COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SUSTAINABLE DESIGN OF ENGINEERING STRUCTURES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ERA 2302 SUSTAINABLE DESIGN OF ENGINEERING STRUCTURES ELECTIVE 2 1 0 5

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YELIZ YÜKSELEN AKSOY

Offered to

Civil Engineering (Evening)
Geophysical Engineering
Textile Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Mining Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Evening)
Electrical and Electronics Engineering (English)
Aerospace Engineering
Geological Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering (English)

Course Objective

This course aims to develop globally minded and socially aware engineers that are future agents of change, able to innovate and bring forward more holistic solutions that meet the needs of societies while protecting our natural resources. Through a balanced provision of fundamental and technical knowledge, practical application, students will be equipped with the necessary qualitative and quantitative analytical tools and skills, and further develop essential professional skills, that will enable them to tackle the evolving, complex local and global sustainable development issues and challenges.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand the fundamentals of sustainability.
2   To learn tools are available to measure sustainability.
3   To learn Earth faces many environmental pressures that result from human exploitation of natural resources.
4   Develop to a more sustainable pattern of use.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to sustainability concepts and challenges
2 Sustainability in Engineering Practice
3 Life Cycle Analysis & Circular Economy
4 Pathways to Net Zero
5 Environmental Regulations
6 Impact Assessment
7 Low Carbon Technologies
8 Project Management
9 Mid-term exam
10 Renewable Energy
11 Measuring Sustainability
12 Environmental Policy

Recomended or Required Reading

Lecture presentations
Manuscripts

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture presentations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Yeliz Yükselen Aksoy
yeliz.yukselen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 16:00-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Student Presentations 1 1 1
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 115

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41