BA409 SECTORAL APPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
| Course Code: | 3120409 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | Business Administration |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
SD requires a concentrated and coordinated effort among consumers, businesses, and government. Sustainability issues such as climate change, global pressures on renewable resource base (fisheries, forestry, biodiversity, agriculture and water etc.) are usually associated with their challenges, yet at the same time they represent many opportunities for businesses. This course aims at providing an integrated approach in order to understand and benefit from such potential opportunities. In doing so, the course covers major SD concepts and their relevance to business environment.
Course Content
The course aims to provide basic knowledge of sustainable development (SD) for students to understand how SD principles and concepts apply to business environment and how they can be used to deal with real life SD challenges.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, students will have acquired the knowledge of SD concepts and practices based in different cases as well as have improved their teamwork skills. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
Course Specific Skills:
1. Outline theoretical and historical background of SD,
2. Identify key economic and ecological principles essential to understanding SD;
3. Categorize and distinguish tools available for businesses to align their operations with SD principles.
4. Map a business’s impacts on the environment and society in diverse areas of economic activity;
5. List several SD practices by businesses around the globe as well as in Türkiye Discipline Specific Skills:
6. Integrate usual business topics with SD
7. Discuss recent literature that exemplify and empirically demonstrate course concepts
Personal and Key Skills:
8. Formulate case analysis reports and book reviews
9. Apply knowledge learned to case studies and actual organizations
10. Develop discussion skills
11. Enhance critical writing and presentation skills
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | They attain advanced level of knowledge in the functional areas of business administration such as strategic management, marketing, accounting, finance, organization management, human resources, and operations management. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | They are capable of identifying and analyzing legal, environmental and social factors, which influence the basic functional areas of the business administration. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | They understand and implement rational, systematic and scientific approaches effectively in problem solving and decision-making processes. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | They are capable of applying, analyzing, synthesizing and evaluating the knowledge they have in diverse fields efficiently | ✔ | |||
| 5 | They are capable of transferring information by using efficient verbal and written communication techniques. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | They are capable of performing professional communication effectively also in English. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | They know the methods of performing efficient teamwork. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | They are capable of following the contemporary techniques, scientific and technological developments in their fields and are able to conduct research and studies in order to develop their business administration related knowledge, skills, and competences. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | They are knowledgeable in the areas of professional ethics and responsibility. | ✔ | |||
| 10 | They are capable of utilizing their knowledge and skills efficiently in global and multicultural contexts. | ✔ | |||
| 11 | They are knowledgeable in the issues of environment, social responsibility, social justice, quality and cultural values | ✔ | |||
| 12 | They have a creative, innovative and critical perspective. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution