UNI420 Global Climate Changes and Green Transformation PIstinye UniversityDegree Programs International Relations (English)General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational Qualifications
International Relations (English)

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

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: UNI420
Course Name: Global Climate Changes and Green Transformation P
Semester: Fall
Spring
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: English
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: University Elective
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: E-Learning
Course Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üy. MÜGE KOÇUM SEVİM
Course Lecturer(s): DR. MÜGE KOÇUM SEVİM
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: The aim of this course is to help students gain awareness of environmental factors that will affect their professions while they are gaining professional training, to ensure that they know what causes global climate change, which is a global issue, and what climate change can cause, to foresee the cost of these effects to the business world, to direct them to projects and activities that will minimize these effects, to develop new techniques for existing activities in line with net zero emission targets, and to also ensure that they master new fields of activity and new business lines.
Course Content: This course covers; climate; the importance of climate in human life; global climate change; the source of global climate change; international organizations and initiatives to prevent global climate change; the European Green Deal and its effects on international trade, the border carbon adjustment mechanism, the concept and methods of green marketing, green financing, green production, green consumption within the scope of green transformation, and the sectoral effects of global climate change.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) They become aware of the importance of climate in human life
2) They gain an environmental perspective
3) They give importance to projects and innovations that will prevent global warming
4) They understand how production and service sectors may be affected by global climate change
5) Gain perspective on reducing CO2 emissions in all economic and commercial activities

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Climate and Factors Affecting Climate
2) Climate and Factors Affecting Climate
3) Global Climate Change and Natural and Anthropogenic Sources of Climate Change
4) Possible Effects of Global Climate Change (Global & Türkiye)
5) Possible Impacts of Global Climate Change (Sectoral & Vital)
6) Possible Impacts of Global Climate Change (Sectoral)
7) Possible Impacts of Global Climate Change (Sectoral & Economic & International Trade)
8) International Initiatives to Prevent Climate Change
9) Green Transformation Movement in Business World
10) Green Marketing - Green Finance - Green Energy
11) European Union Green Deal
12) The Impact of the EU Green Deal – Border Carbon Adjustment Mechanism
13) Transition to a Low Carbon Economy – Carbon Footprint – Carbon Pricing Mechanisms
14) Green Opportunities and Carbon Capture Technologies Impacts of Climate Change-Related Disasters on Industries
15) Final Exams
16) Final Exams

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Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

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Program Outcomes
1) Has knowledge about basic theoretical debates in the field of International Relations.
2) Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of International Relations at national and international level.
3) Relates the interaction of the Department of International Relations with other social sciences (history, political science, law, economy).
4) Gains knowledge and skills to evaluate and discuss the events in an interdisciplinary dimension, and analyze the political, social and economic problems encountered in national and international contexts within a certain conceptual framework.
5) Using social sciences methods, can conduct research and follow the field.
6) Uses leadership characteristics with awareness of teamwork.
7) Can design and prepare scientific projects such as projects, reports, articles and theses with their own or others with uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques.
8) Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what he/she needs and critically question the information has acquired.
9) Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in the field of International Relations to the related persons and institutions in written and orally.
10) Follows the developments in the field and communicates with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1.
11) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

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Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Has knowledge about basic theoretical debates in the field of International Relations.
2) Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of International Relations at national and international level.
3) Relates the interaction of the Department of International Relations with other social sciences (history, political science, law, economy).
4) Gains knowledge and skills to evaluate and discuss the events in an interdisciplinary dimension, and analyze the political, social and economic problems encountered in national and international contexts within a certain conceptual framework.
5) Using social sciences methods, can conduct research and follow the field.
6) Uses leadership characteristics with awareness of teamwork.
7) Can design and prepare scientific projects such as projects, reports, articles and theses with their own or others with uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques.
8) Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what he/she needs and critically question the information has acquired.
9) Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in the field of International Relations to the related persons and institutions in written and orally.
10) Follows the developments in the field and communicates with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1.
11) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 60
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 42
Study Hours Out of Class 14 28
Midterms 4 23
Final 4 31
Total Workload 124