ARCHITECTURE
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
SOC4055	Special Topics in Sociology	Spring Fall	3	0	3	5

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Hybrid
Course Coordinator :	Prof. Dr. AYŞE NİLÜFER NARLI
Course Lecturer(s):	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi AYŞEGÜL AKDEMİR
Recommended Optional Program Components:	"."
Course Objectives:	There are three major objectives of the course: to make students to be more aware of social issues, sustainability and effective decision makers by understanding the equality of opportunity and by examining the meaning social responsibility of business organizations; to understand the link between social responsibility, sustainability and human progress; and to provide basic theoretical and methodological tools for applying their knowledge to develop a social responsibility project and to evaluate it. The project applies the theories and tools of this class to a situation that interests the students. Students are invited to work with a classmate. The ideal length of the project is 20-25 double-spaced pages plus tables and references. Research projects should include a theoretical framework and relevant data. Everyone must hand in a tentative abstract with the research question and with references to one or more data sources in the 4th week. A complete draft of the project should be submitted in the 10th week. In the 12th-14th weeks students will do oral presentation of their project reports. The final project is due without exception in the 16th week.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Demonstrate an understanding of why you should care about the Sustainable Development Goals – as a corporation, as a university, as an individual
2.Define sustainability and learn about the challenges and policies of economic development conducted without depleting natural resources.
3. Define sustainability and sustainable goals
4. Define equality of opportunity and elaborate upon the ethical implications for business.
5. Identify the different responses to corporate social responsibility, including the critical perspective
6. Demonstrate an understanding of the various foundations of social responsibility theories.
7. Demonstrate an appreciation for the role of the owner stakeholder and the economic and ethical responsibilities involved.
8.Demonstrate an awareness of the globalization of environmental and social concerns
9. Demonstrate an understanding of "Mainstreaming the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development"
10. Identify and define the main environmental concerns confronting business and society at national and global level.
11. Demonstrate an ability to evaluate social impact of social responsibility projects on social sustainability
12. Design a social responsibility project that aims to provide material and moral support to a vulnerable group in Turkey by writing a project paper including detailed research methodology, theoretical framework, design of the program, impact, impact measurement and literature review.

Course Content

The course is very multi-disciplinary, drawing on philosophy, social sciences (economics, sociology, anthropology and political science). Topics include the relationship between business, academia and society; identifying stakeholders and issues; the concept of sustainability; the concept of corporate social responsibility; social business; corporate social responsibility in practice; environmental and business responsibilities; globalization, sustainability and business responsibilities; ethics, responsibilities, and human progress strategy; and social impact of social responsibility projects.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Ders Programı İncelemesi Oryantasyon Öğrencileri sürdürülebilirlik, eşitsizlik ve çevre sorunları ve 17 Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Hedefi'nin (SKH) tanıtılması ve şu anda dünyamızda insanların karşı karşıya olduğu çeşitli zorluklar hakkında düşünmeye teşvik etmek.
2)	Presentation Topic 1 Griggs, D., Stafford-Smith, M., Gaffney, O., Rockström, J., Öhman, M. C., Shyamsundar, P., ... & Noble, I. (2013). Policy: Sustainable development goals for people and planet. Nature, 495(7441), 305. Montiel, I. (2008). Corporate social responsibility and corporate sustainability: Separate pasts, common futures. Organization & Environment, 21(3), 245-269. Robert, K. W., Parris, T. M., & Leiserowitz, A. A. (2005). What is sustainable development? Goals, indicators, values, and practice. Environment: science and policy for sustainable development, 47(3), 8-21. Visit: http://icwip.hu/ and http://www.worldbank.org/depweb/english/sd.html
3)	Presentation Topic 2 Alexander Dahlsrud, “How Corporate Social Responsibility is Defined: an Analysis of 37 Definitions” Fitch, H. G. (1976). Achieving corporate social responsibility. Academy of management review, 1(1), 38-46.
4)	Presentation Topic 3 Acemoglu, Daron and James Robinson (2000): "Why Did the West Extend the Franchise? Growth, Inequality and Democracy in Historical Perspective." Quarterly Journal of Economics 115(4): 1167–99. https://www.slideshare.net/ksatpathy/wnl-119-gender-analysis-of-social-impact-by-dr-ayesha-ppt
5)	“Corporate Social Responsibility Theories: Mapping the Territory” A social responsibility project that aims to provide material and moral support to a vulnerable group in Turkey https://www.sibgroup.org.uk/sites/default/files/files/Measuring_your_social_impact_guidelines_for_investees.pdf Lecture notes and readings (see ITSLEARNING) Visit: http://catalog.flatworldknowledge.com/bookhub/1695?e=brusseau-ch13_s02
6)	Presentation Topic 5 Business for Social Responsibility. 2003a. Issues in Corporate Social Responsibility. http://www.bsr.org/AdvisoryServices/Issues.cfm [23 June 2003]. Milton Friedman “The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits” The New York Times Magazine,September 13, 1970	Assignment 1
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9)	Presentation Topic 5 Business for Social Responsibility. 2003b. Overview of Corporate Social Responsibility. http://www.bsr.org/BSRResources/ Theories of social responsibility IssueBriefDetail.cfm?DocumentID=48809 [23 June 2003]. Visit: http://www.yunussb.com/ Toward a Theory of Stakeholder Identification and Salience: Defining the Principle of Who and What Really Counts”, http://www.jstor.org/stable/259247
10)	Presentation Topic 6 Büyükuşlu, A. R. (2001), Avrupa Birliği Yeşil Dosyası İşletme Sosyal Sorumluluğu (The Corporate Social ResponsibilityCSR), İşveren Dergisi, Aralık. “The Rentier State, Interest Groups, and the Paradox of Autonomy: State and Business in Turkey and Iran” http://www.jstor.org/stable/422114 Diversity in CSR “Strategic management, corporate responsibility and stakeholder management Integrating corporate responsibility principles and stakeholder approaches into mainstream strategy: a stakeholder-oriented and integrative strategic management framework”, http://www.csrquest.net/uploadfiles/4CR%20C2.pdf
11)	Presentation Topic 7 Turkey Corporate Social Responsibility Baseline Report 2015 Bikmen, F. (2003), Corporate Philanthropy in Turkey: Building on Tradition, Adapting to Change, SEAL - Social Economy and Law Project Journal Autumn 2003
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Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	İlgili ders notları Itslearning sistemi üzerinden dersi veren tarafından haftalık olarak öğrencilere ulaştırılır.
References:	Diğer gerekli okumalar, Itslearning aracılığıyla öğrenciler için sisteme yüklenecektir. Herhangi bir materyale erişemiyorsanız, lütfen dersin öğretim elemanı ile iletişime geçin.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 5
Homework Assignments	2	% 20
Presentation	2	% 15
Midterms	1	% 20
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	16	48
Study Hours Out of Class	16	16
Presentations / Seminar	4	24
Homework Assignments	4	32
Final	8	32
Total Workload		152

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Using the theoretical/conceptual and practical knowledge acquired for architectural design, design activities and research.
2)	Identifying, defining and effectively discussing aesthetic, functional and structural requirements for solving design problems using critical thinking methods.
3)	Being aware of the diversity of social patterns and user needs, values and behavioral norms, which are important inputs in the formation of the built environment, at local, regional, national and international scales.
4)	Gaining knowledge and skills about architectural design methods that are focused on people and society, sensitive to natural and built environment in the field of architecture.
5)	Gaining skills to understand the relationship between architecture and other disciplines, to be able to cooperate, to develop comprehensive projects; to take responsibility in independent studies and group work.
6)	Giving importance to the protection of natural and cultural values in the design of the built environment by being aware of the responsibilities in terms of human rights and social interests.
7)	Giving importance to sustainability in the solution of design problems and the use of natural and artificial resources by considering the social, cultural and environmental issues of architecture.
8)	Being able to convey and communicate all kinds of conceptual and practical thoughts related to the field of architecture by using written, verbal and visual media and information technologies.
9)	Gaining the ability to understand and use technical information about building technology such as structural systems, building materials, building service systems, construction systems, life safety.
10)	Being aware of legal and ethical responsibilities in design and application processes.