ECTS - Introduction to Sustainability
Introduction to Sustainability (ISL408) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Sustainability | ISL408 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| NA |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | N/A |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Question and Answer, Problem Solving. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | Sustainability lies at the intersection of the environment, society and economics. This course explores the concepts of sustainability to increase knowledge and awareness of students. The course also aims to promote students’ critical thinking on what Sustainability really mean, what actions individuals and corporations can do for sustainable development. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | What is sustainability; sustainability and related polices; climate and global change; environmental and resource economics; sustainable business practices; sustainability: ethics, culture, and history; sustainable development; sustainability indicators. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the course, Introduction to Sustainability | |
| 2 | The Evolution of Environmental Policy, Environmental Risk Management, Sustainability and Public Policy, Public Health and Sustainability | |
| 3 | Climate and Global Change, Climate Change, Energy and Sustainable Development, Climate Change: A Threat to Sustainable Development | |
| 4 | Biosphere, Physical Resources: Water, Pollution, and Minerals, Water Cycle and Fresh Water Supply, Water Pollution, Mineral Resources: Formation, Mining, Environmental Impact | |
| 5 | Environmental and Resource Economics, Tragedy of the Commons | |
| 6 | Sustainable Business Practices: • Corporate Social Responsibility • Corporate governance • Sustainable products and services | |
| 7 | Sustainable Business Practices Continued • Business and Environment • Corporations and Ecological Sustainability | |
| 8 | MIDTERM EXAM | |
| 9 | Sustainability: Ethics, Culture, and History • Sustainability Studies: A Systems Literacy Approach • Sustainability Ethics | |
| 10 | The Concept of Sustainable Development: • The Definition of Sustainable Development as an Ambiguous Compromise, • The Triple P • An Introduction to Economic Growth, • Questions about Sustainable Development, • Timeline for Sustainable Development | |
| 11 | Geographic Perspectives and Sustainable Development: • Overview • Geography & Pursuit of More Sustainable Development The UN Sustainable Development Topics • Sustainable Development Goals, • The United Nations and Global Sustainability | |
| 12 | Making Cities More Sustainable: • The Patterns of Urbanization Around the World • Urban Problems & Challenges • Participation in the Search for Sustainable Urban Development • Resilient cities – What makes a city sustainable, green, and resilient? | |
| 13 | Tools, Systems, and Innovation for Sustainability [Measuring Sustainability] • How do we measure sustainability? • Sustainability Indicators | |
| 14 | Planetary Boundaries Concept • Growth Dynamics • Energy Case • Population Dynamics | |
| 15 | Presentations of Assignments | |
| 16 | Presentations of Assignments |
Sources
| Other Sources | 1. Tekeli, İ. & Ataöv, A. (2017). Sürdürülebilir Toplum ve Yapılı Çevre. 1. Baskı. İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi |
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| 2. Fisk, P. (2011). Sürdürülebilir Büyüme: İnsanlar, Gezegen ve Kâr. 1. Baskı. İstanbul: Mediacat Kitapları. | |
| 3. Dersin sorumlusu tarafından sunulan ilgili diğer kaynaklar |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 30 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Acquires Art and Design culture and aesthetic knowledge, theoretical and applied knowledge about the discipline. | |||||
| 2 | Knows the legal regulations and processes about Art and Design. | |||||
| 3 | Has knowledge about interdisciplinary interaction associated with the relevant field of Art and Design. | |||||
| 4 | Describes the concepts, ideas, facts, and problems related with the field; perceives, designs, and applies them multi-dimensionally. | |||||
| 5 | Evaluates interaction with sub-disciplines related with the field, uses the information creatively. | |||||
| 6 | Works, undertakes responsibility, and carries out plans individually and as a group member. | |||||
| 7 | Identifies the learning requirements about the field, and directs his learning within a lifelong sense of social conscience. | X | ||||
| 8 | Uses information and communication technologies required by the field at least at an advanced level of Europe Computer Literacy License. | |||||
| 9 | Follows new information relevant with the field and communicates with colleagues using a foreign language (Europe Language Portfolio General Level: B1 Level). | |||||
| 10 | Creates projects supporting solution suggestions to problems in his field with qualified and quantified data; shares them with experts and non-experts. | |||||
| 11 | Converts concrete and abstract concepts into creative thinking, innovative and original products, analyzes the acquired information and skills with a critical approach. | |||||
| 12 | Is aware of national and international values of art and design, and acts in accordance with ethical values. | |||||
| 13 | Has knowledge, equipment, and aesthetic awareness about art culture and history that is necessary for carrying out successful studies related with the discipline. | |||||
| 14 | Has enough awareness about the universality of social rights, social justice, quality culture, and protection of cultural values and environment, occupational health and safety. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | |||
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 22 | 22 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 35 | 35 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||