COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Environmental Education Non-Thesis

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ALI GÜNAY BALIM

Offered to

Environmental Education Non-Thesis

Course Objective

Cities are at the heart of sustainability. Local govenments, close to the people and local environment, are important actors for sustainable development policies. The course examines the roles that local governments play in achieving sustainability. We will explore how the concepts "sustainable development", "local sustainability", "sustainable cities" are constructed and critically analyze the policies implemented to translate them into practice.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The purpose and the definition of local governments
2   Sustainable development analysis
3   Professional and ethical responsibility apprehension
4   Having a skill of using knowledge in practice
5   Having a skill of adaptation with interdiciplinary training

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: Local Governments and Sustainability
2 Sustainability: Conceptual Exploration
3 Making Development Sustainable: Sustainability Policies
4 Local Sustainability
5 Local Environmental Issues and Policies
6 Local Governments and Climate Change: Local Climate Policies
7 Social and Economic Sustainability: Local Policies
8 Social and Economic Sustainability: Local Policies
9 Local Sustainability Strategies: Local Agenda 21 (LA 21)
10 LA 21 around the World: Comparative Analysis
11 Local Sustainability and LA 21 in Turkey
12 Local Sustainability and Public Participation
13 Environmental Information Management for Local Sustainability: Local Sustainability Indicator
14 Student Paper Presentations
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Selected book chapters and articles

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, argumentation, computer based learning, modeling, designing, inquiry method.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE STT * 0.40 + FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) STT * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The homeworks will be assessed by directly adding to the term working scores in semester. The exam dates will be indicated in the lesson plan. As the exam dates become definite, the previously announced dates may change.

Assessment Criteria

In-class participation and written homework, end-of-semester final homework and short report presentation.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1.It is obligated to continue to at least 70% of lessons .
2. Behaviours such as copying in exams, clashing and making intials in the publications will be concluded with the opening of a disciplinary investigation.
3.The instructor has right to make quizzes. The scores to be taken from these quizzes will be added to the term working scores and final exam scores in semester.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

agbalim@gmail.com

Office Hours

Tuesday-16:00; Thursday-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 13 3 39
Pre Class Self Study 13 6 78
Project Preparation 1 15 15
Final Preparation 1 15 15
Paper Preparation 1 20 20
Research Presentation 1 20 20
Final Exam 1 3 3
Project Assignment 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 193

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.1311223
LO.2311223
LO.3311223
LO.4311223
LO.5311223

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