MATHEMATICS (TURKISH, PHD)
PhD TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 QF-EHEA: Third Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 8

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
BA3568 Sustainable Management Fall 3 0 3 6
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: En
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
Course Coordinator : Prof. Dr. ELİF OKAN
Course Objectives: The aim of this course is to enable students to fully understand the sustainability concept which has a direct impact on the efficiency of a company, and to fully understand the opportunities and threats in terms of sustainability.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to

1. Understands the concept of sustainability.
2. Knows the important criteria for sustainability of firms.
3. Understand the existing declarations, certificates and standards related to sustainability.
4. Analyze the critical points of a company's value chain in terms of water, raw materials, energy and waste.
5. Analyze the critical issues of a company’s social impact and responsibility.
6. To be able to analyze relevant concepts which are known today.

Course Content

Sustainable Management is a system-based and multi-disciplinary approach that tries to understand the relationship between the company and human / nature. Nowadays, it is accepted that the sustainability approach of the business world has an impact on productivity rather than external social impact activities. In Sustainable Management, while sustainability will be discussed in a coherent way, a special focus will be given to business related environmental sustainability.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to the course, project Sustainable development indicators, goals and global efforts
2) Drivers for sustainability for business
3) Performance management, value chain definition
4) Declarations, international certificates and standards, introduction to relevant legislation
5) Raw materials and Waste Management
6) Water and wastewater management
7) Energy and Emissions
8) Climate Change
9) Social responsibility, social impact and its components 1
10) Social responsibility, social impact and its components 2
11) Tools of sustainable management: Environmental and social impact, WEF metrics
12) Tools of sustainable management: Carbon and water footprints, life cycle analysis, life cost analysis, : Greenhouse Gas Management, environmental accounting, natural capital, green value chain management, industrial symbiosis, eco-industrial parks, clustering, etc
13) Presentations
14) Presentations

Sources

Course Notes: To be given in class.
References: To be given in class.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 20
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes % 0
Homework Assignments % 0
Presentation % 0
Project 1 % 40
Seminar % 0
Midterms % 0
Preliminary Jury % 0
Final 1 % 40
Paper Submission % 0
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 20
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 80
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application 0 0 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 0 0
Field Work 0 0 0
Study Hours Out of Class 14 7 98
Presentations / Seminar 0 0 0
Project 1 2 2
Homework Assignments 0 0 0
Quizzes 0 0 0
Preliminary Jury 0 0 0
Midterms 0 0 0
Paper Submission 0 0 0
Jury 0 0 0
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 144

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution