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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:

UNI146

Course Name:

Sustainable Life

Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

Turkish

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

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:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Öğr. Üy. PINAR ÖZUYAR

Course Lecturer(s):

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

This course aims to raise awareness on sustainable living on national and global scales while providing students the know-how on how to make relevant daily life choices.

Course Content:

Sustainable Living is a system-based and multi-disciplinary approach that tries to understand the relationship between the human and nature and the corresponding effects on society and economy. This course provides an understanding on an individual, social and global scale by associating our daily preferences with the events we observe or are told to us. In doing so, the city, which is in sustainable life, tells about all applications from the business world to the university.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Understands the concept of sustainability.
2) Knows the important criteria for sustainable living.
3) Understand the existing national and global approaches and practices related to sustainability.
4) Analyze the critical points of everyday living in terms of resources and waste.
5) To be able to analyze relevant concepts which are known today.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Basic concepts	To be given in class
2)	Basic concepts	To be given in class
3)	What is the world like?	To be given in class
4)	What is the world like?	To be given in class
5)	What is the world like?	To be given in class
6)	Our Resources and Pollution	To be given in class
7)	Our Resources and Pollution	To be given in class
8)	Whom to follow?	To be given in class
9)	Home and daily life	To be given in class
10)	Home and daily life	To be given in class
11)	Is the business world serious about this?	To be given in class
12)	Cities and urbanization	To be given in class
13)	Sustainable University, what can we do?	To be given in class
14)	Sustainable University, what can we do?	To be given in class

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Derste verilecektir / To be given in class
References:	Derste verilecektir / To be given in class

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
Program Outcomes
1) She/he gains knowledge of and develops values on technical, aesthetic, cultural, historical, social and ethical dimensions of architecture with a scientific and critical approach.
2) She/he integrates architectural practice with environmental, economic and social sustainability principles.
3) She/he has the knowledge and ability to provide and implement interactions between urban planning, urban design and architectural projects.
4) Gains the ability to identify architectural potentials and problems based on data collection, analysis, interpretation and critical thinking, in order to cultivate concepts and determine strategies for action.
5) She/he is able to interrelate theory, design and construction practices.
6) She/he will be able to produce architectural design, presentation, implementation, management and supervision stages both independently and collectively for different contexts and scales and through a responsive approach to social, functional, technical and aesthetic requirements.
7) In addition to traditional methods, she/he interactively uses the emerging information technologies required by the field.
8) To analyze and document the historical and conservation characteristics of the built environment; taking into account of the balance between protection and use, she/he has the ability and necessary knowledge in renovation and restoration issues.
9) She / he gains the ability to cooperate with different disciplines on the conception and design of the built environment, as an individual and/or as a team member.
10) Has knowledge on and comprehension of professional ethics and codes of conduct, legal and managerial regulations, standards, rights and responsibilities and processes in the field of architecture.
11) Can produce design, know-how and knowledge for the improvement of different and changing social needs, and for the enhancement of life quality.
12) She/he has the knowledge and responsibility to design solidly built structures and takes into account of the risks of natural disaster.
13) She/he monitors new developments in architectural theory and practice and is open to lifelong learning.
14) She/he takes responsibility for the improvement of social consciousness in the field of architecture, and for the endorsement and defense of ecological and urban rights.
15) Has architectural communication skills in a foreign language.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	She/he gains knowledge of and develops values on technical, aesthetic, cultural, historical, social and ethical dimensions of architecture with a scientific and critical approach.
2)	She/he integrates architectural practice with environmental, economic and social sustainability principles.
3)	She/he has the knowledge and ability to provide and implement interactions between urban planning, urban design and architectural projects.
4)	Gains the ability to identify architectural potentials and problems based on data collection, analysis, interpretation and critical thinking, in order to cultivate concepts and determine strategies for action.
5)	She/he is able to interrelate theory, design and construction practices.
6)	She/he will be able to produce architectural design, presentation, implementation, management and supervision stages both independently and collectively for different contexts and scales and through a responsive approach to social, functional, technical and aesthetic requirements.
7)	In addition to traditional methods, she/he interactively uses the emerging information technologies required by the field.
8)	To analyze and document the historical and conservation characteristics of the built environment; taking into account of the balance between protection and use, she/he has the ability and necessary knowledge in renovation and restoration issues.
9)	She / he gains the ability to cooperate with different disciplines on the conception and design of the built environment, as an individual and/or as a team member.
10)	Has knowledge on and comprehension of professional ethics and codes of conduct, legal and managerial regulations, standards, rights and responsibilities and processes in the field of architecture.
11)	Can produce design, know-how and knowledge for the improvement of different and changing social needs, and for the enhancement of life quality.
12)	She/he has the knowledge and responsibility to design solidly built structures and takes into account of the risks of natural disaster.
13)	She/he monitors new developments in architectural theory and practice and is open to lifelong learning.
14)	She/he takes responsibility for the improvement of social consciousness in the field of architecture, and for the endorsement and defense of ecological and urban rights.
15)	Has architectural communication skills in a foreign language.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Application	1	% 80
Final	1	% 20
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 80
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 20
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Preparation for the Activity	Spent for the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements	Workload
Course Hours	14	0	3		42
Study Hours Out of Class	14	0	3		42
Homework Assignments	1	10	2		12
Midterms	1	10	1		11
Final	1	20	1		21
Total Workload					128