Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After completing the course, students

• Explain the basic properties of socio-ecological-technical systems;
• Define and discuss the key concepts related to systems thinking;
• Evaluate different systemic design approaches commonly used in sustainability-related practice.

Credits: 6

Schedule: 22.10.2024 - 29.11.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): İdil Gaziulusoy

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  The course addresses socio-ecological-technical systems and changes in systems over time. It introduces the theoretical foundations of systems thinking in sustainability science and sustainability transitions research and puts emphasis on the multi-dimensional interdependencies of sustainability in systemic contexts. Key conceptual constructs of the course are based on complex adaptive systems. Through the conceptual tools learned in the course, the students analyse design approaches towards sustainability and learn to anticipate unintended consequences of sustainability solutions.

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Course includes groupwork, writing reflective essay, reading, peer-to-peer teaching.

  Overall workload 6 ECTS = 162 hour

  • Lectures 36 h
  • Independent studying, including teamwork 100 h
  • Time to think 40h
  • Giving course feedback 1h

   

DETAILS

Study Material

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  To be announced in the course syllabus, provided in MyCourses.

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Language: English

  Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn II
  2025-2026 Autumn II

  Registration:

  Registration for courses in Sisu. Maximum amount of students 60.

  Order of priority:

  1. Creative Sustainability major students;
  2. Creative Sustainability minor students;
  3. Department of Design masters students;
  4. Students for whom the course is part of his/her major's or programme's alternative studies and has been scheduled in the student's PSP (HOPS) for the current academic year;
  5. All other master students.

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