Course ID:
Course Code & Number
ED 290
Course Title
Sustainable Development and Education
Level
BS
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits
(2+0+0) 2 TEDU Credits, 3 ECTS Credits
Year of Study:
Semester:
Type of Course:
Elective
Mode of Delivery:
Face-to-face
Language of Instruction:
English
Pre-requisite / Co-requisite:
Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Catalog Description
The concept of sustainability and its usage areas. Sustainability in terms of social and physical sciences. Sustainability in terms of social change. Education and sustainability. Future of humanity and sustainability. Migration, poverty and inequality. Sustainable environment, ecology, global environmental problems and sustainability. Sustainable society in concordance with nature. Population, economic system and natural habitat. Technological developments, consumption habits and environment. Social responsibility studies, sustainability in terms of concrete and intangible cultural heritage.
Course Objectives
This course aims to offer information about sustainability in terms of social and physical sciences; sustainability in terms of social change; education and sustainability. In this regard, the course aims to take a close look at the concept of sustainability and its usage areas within the educational context.
Software Usage
Course Learning Outcomes
- explain the concept of sustainability and its usage areas,
- interpret the relationship between social sciences, physical sciences, social change and sustainability,
- evaluate the relationship between education and sustainability,
- analyze the relationship between migration, poverty, inequality, ecology, global environmental problems and sustainability,
- recognize social responsibility studies to apply for sustainability,
- evaluate human-nature relationships in terms of sustainability.
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:
Telling/Explaining
Discussion/Debate
Reading
Peer Teaching
Demonstrating
Problem Solving
Collaborating
Video Presentations
Oral Presentations/Reports
Web Searching
Assessment Methods and Criteria:
Test / Exam
Case Studies / Homework
Portfolio
Presentation (Oral/Poster)
Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:
Design Content
Recommended Reading
Required Reading
Grading
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods Others:
Course Coordinator:
Dr. Tolga Erdoğan
Student Workload:
| Workload | Hrs |
|---|---|
| Course Readings | 10 |
| Lab Applications | 14 |
| Exams/Quizzes | 4 |
| Case Study Analysis | 10 |
| Oral Presentation | 10 |
| Demonstration | 5 |
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