LAW | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
GEP0631 | Sustainability and Climate Action | Fall Spring |
3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | GE-Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ |
Course Objectives: | The course aims to informing, awareness and provide examples of emergency measures to combat climate change and its effects. In this sense, the course provides the participants of the course with the basics of transforming our living habits from individual to society on topics such as being informed about the global environmental policies followed and their integration into national climate plans, gaining a critical view on climate action campaigns, examining the solutions brought by nature-based and nature-friendly technologies to mitigate climate change, and assimilating the philosophy of sustainability. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1) You can explain what climate change is 2) You can describe how we plan to adapt to the negative impacts of climate change 3) You can identify opportunities for low carbon development 4) You can describe the transformative role that cities can play in achieving green and climate resilient development. 5) You can explain how climate negotiations work 6) You can formulate a climate pledge, project or policy. 7) You can explain how weather, climate variability and climate change can affect human health. 8) You can identify ways in which changing your diet makes a positive impact. |
This lecture focus on the integration of climate change measures into national plans, the improvement of education, awareness-raising and climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warnings. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction to Climate Change | |
2) | An Overview of Ecology | |
3) | The Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Action | |
4) | The Basic Concepts of Climate Change | |
5) | Adaptation to Climate Change | |
6) | Climate Change and Human Health | |
7) | Sustainable Diet, Agriculture and Impacts on the Planet | |
8) | Nature-based and Eco-friendly Technological Solutions | |
9) | The Key Issues in the ongoing International Climate Change Negotiations | |
10) | The Roles of Educational Institutions in Climate Actions | |
11) | Study Case: Cities and Climate Action: The Sustainable Environmental Projects of a Municipality | |
12) | The Overview to Climate Actions in Turkey and World | |
12) | The Overview to Climate Actions in Turkey and World | |
13) | The Principal Challenges and Opportunities for Climate Change Action | |
14) | Overview |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | ItsLearning platformuna ders kaynakları ve notları öğretim elemanı tarafından yüklenecektir. |
References: | UNITAR, FAO, Birleşmiş Milletler |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Quizzes | 2 | % 10 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | % 10 |
Presentation | 1 | % 5 |
Midterms | 1 | % 20 |
Final | 1 | % 55 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 45 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 55 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 13 | 3 | 39 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 13 | 3 | 39 |
Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Project | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Quizzes | 2 | 10 | 20 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Workload | 122 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | List the relations between concepts and institutions related to various legal disciplines and this concepts and institutions. | |
2) | Have the knowledge of legal methodology and methods of comment. | |
3) | Comment the modern legal gains with the historical knowledge. | |
4) | Have the knowledge of philosophical currents of thought which are the bases of legal rules. | |
5) | Have the knowledge of legal regulations, judicial decisions and the scientific evaluations related to them. | |
6) | Resolve the juridical disagreements in light of legal acts, juridical decisions and doctrine. | |
7) | Use at least one foreign language as scientific language. | |
8) | Have the knowledge of the political and juridical foundation of the state. | |
9) | Have the knowledge of the historical development of the rights of individuals and societies and of the basic documents which are accepted throughout this development. | |
10) | Have the ability to resolve the disagreements which can violate the social order in national or international level. | |
11) | Have the ability to prevent the juridical disagreements between individuals. | |
12) | Have the knowledge of international and comparative law systems. | |
13) | Have the knowledge of the construction and the conduct of the national and international commercial relations. | |
14) | Use Turkish in an efficient way both verbal and written. | |
15) | Have the professional and ethical responsibility. | |
16) | Have the knowledge on the European Union’s legislation and institutions. | |
17) | Have the knowledge on juridical regulations and applications related to economical and financial mechanisms. | |
18) | Have the knowledge of the operation of the national and the international judicial bodies. |