Political Science and Public Administration Preview
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:

Spring

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) To have knowledge about the basic theoretical debates in Political Science and Public Administration.
2) To define contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in Political Science and Public Administration at national and international level.
3) Relate the interaction of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration with other social sciences (philosophy, history, sociology, law, economy, business).
4) Evaluate and discuss the events in interdisciplinary dimension, acquire knowledge and skills, conduct research using social sciences methods and follow the field.
5) Political and social processes that take place in Turkey and in the world, able to solve problems and the causes of these problems, on the relationship of citizens with political structures reveals scientifically.
6) To design and to prepare scientific studies such as theoretical or experimental projects, reports, articles and theses, either on their own or with others, and uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques related to their field.
7) To use leadership characteristics in Political Science and Public Administration with the awareness of compliance with team work.
8) Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what they need and critically question the information they have acquired.
9) Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in Political Science and Public Administration to the related persons and institutions in written and oral form.
10) According to the level of European Language Portfolio, a foreign language is at least A2 for Pre-Bachelor's degree according to the level of education; At least B1 for the License; To be able to use at least C1 and at least C1 General Level for PhD.
11) To be able to use information and communication technologies together with computer software in at least the European Computer Driving License Basic Level (Associate) or Advanced Level (Associate and Associate) required by the department.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To have knowledge about the basic theoretical debates in Political Science and Public Administration.	1
2)	To define contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in Political Science and Public Administration at national and international level.	1
3)	Relate the interaction of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration with other social sciences (philosophy, history, sociology, law, economy, business).	3
4)	Evaluate and discuss the events in interdisciplinary dimension, acquire knowledge and skills, conduct research using social sciences methods and follow the field.	3
5)	Political and social processes that take place in Turkey and in the world, able to solve problems and the causes of these problems, on the relationship of citizens with political structures reveals scientifically.	3
6)	To design and to prepare scientific studies such as theoretical or experimental projects, reports, articles and theses, either on their own or with others, and uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques related to their field.	2
7)	To use leadership characteristics in Political Science and Public Administration with the awareness of compliance with team work.	2
8)	Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what they need and critically question the information they have acquired.	2
9)	Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in Political Science and Public Administration to the related persons and institutions in written and oral form.	1
10)	According to the level of European Language Portfolio, a foreign language is at least A2 for Pre-Bachelor's degree according to the level of education; At least B1 for the License; To be able to use at least C1 and at least C1 General Level for PhD.	2
11)	To be able to use information and communication technologies together with computer software in at least the European Computer Driving License Basic Level (Associate) or Advanced Level (Associate and Associate) required by the department.	2

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