Green Campus

SEV AND SAVE YOUR CAMPUS!

Group Green Future

Zülal Kenar2010107030

MEDU

Dilara Savacı2012105024

FLED

Yavuz Atabay2010107048

MEDU

CONTENT• Introduction• Our Problem• Literature Review• Village Institutions• Brainstorming• Fishbone Diagram• Matrix Diagram• Survey and Results• Evaluation of the Survey• Suggestions• Limitations• Gannt Chart• References http://www.pnuopen5.ir/upload/133315010818writer-icon.jpg

Green World

• After especially industrial revolution, environmental pollution has increased gradually.• At first, this process was underestimated by people and

institutions but today, the awareness about it goes up.• Some researches and studies to establish green world are

carried out by states and institutions such as recycling and renewable energy projects.

Why is protecting the environment important? Because environmental pollution;• changes climate of the world (global warming)• decreases water resources• reduces efficiency of earth• decreases biological diversity• brings out energy shortage• bring along serious nutrition problems • breaks ecosystem balance

Why are the environmental projects

not common on university campuses?

LITERATURE REVIEWKnowledge of environmental issues defining the literacy about

environment has been evaluated on the basis of the attitude towards the environment, the usage of environment and environmental issues. According to the descriptive statistical analysis results, teacher candidates’ points of environmental knowledge is insufficient. On the other hand, the results have shown teacher candidates’ have an environmental-oriented perspective and an awareness towards environmental issues (Teksöz, Şahin & Ertepınar, 2010).

In Yale University, there is a course ‘Sustainable Development and Institutional Change’ offered by the Environmental Studies Department in order to raise awareness about the environmental issues. The program includes informational sessions on «green» resource use, recycling competitions, energy conservation workshops, and orientation sessions for freshmen and new students. (Parker, 2007)

According to Cılız, The system of Environment Management Phases

MANAGEMENT AUDIT

PLANNING

CONTROL AND

REGULARITY ACTIVITIES

APPLICATION AND

MANAGEMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS IN VILLAGE INSTITUTIONS

Students in Village Institutions were trained in touch with nature. For example; they were trained on agriculture, they planted. Such trains raised their consiciousness about the nature. Briefly, they created the world that they want to live. (Kartal, 2008)

BRAINSTORMING• Lack of awareness• Administrator• Teacher• Student• Fund• Physical conditions• Not supporting• Workforce to apply

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FISHBONE DIAGRAMState

University Administration Physical Conditions

Lack of Awareness

Insufficient Fund

Ignorance of Green Campus Projects

Underestimation of Environmental Education

Not internalization environmental problems

Ignorance of Green Campus Project

Not budgeting for Green Campus Projects

Location and Area of Campus

Insufficient Workforce

Why are the environmental projects not common on university campuses?

MATRIX DIAGRAM

Members State Lack of Awareness University Administration Physical Conditions

Yavuz Atabay 3 7 6 3

Zülal Kenar 4 6 5 2

Dilara Savacı 3 6 4 3

Total (out of 21) 10 19 15 8

Percentage (%) 19,2 % 36,5 % 28,8 % 15,4 %

OUR SURVEYWe applied the survey out of 20 university students from

different universities in Turkey:

• 7 people from Bogazici University• 4 people from Balıkesir University• 3 people from Middle East Technical University• 2 people from Uludağ University• 1 person from Gazi University• 1 person from Celal Bayar University• 1 person from Kırşehir University• 1 person from Kocaeli University http://acforum.org/images/survey.png

SURVEY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS1. Do you believe that our society have the environmental

consciousness?

YES: 1 PersonNO: 15 PeoplePARTLY: 4 People

5 %20 %

75 %

2. In your neighborhood are the environmental projects supported by the society?

YES: 7 PeopleNO: 7 PeoplePARTLY: 6 People

35 %30 %

35 %

3. In your neighborhood are the environmental projects supported by the municipality?

YES: 10 PeopleNO: 6 PeoplePARTLY: 4 People

50 %

30 %

20 %

4. Are the environmental projects cared by the professors, students and the rectorship adequately?

YES: 9 PeopleNO: 5 PeoplePARTLY: 7 People

35 % 45 %

25 %

5. On your campus do you apply any environmental project models?

YES: 7 PeopleNO: 13 People

65 %35 %

6. If you apply, give an example of these projects.

Out of 7 people answered ‘YES’;

• 7 Recycling• 3 Transduction of Solar Energy to Electric Energy• 1 Transduction of Wind Energy to Electric Energy• 1 Transduction of Work Energy to Electric Energy

7. If not, what can be the causes of this situation?

Out of 13 people answered ‘NO’;

• Lack of academic staff about environmental issues• Absence of expertation on such subjects• Absence of the faculty of engineering• Uselessness of location• Not giving importance to the environment• Not considering the future of the world

8. Have you ever designed an environmental project or taken part in it?

YES: 2 PeopleNO: 18 People

90 %

10 %

9. Do you want to design an environmental project or to participate in?

YES: 10 PeopleNO: 2 PeoplePARTLY: 8 People

50 %40 %

10 %

10. When mentioning an environmental project, what is the first thing coming up to your mind?

Answers:• Healthy World• Recycling• Sustainability• Energy Conservation• Green Power• Waste Management• Balanced Ecosystem

Evaluation of Survey• Majority of people are not aware of the importance of environment. • Approximately half of the people believe that environmental projects are

not supported by the society.• 3 – 10th of people say that such projects are not given support by

municipality.• In university campuses, environmental issues are not given enough

importance by administration, academic staff and students.• In the majority of universities, there is no the department of

environmental sciences and environmental project which is carried on.• Majority of people do not have taken part in any environmental project.

SUGGESTIONS• The environmental awareness should be raised by telling the importance of

environment in terms of our future.• A course closely related to environmental issues should be added to the

curriculum.• What we can do for the healthy environment should be expressed to people

of all ages. • The environmental projects should be supported by university

administration.• The opportunity of expertation in environmental sciences should be enabled

and supported by government and university staff. • Environmental education should start in preschool.

LIMITATIONS

• Restricted number of participants • Restricted variability of the participants (Different University

Environments)• Restricted number of survey questions

Activities Weeks 09.03 16.03 23.03 30.03 06.04 13.04 20.04 27.04 04.05 11.05

Plan

Topic Selection

Approval For Topic

Determining Current Situation and Goals About The Topic

Cause - Effect

Approval For Main Problems

Probable Solutions

Suggested Solutions

Do Testwork

Check Evaluation of Results of Testwork

Act

Standardization and Preparing PPT Presentation

Self-assesment

Request For Approval to Dr. Hayal Köksal

Share Presentation

Expected Observed Meeting Place: Eta, Study, Hisar Cafe.Dates: Every Monday regularly by March 9th.

REFERENCES• «© İmece Halkaları ve Bilişimci Martılar Eğitimi», Hayal Köksal,

İstanbul, 2014 • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nilgün Cılız (Institute of Environmental Sciences) for

Interview• Teksöz, G., Şahin, E. & Ertepınar, H. (2010) Hacettepe University

Journal of Education, Vol. 39, Environmental Literacy, Pre-service Teachers, And A Sustaınable Future• Parker, A. (2007) Bioscience, Vol. 57 No. 4, Creating a «Green»

Campus• Kartal, S. (2008) Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi.

SPECIAL THANKS TO DR. HAYAL KÖKSAL