies in the analysis of economic and social data and uses software prepared for this purpose and interpretes results |
0 |
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10 |
is able to carry studies related to his/her field independently and according to the legal procedures; is able to give consultancy, supervising, and expertise services in those fields; is able to join to team works |
0 |
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11 |
is able to get access to actual and updated information in the field; is able to inquire knowledge obtained and use them for public benefit according to the purpose selected |
4 |
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12 |
is able to communicate with sepacialist and non-specialist people both in verbal and written form; is able to select most appropriate communications methods; is able to develop cooperation with stakeholders on producer and organization basis |
0 |
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13 |
acquires general and professional foreign language command at a sufficient level to observe professional developments and communicate with colleagues;is able to use information and communication technologies |
0 |
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14 |
is able to identify problems that can be encountered in agricultural sector; determines their context, evaluates effects of solutions, projects and policies applied in this context, produces solutions, projects and policy alternatives, foresees possible effects of alternatives suggested by himself/herself or others, selects the most appropriate alternative in terms of the goals selected, applies, direcs and monitors project |
0 |
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15 |
is able to describe historical development of the profession, ethical principles obligatory during the performance of the profession and to be consicous of meticulous application of these principles |
3 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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| Student Workload - ECTS |
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Related Works |
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Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) |
16 |
2 |
32 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
16 |
1 |
16 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
1 |
16 |
16 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
5 |
5 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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Total Workload: | 79 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 3.16 |
| ECTS Credit: | 3 |
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