ECTS - Introduction to Sustainability
Introduction to Sustainability (MAN408) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Introduction to Sustainability | MAN408 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| 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, Observation Case Study, Problem Solving, Team/Group. |
| 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 |
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| 1 | Introduction to the Course, Introduction to what is 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, • Adaptation to Current and Future Climate Regimes • The cause: The greenhouse effect • The consequences: crop failure • Solutions technology and lifestyle changes| Mitigating Climate Change • Political & economic instruments | |
| 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 | |
| 16 | Presentations |
Sources
| Other Sources | 1. Sustainability: A Comprehensive Foundation by Tom Theis and Jonathan Tomkin, Editors |
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| 2. Brinkmann, R. (2016). Introduction to sustainability. John Wiley & Sons | |
| 3. Other related course materials provided by instructor. |
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 | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Having knowledge about biomedical concepts and principles related to physiotherapy and rehabilitation (anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, biomechanics, motor control, medical imaging, pharmacokinetics). | |||||
| 2 | Having knowledge about concepts and principles related to personality characteristics, psychosocial and cognitive factors affecting behavior and illness. | |||||
| 3 | Develop research methods including clinical practice, evaluate publications, gain the ability to practice research results in practice. | |||||
| 4 | To be able to use information resources in health services, to collect data, to report, to have knowledge and competence level of clinical organization. | |||||
| 5 | Having knowledge about the fields of physiotherapy and rehabilitation (Neurological rehabilitation, musculoskeletal system diseases and rehabilitation, pediatric rehabilitation, orthopedic rehabilitation, geriatric rehabilitation, orthosis rehabilitation, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, hand rehabilitation, urogynecologic and obstetric rehabilitation, physiotherapy in rheumatologic diseases) and their evaluation and treatment theories. | |||||
| 6 | To have access to scientific knowledge in the fields of physiotherapy and rehabilitation, to have the knowledge of monitoring, evaluating and applying current literature. | |||||
| 7 | Having knowledge about movement sciences (biomechanics, kinesiology, exercise principles) and neurophysiology, sense-perception-motor integration, motor learning, biopsychosocial, body mechanics, ergonomics and treatment theories. | |||||
| 8 | To have knowledge of evidence-based physiotherapy and rehabilitation practices to protect and improve the health of patients and healthy people in different environmental areas (hospital, rehabilitation center, nursing home, industry, home, school, work, sports, recreation area) | |||||
| 9 | To acquire the ability to analyze, synthesize and interpret accumulated information that leads to one or more useful hypotheses, to develop recommendations for solving clinical problems based on research and evidence, and to be able to make a diagnosis of physiotherapy. | |||||
| 10 | Respect for deontological characteristics in the gathering of knowledge and having a critical scientific hold in interpreting knowledge. | |||||
| 11 | To be able to apply physiotherapy techniques, methods and ability to determine intervention strategies. | |||||
| 12 | Be able to develop the attitude of being creative, determined, patient-oriented, having teamwork understanding. | |||||
| 13 | To be able to acquire inter-agency relations, communication and common service development skills. | |||||
| 14 | Considering the indications, contraindications, risks and precautions to be taken in relation to physiotherapy interventions, gain the ability to independently plan and apply therapy in the direction of cooperation with physicians. | |||||
| 15 | Taking responsibility as an individual and team member to solve complex and unforeseen problems encountered in the fields of physiotherapy and rehabilitation. | |||||
| 16 | To be able to produce knowledge and compatible for development in direction of lifelong learning and effective interdisciplinary working principle. | |||||
| 17 | Developing research methods involving clinical practice, evaluating publications, gaining the ability to practice research results in practice. | |||||
| 18 | Having the ability to learn basic principles of evidence-based practices, to identify learning objectives and resources, to access resources efficiently /quickly. | |||||
| 19 | Having the ability to communicate with patients or healthy individuals, their families, different social groups and other health professionals. | |||||
| 20 | Using information resources in health services, collecting data, reporting, managing the clinical organization. | |||||
| 21 | To be able to use information and communication technologies, to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. | |||||
| 22 | To be able to be role model for colleagues and society with knowledge,skills,values and attitudes. | |||||
| 23 | To be able to determine the tasks, rights and responsibilities related to the physiotherapy profession, to be able to behave in accordance with professional ethics, principles and standards. | |||||
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 | 10 | 10 |
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 22 | 22 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||