This course is designed to teach the fundamental concepts and applications sustainability management. The course provides students the necessary background, sustainability issues in general perspectives, measuring sustainability metrics for organizations, so that the students can obtain a broad understanding of sustainability in the multiple human dimensions.
Prerequisite(s)
None
Corequisite(s)
None
Special Requisite(s)
None
Instructor(s)
Professor Burcu Yavuz Tiftikçigil
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Tuesday 13:00-15:45 @ 5C-8/10
Office Hour(s)
Tuesday16:00-17:00
Teaching Methods and Techniques
Oral presentation, lecture, discussion
Principle Sources
Sustainability Management - Global Perspectives on Concepts, Instruments, and Stakeholders by Rüdiger Hahn
The Age of Sustainable Development by Jeffrey Sachs
Definitions of Sustainability, Methods and Markers for Sustainability
Oral presentation
4. Week
Sustainable Development, Resilience Thinking in the 21st Century
Oral presentation
5. Week
Waste Management in the Developed and Developing World
Oral presentation
6. Week
Green Urbanism
Oral presentation
7. Week
Sustainable Transportation
Oral presentation
8. Week
Sustainable Practices in Industry
Oral presentation
9. Week
Midterm
10. Week
Energy Sustainability
Oral presentation
11. Week
Sustainable Solutions for Water Resources
Oral presentation
12. Week
Measuring Sustainability
Oral presentation
13. Week
Environmental, Economic, and Social Carrying Capacity
Oral presentation
14. Week
Monitoring Progress in Sustainability
Oral presentation
15. Week
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
1
20
Project(s)
1
50
Final Exam
1
30
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Ability to apply theoretical and practical knowledge gained by Mathematics, Science and their engineering fields and ability to use their knowledge in solving complex engineering problems.
PO-2
Ability of determining, defining, formulating and solving complex engineering problems; for that purpose develop the ability of selecting and implementing suitable models and methods of analysis.
PO-3
Ability of designing a complex system, process, device or product under real world constraints and conditions serving certain needs; for this purpose ability of applying modern design techniques
PO-4
Ability of selecting and using the modern techniques and devices which are necessary for analyzing and solving complex problems in engineering implementations; ability of efficient usage of information technologies.
PO-5
Ability of designing experiments, conducting tests, collecting data and analyzing and interpreting the solutions to investigate of complex engineering problems or discipline-specific research topics.
PO-6
Ability of working efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; individual working ability and habits.
PO-7
Ability of verbal and written communication skills; and at least one foreign language skills, ability to write effective reports and understand written reports, ability to prepare design and production reports, ability to make impressive presentation, ability to give and receive clear and understandable instructions
PO-8
Awareness of importance of lifelong learning; ability to access data, to follow up the recent innovation in science and technology for continuous self-improvement.
PO-9
Conformity to ethical principles; knowledge about occupational and ethical responsibility, and standards used in engineering applications.
PO-10
Knowledge about work life implementations such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness about entrepreneurship and innovativeness; knowledge about sustainable development.
PO-11
Knowledge about effects of engineering applications on health, environment and security in global and social dimensions, and on the problems of the modern age in engineering; awareness about legal outcomes of engineering solutions.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Understand the fundamental issues, principles, concepts, processes, and practices related to sustainability.
LO-2
Learn basic concepts, documents, and subject areas in some of the major domains of critical concern to sustainability
LO-3
Evaluate resources management, social and economic systems, and the basic science and engineering in terms of sustainable development
LO-4
Measure sustainability metrics and prepare sustainability documentation for organizations
LO-5
Apply pricing and revenue optimization techniques to real-life problems
LO-6
Find solutions to pricing and revenue optimization problems that take into account customer acceptance
