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| Code | ST046 |
| Name | International Protection Legislation of Aquatic Organisms |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Term | Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Yüksek Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | İrem Nur YEŞİLYURT |
| Course Instructor |
1 |
Course Goal / Objective
Aquatic organisms cause the emergence of sustainability s agreement protects the national and international levels, goals, to have knowledge about the functioning and the obligations they impose on states parties to be able to use in their work and professional practice
Course Content
National and international conventions for the protection of aquatic organisms, the rationale and scope of these conventions, the obligations of the parties to the conventions, and the national species and areas under protection
Course Precondition
none
Resources
CITES Secretariat, 2022. World Wildlife Trade Report 2022. Geneva, Switzerland. IUCN Standards and Petitions Committee. 2022. Guidelines for Using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. Version 15.1. Prepared by the Standards and Petitions Committee. https://www.iucnredlist.org/documents/RedListGuidelines.pdf.
Notes
Çağırankaya, S.S, Meriç, Dr.B.T. 2013. Türkiye’nin Önemli Sulak Alanları: Ramsar Alanlarımız. Orman ve Su İşleri Bakanlığı, Doğa Koruma ve Milli Parklar Genel Müdürlüğü, Hassas Alanlar Dairesi Başkanlığı, Ankara,Türkiye United Nations Economic Commission For Europe 2017. Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context. United Nations Publications, New York and Geneva. ISBN: 978-92-1-316019-0 IUCN. 2003. Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional Levels: Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland, and Cambridge, UK. ii + 26 pp. Minamata Convention on Mercury (2023). Minamata Convention on Mercury: text and annexes
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Lists the scope and categories of IUCN and IUCN Red List and expresses the evaluation process. |
| LO02 | Lists the conventions for protecting aquatic organisms in the world and Turkey. |
| LO03 | Understand the purpose and obligations of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). |
| LO04 | Make queries and evaluations from the CITES database and reports. |
| LO05 | Explain the purpose, scope, and obligations of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). |
| LO06 | Distinguishes the international conventions to which Turkey is not a party. |
| LO07 | Describes the major factors threatening the generations of aquatic organisms in the world and in Turkey and the effects on the species. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Develops theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of Marine Biology, Inland Water Biology or Basic Sciences in Fisheries at the level of expertise. | 5 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Comprehends interactions between Fisheries Basic Sciences and other disciplines. | 5 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Determines the strategies related to the field of specialization in Basic Sciences of Aquaculture; explains the methods and techniques, measurement and concepts. | 3 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Produces new information and theories by interpreting and synthesising the information from other disciplines and uses the theoretical and practical information from their field of study in Fisheries Basic Science. | 5 |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Collects data, interprets results and suggests solutions by using dialectic research methodology in the certain field of Marine and Inland Water Biology and Fisheries Basic Sciences. | 3 |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Independently plans, designs and performs a certain project in the field of Fisheries Basic Sciences. | 3 |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Produces solutions by improving new strategic approaches and taking responsibilities for the potential problems in the field of study as an individual or team member. | 4 |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Determines the requirements for Fishery Basic Science education, reaches the resources, critically interpretes knowledge and skills and gains experience to direct the education. | 4 |
| PLO09 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Has positive stance on the lifelong education and uses it for the public benefit by using the gained theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of Marine and Inland Water Biology and Fisheries Basic Sciences. | 5 |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Follows the current topics and improvements in the field of Fisheries Basic Sciences, publishes and presents the research results, contributes to constitution of a public conscience in the field of interest. | 4 |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Effectively communicates about the field of Marine and Inland Water Biology and Fisheries Basic Sciences by using written and oral presentation tools, follows up and criticizes the meetings and seminars. | 3 |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Follows up international publications and communicates with international collaborators by using language skills. | 3 |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Uses the communication and information technologies about the field of interest in an advanced level. | 1 |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Conforms, controls and teaches social, cultural and scientific ethics in the investigation and publication process of the data related with the field of interest. | |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Improves strategies, politics and application codes by following scientific and technological developments on the certain field of Marine and Inland Water Biology and Fisheries Basic Sciences. Investigates and extends the results on behalf of public in frame of total quality management process. | 1 |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Uses the abilities and experiences on applications and solving problems that gained during the MSc education for the interdisciplinary studies. | 2 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aquatic organisms in the world with an overview of relevant conventions. In this context, Turkey is a party and no agreements | Examine the course content | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Anlatım |
| 2 | IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), a short history, members and activities | Read the relevant section of the article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 3 | IUCN Red List (Red List) entry, the category, the evaluation process. | Read the relevant section of the article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 4 | IUCN Red List of endangered animals and habitats in Turkey and worldwide groups. How and what kind of questioning | Read the relevant section of the article, prepare the homework | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Grup Çalışması |
| 5 | Overview of the Barcelona Convention and the Mediterranean Action Plan. Brought by states parties obligations. Protocols of the Convention. | Read the relevant section of the article, prepare the homework | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 6 | MAP (Mediterranean Action Plan) and Special Protection Areas and Biodiversity Protocol. Special Protection Areas in the situation in Türkiye. | Read the relevant section of the article, prepare the homework | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 7 | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to the overview. Brought by states parties obligations. | Read the relevant section of the article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Studying the course content for the first 7 weeks | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev |
| 9 | CITES the work system, structure, member countries, additional listings, and kind of questioning. | Read the relevant section of the article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 10 | Overview of the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention). Brought by states parties obligations. Species covered by the Bern Convention and its attachments. | Read the relevant section of the article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 11 | Overview of the Convention on Biological Diversity-CBD and obligations to the parties. | Read the relevant section of the article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 12 | Overview of the Minamata Convention | Read the relevant section of the article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Örnek Olay, Problem Çözme, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 13 | Other international conventions on aquatic organisms to which Türkiye is not a party | Read the relevant section of the article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 14 | Overview of protected aquatic organisms in the world. | Read the relevant section of the article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Grup Çalışması, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 15 | Overview of aquatic organisms under protection in Türkiye. | Read the relevant section of the article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Grup Çalışması, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 16 | Term Exams | Studying the course content for the entire semester | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Studying the course content for the entire semester | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 15 | 4 | 60 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 3 | 7 | 21 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 144 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 5,76 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||