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INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
ECF218 INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABILITY 4 2 2 4

GENERAL INFORMATION

Language of Instruction : English
Level of the Course Unit : BACHELOR'S DEGREE, TYY: + 6.Level, EQF-LLL: 6.Level, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of the Course : Compulsory
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit -
Coordinator of the Course Unit Assoc.Prof. ONUR ÖZDEMİR
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit
Course Prerequisite No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS

Objectives of the Course Unit: Objective of the course is the need for environmental and community-focused activities is fundamental motivation in order to be able to overcome the damage created by decision-makers' profit-oriented policies and practices on the nature and social layers. The course aims to provide students with the ability to compare sustainability policies and develop new policies by bringing environmental and economic development practices to life with political and managerial approaches.
Contents of the Course Unit: The contents of the course include; historical and theoretical framework of the concept of sustainability, environmental externalities and market disruptions; focusing on the conceptual and theoretical background, a comparative evaluation of the sustainability policies in the world and Turkey; interpretation of industrial ecology and numerical representations of the green economy; and the analysis of the relevance of sustainability to justice and prosperity.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)

Explain the need for sustainability in the context of environmental externalities and market disruptions.
List the historical development and critical points of sustainability activities periodically.
Explain theories of environmental sustainability and sustainable development with the help of economic and social indicators.
Decide by comparing real life practices to ensure environmental sustainability in the industrial process.
Analyze economic indicators of brown-green areas.
Discuss the relationship between environmental justice and welfare concepts and the politics that can be applied are discussed in light of different assumptions and hypotheses.

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY

Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 Book Reading HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY Lecture, question
2 Book Reading THEORY OF SUSTAINABILITY Lecture, question
3 Book Reading SUSTAINABILITY AND THE CHALLENGE OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS Lecture, question
4 Book Reading SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: A GLOBAL MODEL Lecture, question
5 Book Reading CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND SUSTAINABILITY Lecture, question
6 Book Reading THE ROLE OF GREEN ECONOMY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Lecture, question
7 Book Reading THE BIOECONOMY AS A FRAMEWORK FOR TRANSIT TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY Lecture, question
8 - MID-TERM EXAM -
9 Book Reading ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT BODIES IN PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Lecture, question
10 Book Reading TRANSORMATIVE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION Lecture, question
11 Book Reading INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Lecture, question
12 Book Reading URBAN SUSTAINABILITY Lecture, question
13 Book Reading FINANCING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Lecture, question
14 Book Reading LINKS BETWEEN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES Lecture, question
15 Book Reading SUSTAINABILITY: THE BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE Lecture, question
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING

Report on Turkey’s Initial Steps towards the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 46 pages.
Diesendorf, M., 2000, ‘Sustainability and sustainable development’, in Dunphy, D, Benveniste, J, Griffiths, A and Sutton, P (eds) Sustainability: The corporate challenge of the 21st century, Sydney: Allen & Unwin, chap. 2, 19-37.
Gavin DeNyse (2000). How Can We Get There? The role of government and business in creating a sustainable world given a market economy. 25 pages.

ASSESSMENT

Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities Number of Activities Degree of Contribution (%) Description
Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5

CONTRIBUTION OF THE COURSE UNIT TO THE PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES

KNOWLEDGE

Theoretical

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Describe basic theories of microeconomics and macroeconomics by benefiting from assumptions and axioms.
3
2
Recognize the entries in the book and financial balance sheet of the business organization.
2
3
Define concepts, theories and principles of basic and subfields of international trade by adhering to the background knowledge.
1

KNOWLEDGE

Factual

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Summarize historical development of the international trade theories by adhering to the chronological order.
1
2
Use theoretical knowledge gained in the field of international trade in occupational practices and daily life.
1
3
Solve financial and legal problems confronted in international trade practices.
1

SKILLS

Cognitive

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Relate statistical raw data by benefiting from computer programs and relate data with one another in consideration of theoretical knowledge.
2
2
Evaluate developments in the world in consideration of common courses in the faculty with an intellectual perspective.
4

SKILLS

Practical

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Interpret current events and facts in international trade based on advanced knowledge and skills from an analytical and systematic holistic view.
1

OCCUPATIONAL

Autonomy & Responsibility

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Relate knowledge about economic globalization and internationalization with current knowledge in the field.
1

OCCUPATIONAL

Learning to Learn

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Examine current economic policies applied over the gained advanced knowledge and skills by a critical approach.
1

OCCUPATIONAL

Communication & Social

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Explain demands in written or verbally by using the foreign language skill in business and social life effectively.
2
2
Tell knowledge, thoughts and solution offers regarding subjects in international trade to relevant stakeholders demands in written or verbally.
1
3
Design a healthy communication network for themselves in the business world by using social life skills.
1

OCCUPATIONAL

Occupational and/or Vocational

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Analyze current issues, events and problems by benefiting from theoretical and historical knowledge of international trade and economics.
1
2
Develop suggestions for international trade policies by determining economic problems in the macro level.
1
3
Apply commercial applications in consideration of knowledge gained in financing and management of international trade by being inclusive of international market
1
4
Discuss the effects of commercial and financial globalization processes on the income distribution, by benefiting from data.
2

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT

Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities

Type of the Learning Activites Learning Activities (# of week) Duration (hours, h) Workload (h)
Lecture & In-Class Activities 14 1 14
Preliminary & Further Study 13 1 13
Land Surveying 0 0 0
Group Work 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Reading 0 0 0
Assignment (Homework) 0 0 0
Project Work 0 0 0
Seminar 0 0 0
Internship 0 0 0
Technical Visit 0 0 0
Web Based Learning 0 0 0
Implementation/Application/Practice 0 0 0
Practice at a workplace 0 0 0
Occupational Activity 0 0 0
Social Activity 0 0 0
Thesis Work 0 0 0
Field Study 0 0 0
Report Writing 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 2 2
Preparation for the Final Exam 7 2 14
Mid-Term Exam 1 2 2
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam 5 1 5
Short Exam 0 0 0
Preparation for the Short Exam 0 0 0
TOTAL 41 0 50
Total Workload of the Course Unit 50
Workload (h) / 25.5 2
ECTS Credits allocated for the Course Unit 2,0