This course aims to provide an overview of waste categories, waste disposal, waste management and governance in waste management. It covers key elements of the waste management system, such as its technical, environmental, social, financial and institutional aspects. The course places particular emphasis upon the approach that aims at balancing development with environmental and social responsibility. In this respect, it introduces appropriate and already applied solutions through selected case studies and examines selected management practices through the lens of sustainable approach.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
The minimum qualifications that are expected from the students who want to attend the course.(Examples: Foreign language level, attendance, known theoretical pre-qualifications, etc.)
-Presentation aided by visual material
- Active participation in class through questions/answers and discussions
- Presentation of research works by students
Principle Sources
-The Course Reader (prepared by the Course Instructor)
Other Sources
-- A. Chakraborty, Waste Management: An Overview, The Icfai University Press, 2010.
Management of Hazardous Wastes by M.Saleh and A.Rahman, IntechOpen, DOI:10.5772/64245. Available from:
Demonstrates a basic level of understanding in related disciplines (such as economics, sociology, psychology, quantitative sciences, etc.) that form a foundation for business administration, and makes use of and applies them to the field of business.
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Applies mathematical, scientific and social knowledge to business problems.
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Demonstrates a basic level of understanding in business functions and management (such as management, production, marketing, accounting, finance, human resources, behavioural sciences, etc.) and interprets the theoretical arguments focusing on interactions between the actors and the cultures in the field.
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Determines how to use acquired theoretical and practical knowledge and skills related to business in application and field analysis and applies them.
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Identifies and evaluates the relations in the field of business; describes the problems and presents analytical solutions through modelling and interpreting (critical thinking).
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Designs a business process in any functional stage that complies with identified objectives.
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Develops effective business communication skills (written-verbal/formal-informal).
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Owns effective working skills individually or on a team in business and multidisciplinary fields.
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Acts with a sense of professional and ethical responsibility.
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Improves effective verbal and written communication skills in English, and acquires competence in minimum one foreign language.
Learning Outcomes
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- develops critical thinking to study the interactions between society and waste management
LO-2
- ıdentifies problems associated with the waste management practices
LO-3
- discusses about more sustainable forms of waste management approaches
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questions relationships between waste management, environment and society
LO-5
evaluates good and bad practices in waste management
