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| Code | SD0253 |
| Name | Plastic Pollution and Effects |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Term | Fall and Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. SEDAT GÜNDOGDU |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. SEDAT GÜNDOGDU
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
The aim of this course is to learn plastic pollution, to understand the effects of plastic pollution on life, to learn the interactions with organisms, to learn the research methods of plastic pollution and to know how to reduce plastic pollution.
Course Content
What is plastic What are plastic types Historical development of plastic production. Sources of plastic pollution. Ways of contamination of plastic pollution. Microplastic. The effect of plastic pollution on organisms. Methods of researching plastic pollution. Ways to reduce plastic pollution. Sustainable consumption.
Course Precondition
None
Resources
Cirino E. Thicker than water. 2022 The slides uploaded to the system
Notes
Çevik, C., Kıdeyş, A. E., Tavşanoğlu, Ü. N., Kankılıç, G. B., & Gündoğdu, S. (2021). A review of plastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems of Turkey. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-20. Mihai, F. C., Gündoğdu, S., Khan, F. R., Olivelli, A., Markley, L. A., & Van Emmerik, T. (2022). Plastic pollution in marine and freshwater environments: abundance, sources, and mitigation. In Emerging Contaminants in the Environment (pp. 241-274). Elsevier.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | It tells the plastic types and how they contaminate terrestrial and marine environments. |
| LO02 | Explain the negative effects of plastic pollution and research methods on plastic pollution. |
| LO03 | The relationship between plastic pollution and organisms is understood. |
| LO04 | Tells about ways to reduce plastic pollution. |
| LO05 | To give knowledge on Microplastics |
| LO06 | Explain the limitation of the recycling for tackling plastic pollution. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What is plastic and the history of plastic | The lecture notes should be reading before course | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 2 | The production of plastic: Processes | The lecture notes should be reading before course | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 3 | The production of plastic | The lecture notes should be reading before course | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 4 | Introduction to the plastic pollution | The lecture notes should be reading before course | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 5 | What is the plastic pollution | The lecture notes should be reading before course | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 6 | Sources of the plastic pollution | The lecture notes should be reading before course | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Örnek Olay |
| 7 | The pathways of the plastic pollution | The lecture notes should be reading before course | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | The lecture notes should be reading before course | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev |
| 9 | What are microplastics | The lecture notes should be reading before course | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 10 | How microplastics generates | The lecture notes should be reading before course | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 11 | The effects of microplastics | The lecture notes should be reading before course | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 12 | The recycling | The lecture notes should be reading before course | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Örnek Olay |
| 13 | The recycling and plastic waste trade | The lecture notes should be reading before course | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 14 | What can be done against plastic pollution | The lecture notes should be reading before course | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Beyin Fırtınası, Örnek Olay |
| 15 | How to reduce plastic foot print | The lecture notes should be reading before course | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 16 | Term Exams | The notes have been taken from previous lectures should be read. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev |
| 17 | Term Exams | The notes have been taken from previous lectures should be read. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 80 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,20 | ||
| ECTS | 3 ECTS | ||