CIVIL ENGINEERING | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code: | GEP0366 | ||||||||
Ders İsmi: | Practicing Sustainability | ||||||||
Ders Yarıyılı: |
Fall Spring |
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Ders Kredileri: |
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Language of instruction: | English | ||||||||
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Ders İş Deneyimini Gerektiriyor mu?: | No | ||||||||
Type of course: | GE-Elective | ||||||||
Course Level: |
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Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning | ||||||||
Course Coordinator : | Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ | ||||||||
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Course Objectives: | The course shows how the sustainability topics can be integrated into daily life and business. The course aims to create awareness regarding sustainable lifestyle, business practices and ethic. |
Course Content: | The course is focused on the concepts, challenges and solutions for sustainability, sustainable daily practices and business implementations. The course includes principles of sustainable consumption and lifestyle, corporate sustainability and ethic. |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Understanding the Sustainability | Class slides / Articles /Cases |
2) | Sustainable Development Goals | Class slides / Articles /Cases |
3) | Understanding attitudes towards consumption and sustainability | Class slides / Articles /Cases |
4) | Sustainable Consumption | Class slides / Articles /Cases |
5) | Consumer Culture, Overconsumption and Voluntary Simplicity | Class slides / Articles /Cases |
6) | The Attitude-behaviour Gap in Sustainable Consumption, Motivating behavioural change | Class slides / Articles /Cases |
7) | LOHAS: A sustainable lifestyle | Class slides / Articles /Cases |
8) | Sustainable Business Practices | Class slides / Articles /Cases |
9) | Sustainability and Marketing | Class slides / Articles /Cases |
10) | Sustainable Supply Chains | Class slides / Articles /Cases |
11) | Creating Social Impact | Class slides / Articles /Cases |
12) | Ethics and Responsible Business Practices | Class slides / Articles /Cases |
13) | Communicating and Managing Sustainability | Class slides / Articles /Cases |
14) | Sharing Economy | Class slides / Articles /Cases |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Robertson, M. (2017). Sustainability principles and practice. Taylor & Francis. Lee, N. R., & Kotler, P. (2015). Social marketing: Changing behaviors for good. Sage Publications. Sustainability Marketing, Belz / Peattie (2012) Wiley ISBN: 978-1119966197 Additional readings will be posted in Itslearning. |
References: | Nidumolu, R., Prahalad, C. K., & Rangaswami, M. R. (2009). Why sustainability is now the key driver of innovation. Harvard business review, 87(9), 56-64. Kotler, P. (2011). Reinventing marketing to manage the environmental imperative. Journal of marketing, 75(4), 132-135. Griskevicius, V., Cantú, S. M., & Van Vugt, M. (2012). The evolutionary bases for sustainable behavior: Implications for marketing, policy, and social entrepreneurship. Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, 31(1), 115-128. Chouinard,Y., J. Ellison. ve R. Ridgeway. (2011). The Sustainable Economy. Harvard Business Review. 52-62. |
Ders Öğrenme Kazanımları | ||||||||||
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Program Outcomes | ||||||||||
1) Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and civil engineering; the ability to use theoretical and practical knowledge in these areas in complex engineering problems. | ||||||||||
2) Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. | ||||||||||
3) Ability to design a complex system, process, structural and/or structural members to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. | ||||||||||
4) Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in civil engineering applications; ability to use civil engineering technologies effectively. | ||||||||||
5) Ability to design, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for the study of complex engineering problems or civil engineering research topics. | ||||||||||
6) Ability to work effectively within and multi-disciplinary teams; individual study skills. | ||||||||||
7) Ability to communicate effectively in English and Turkish (if he/she is a Turkish citizen), both orally and in writing. | ||||||||||
8) Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; ability to access information to follow developments in civil engineering technology. | ||||||||||
9) To act in accordance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility; having awareness of the importance of employee workplace health and safety. | ||||||||||
10) Information about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development. | ||||||||||
11) Knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; awareness of the legal consequences of civil engineering solutions. |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and civil engineering; the ability to use theoretical and practical knowledge in these areas in complex engineering problems. | |
2) | Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. | |
3) | Ability to design a complex system, process, structural and/or structural members to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. | |
4) | Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in civil engineering applications; ability to use civil engineering technologies effectively. | |
5) | Ability to design, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for the study of complex engineering problems or civil engineering research topics. | |
6) | Ability to work effectively within and multi-disciplinary teams; individual study skills. | |
7) | Ability to communicate effectively in English and Turkish (if he/she is a Turkish citizen), both orally and in writing. | |
8) | Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; ability to access information to follow developments in civil engineering technology. | |
9) | To act in accordance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility; having awareness of the importance of employee workplace health and safety. | |
10) | Information about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development. | |
11) | Knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; awareness of the legal consequences of civil engineering solutions. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Project | 1 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 50 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 13 | 3 | 39 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 12 | 4 | 48 |
Project | 1 | 25 | 25 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Workload | 116 |