COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BMB 5021 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS TEACHING

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR TUĞBAY INAN

Offered to

PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS TEACHING

Course Objective

To create awareness about the relationship between education and sustainable development.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explain the concept of sustainability and its usage areas.
2   Understand the concept of sustainability in the context of social change
3   Have an idea about education, the future of humanity and sustainability
4   List the causes of migration, poverty and inequality
5   Get knowledge about global environmental problems and what to do for creating a sustainable society which is in harmony with nature.
6   Become aware of population, economic system and natural environment.
7   Evaluate technological developments and consumption habits in terms of social responsibility
8   Gain the ability to think human-nature relations on the axis of sustainability

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The concept of sustainability and its usage areas.
2 Sustainability in terms of social and natural sciences.
3 Sustainability in the context of social change.
4 Education and sustainability.
5 Migration, poverty and inequality.
6 Ecology, sustainable environment.
7 Global environmental problems and sustainability.
8 Sustainable society in harmony with nature.
9 Population, economic system and natural environment.
10 Technological developments, consumption habits and environment.
11 Studies of social responsibility.
12 Sustainability in terms of tangible and intangible cultural heritage.

Recomended or Required Reading

Barlas, N. (2013). Küresel krizlerden sürdürülebilir topluma çağımızın çevre sorunları. Istanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi
Bonnett, M. (1999). Education for sustainable development: A coherent philosophy for environmental education Cambridge Journal of Education, 29(3), 313-324
Kalkınma Bakanlığı (2012). Türkiye'de Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Raporu: Geleceği Sahiplenmek.
Kalkınma Bakanlığı (2012a). Turkiye Surdurulebilir Kalkınma Raporu: Geleceği Sahiplenmek, Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma En Iyi Uygulama Örnekleri
Pingali, P. (2012). Green Revolution: Impacts, limits, and the path ahead, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), 109(31), 12302 12308.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Ara Sınav
2 FN Yarıyılsonu Sınavı
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparation for final exam 1 7 7
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 90

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1333
LO.23
LO.33
LO.43
LO.53
LO.63
LO.73
LO.83

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