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

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: UNI421
Course Name: Global Climate Change and Its Effects on Business World
Semester: Fall
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: Turkish
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

Sources

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Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) Students will have the ability to understand theories and theoretical perspectives in sociology and social sciences.
2) Students will have the knowledge of using the basic theoretical analysis and the concepts of sociology in his/her studies.
3) Students will gain the knowledge and skills to interpret social, economic and historical facts from a sociological perspective by rational thinking in social, economic and historical context.
4) Students will gain the ability to follow and evaluate classical and contemporary studies and researches written in Turkish and English around the world.
5) Students will have the ability to use the appropriate theoretical framework and research methods for a sociological research in a future study project.
6) Students can associate the research questions with the findings of the research, and report the results.
7) Students can use qualitative and quantitative reseach methods.
8) Students can use software programs which are employed in statistics by gaining statistics knowledge and acquire the ability of data process.
9) Students can think critically when they evaluate the problems of sociology or other related fields, and can judge under a critical point of view theoretical and empirical studies conducted in those fields.
10) Students develop an interest in the problems of the modern societies and they can evaluate those problems within a wide perspective.
11) Students can apply their knowledge and research skills in interdisciplinary studies and can transfer those skills to other disciplines.
12) Students have knowledge about modern world and Turkish history and can apply that knowledge in their further studies.
13) Students have a problem solving point of view in problems of social inequalities and discrimination.
14) Graduated students can develop a reflexive point of view concerning their situation as a researcher as well as a sociologist.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Students will have the ability to understand theories and theoretical perspectives in sociology and social sciences.
2) Students will have the knowledge of using the basic theoretical analysis and the concepts of sociology in his/her studies.
3) Students will gain the knowledge and skills to interpret social, economic and historical facts from a sociological perspective by rational thinking in social, economic and historical context.
4) Students will gain the ability to follow and evaluate classical and contemporary studies and researches written in Turkish and English around the world.
5) Students will have the ability to use the appropriate theoretical framework and research methods for a sociological research in a future study project.
6) Students can associate the research questions with the findings of the research, and report the results.
7) Students can use qualitative and quantitative reseach methods.
8) Students can use software programs which are employed in statistics by gaining statistics knowledge and acquire the ability of data process.
9) Students can think critically when they evaluate the problems of sociology or other related fields, and can judge under a critical point of view theoretical and empirical studies conducted in those fields.
10) Students develop an interest in the problems of the modern societies and they can evaluate those problems within a wide perspective.
11) Students can apply their knowledge and research skills in interdisciplinary studies and can transfer those skills to other disciplines.
12) Students have knowledge about modern world and Turkish history and can apply that knowledge in their further studies.
13) Students have a problem solving point of view in problems of social inequalities and discrimination.
14) Graduated students can develop a reflexive point of view concerning their situation as a researcher as well as a sociologist.

Assessment & Grading

Değerlendirme Yöntemleri ve Kriterleri Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 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