Course Details

Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits	Last Updated Date
3	GLB207	RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION	3+0+0	3	4	14.05.2025

Course Details

Language of Instruction	English
Level of Course Unit	Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program	BIOENGINEERING
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Elective
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	Assisting students increase their awareness of the definition of SDG 12. Encouraging individuals and team members to actively engage in in-depth conversations about SDG 12. Implementing team-oriented learning methods. Fostering peer learning across different disciplines.
Course Content	Increasing consumption and changing consumer behaviors in parallel with ever-growing population mandate new solutions in industries and infrastructures. Innovation in this perspective has gained much importance and is one of the key indicators of economic sustainability of the countries. Developing sustainable innovation strategies, via industry-university collaborations, and implementing these strategies seem to be of crucial importance for a sustainable world economy. In this regard, the SDG 12 set by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the UN focuses on building resilient infrastructures, promoting sustainable industrialization and fostering innovation. This goal of this course is to introduce the students to different approaches employed in different industries to developing innovation strategies. In addition, the course aims at raising awareness about the importance of corporate innovation and the necessity of investment in corporate innovation for sustainable development.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	Asist Prof.Dr. Çağlar Kurç caglar.kurc@agu.edu.tr Asist Prof.Dr. Sinan Akyüz sinan.akyuz@agu.edu.tr
Name of Lecturers	None
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources

https://sdgs.un.org/goals

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Yarıyıl İçi Çalışmalarının Başarı Notunun Katkısı	14	% 20
Yarıl yılSonu Sınavı/Dönem Projesinin Başarı Notuna Katkısı	1	% 10
Quiz/Küçük Sınav	10	% 30
Sunum/Seminer	10	% 30
Diğer (Staj vb.)	14	% 10
Total	49	% 100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Araştırma Ödevi	10	2	20
Münazara	5	1	5
Tartışma	5	1	5
Yazılı Sınav	1	15	15
F2F Dersi	14	3	42
Grup Sunumu	1	5	5
Okuma	10	1	10
Araştırma	5	2	10
Takım/Grup Çalışması	10	1	10
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 4 122

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Identify key features of SDG 12.
2	Analyze SDG 12 according to its political, economic, scientific, technological, and social dimensions in local and global context.
3	Compare how SDG 12 are related to their fields.
4	Evaluate the impact of their action and lifestyle as related to specific SDG.
5	Defend the necessity of interdisciplinary understanding of SDG 12

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	Introduction to course - Syllabus Discussion
2	Topic: CO2 Emission Awareness, Dr. Activity:? Individual Assignment
3	Topic: ? Green Solutions for CO2 Emission in Cement Industry,
4	Lean Manufacturing,
5	Industry 4.0,
6	Green Solutions CO2 Emission in Cement Industry
7	Energy Consumption of Bitcoin
8	Water and Energy Efficiency in Urban Water Management
9	AI Tools for SDG12
10	Basic concepts and common methodologies on the improvement of a process/product,
11	Handling a real-time problem through the DMAIC process with linking to soft computing
12	Poster Presentation
13	Green Solutions: CO2 Emission Awareness
14	Team building, Designing a research project,

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	P1	P2	P3	P4	P7
C1			4	4	4
C2			4	4	4
C3	4	4	4	4	4
C4			4	4	4
C5	4	4	4	4	4

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

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