Information Package / Course Catalogue
Sports and Outdoor Activities
Course Code: BYP227
Course Type: Non Departmental Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 1
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Learning about nature sports, nature conservation and environmental knowledge

Course Content

Sports and nature, walking, measuring the pulse, getting to know the equipment used in hiking, setting up a simple camp, making different groups love and practice hiking.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Recep ÖZÇELİK
Learning Outcomes
1.Gains knowledge about sports branches
2.Learns concepts related to outdoor sports and life in nature
3.Learns and applies environmental knowledge to protect nature
4.Learns the benefits of sports and nature sports on the human body in detail.
5.Have information about the materials to be used in sports and nature sports.
6.Knows the risks and protection methods that may be encountered during sports or in nature and has information about first aid.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Trekking Alone, Adrienne Hall, Bilge Culture and Art, 2006.
2.Trekking and Leadership, Alpaslan Koç, Turkish Mountaineering Federation, 2018.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Definition of sports and outdoor sports
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
What are outdoor activities?
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Rules of sports branches
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Materials and methods of use
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Natural life and environmental awareness
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Relationship between outdoor sports and wellness concepts
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Circulatory system in humans
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Muscular system (Midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Introduction to first aid
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Hiking information
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
field application
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
field application
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
field application
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
field application
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory43324
Lecture - Practice72870
Term Project1213
Final Examination1213
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
OÇ-1
3
4
3
4
2
3
4
3
OÇ-2
3
4
3
3
3
4
5
5
OÇ-3
3
4
3
2
3
2
4
3
OÇ-4
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
4
OÇ-5
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
OÇ-6
3
3
3
5
3
3
2
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026