SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Course Description

This course introduces the concept of sustainable development at different geographical scales (local, national and international). It aims to explore the origin, goals, and challenges of sustainable development. The course will begin by analyzing the history of development and globalization projects using a cross-cultural perspective that considers social and environmental impacts outlining some key challenges, including reduction of poverty and sustaining the earth’s ecological integrity. As such, it deals with production, distribution, and consumption of natural resources as the principal determinants of sustainable development. The degree to which global market capitalism, subsistence, and other production systems have been, or currently are, sustainable over the long term will be explored. Moreover, environmental assessment policies and tools, indicators of sustainable development, and related social institutions are considered.

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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Course outcomes

1. 01 To analyze the earth and its human populations as a joined social-environmental and economic system 4
2. 02 To engage and equip students to serve as a “general practitioner” supporting the pursuit of sustainability 4
3. 03 To interpret concepts and skills that have proven useful for helping citizens, corporations, governments and other social actors. 4
4. 04 To express shared goals for sustainable development of their social-environmental system and assess Progress (or lack thereof) toward achieving those goals 3
5. 05 To articulate obstacles to further progress and identify opportunities for overcoming those obstacles 2
6. 06 To apply transfer theory knowledge into action for pursuing and achieving sustainable development goals 5

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Todaro, M. P., & Smith, S. C. (2020). Economic development (13th ed.). Harlow: Pearson
2. 02 Clark, William C., Pamela Matson, and Krister Andersson (2016) Pursuing Sustainability: A Guide to the Science and Practice. Princeton: Princeton University Press
3. 03 Costanza, Robert et al. (2013). Building a sustainable and desirable economy-in-society-in-nature: report to the United Nations for the 2012 Rio+ 20 Conference. ANU Press.
4. 04 http://sdg.iisd.org/ https://www.theguardian.com/uk/sustainable-business

Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes

1. P01 1. To be able to examine the basic problems in the field of Accounting and Finance with scientific methods, to interpret and evaluate the data.
2. P02 2. Muhasebe ve Finans alanındaki problemlere ilişkin uygulamada karşılaşılan karmaşık sorunları çözmek için bireysel ve grup üyesi olarak sorumluluk alabilmek ve çözüm üretebilmek.
3. P03 3. To be able to critically evaluate the knowledge and skills acquired in the fields of Accounting and Finance, to determine learning needs and to carry the learning process to an advanced level.
4. P04 4. To inform experts or non-experts on financial issues, to share their ideas and problems and solution methods by supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data.
5. P05 5. To be able to interpret and evaluate the discussions on the theoretical aspects of Accounting and Finance.
6. P06 6. To be able to identify regional and global problems that directly or indirectly affect financial issues, to develop solutions and strategies based on evidence and research.
7. P07 7. To be able to define, evaluate and interpret the classical and current theories of accounting and finance policies and strategies, differences and relationships between them.
8. P08 8. To have social, scientific and ethical values in the collection, interpretation, announcement and application of data in the field of accounting and finance and to assimilate these values.
9. P09 9. To be able to follow, understand, interpret and analyze the changing trends in accounting and financial activities in the world at an advanced level, and apply innovation and innovative working principles.
10. P10 10. To be able to set goals and take initiatives to achieve them, to be creative and open to criticism and to have professional competencies at an advanced level.
11. P11 11. To have an advanced level of foreign language to follow and use the information in the field and to communicate with colleagues.
12. P12 12. To have advanced computer software and hardware knowledge required by the field of Accounting and Finance, and to be able to use information and communication technologies at an advanced level.
13. P13 13. To be able to use theoretical and practical knowledge gained in the field of Accounting and Finance at an advanced level.
14. P14 14. To be able to benefit from other fields that form the basis of financial policies and to understand the interaction between these disciplines.

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