Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 3 / Fall Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 1st Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Optional | ||||
| Department | PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | SABRİYE AK KURAN (akkuran@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | SABRİYE AK KURAN, | ||||
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| In this course, climate change is discussed through several dimensions with a specific focus on politics-environment relations. The causes, impacts, societal and class-based interactions of climate change are covered with also attempts to overcome, such as mitigation and adaptation policies and mechanisms. This course aims to let students understand and focus on climate change through socio-political context and to help them build their own critical approaches. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Can define historical and current problems with their social, political and psychological dimensions. |
PO-1 Upon successful completion of the program students:
Learn essential theoretical and empirical concepts of the discipline’s main branches, Political Science, Administration Science, Urbanization and Environmental Problems and Legal Sciences and gain a perspective which is appropriate for creating solutions in this scope;
PO-2 Identify and compare concrete models of international and national public administration, determine problems and develop solution-oriented models; PO-3 Analyze compenents of political, administrative and institutional systems, design institutional systems, and make operational the process of decision-making and coordination mechanisms which are effective for institutionalization; PO-5 Have ability to collect data, analyze and interpret the results via utilizing accumulation of information and interdisciplinary point of view while identifying and solving existing public administration problems; |
Examination |
| LO-2 | Follows international discussions on climate change and can interpret them from different perspectives. |
PO-1 Upon successful completion of the program students:
Learn essential theoretical and empirical concepts of the discipline’s main branches, Political Science, Administration Science, Urbanization and Environmental Problems and Legal Sciences and gain a perspective which is appropriate for creating solutions in this scope;
PO-2 Identify and compare concrete models of international and national public administration, determine problems and develop solution-oriented models; PO-3 Analyze compenents of political, administrative and institutional systems, design institutional systems, and make operational the process of decision-making and coordination mechanisms which are effective for institutionalization; PO-5 Have ability to collect data, analyze and interpret the results via utilizing accumulation of information and interdisciplinary point of view while identifying and solving existing public administration problems; |
Examination |
| LO-3 | It can develop approaches and policies to combat climate change. |
PO-1 Upon successful completion of the program students:
Learn essential theoretical and empirical concepts of the discipline’s main branches, Political Science, Administration Science, Urbanization and Environmental Problems and Legal Sciences and gain a perspective which is appropriate for creating solutions in this scope;
PO-2 Identify and compare concrete models of international and national public administration, determine problems and develop solution-oriented models; PO-3 Analyze compenents of political, administrative and institutional systems, design institutional systems, and make operational the process of decision-making and coordination mechanisms which are effective for institutionalization; PO-5 Have ability to collect data, analyze and interpret the results via utilizing accumulation of information and interdisciplinary point of view while identifying and solving existing public administration problems; |
Examination |
| LO-4 | They can evaluate and interpret theoretical, historical, and current information on climate politics. |
PO-1 Upon successful completion of the program students:
Learn essential theoretical and empirical concepts of the discipline’s main branches, Political Science, Administration Science, Urbanization and Environmental Problems and Legal Sciences and gain a perspective which is appropriate for creating solutions in this scope;
PO-2 Identify and compare concrete models of international and national public administration, determine problems and develop solution-oriented models; PO-3 Analyze compenents of political, administrative and institutional systems, design institutional systems, and make operational the process of decision-making and coordination mechanisms which are effective for institutionalization; PO-5 Have ability to collect data, analyze and interpret the results via utilizing accumulation of information and interdisciplinary point of view while identifying and solving existing public administration problems; |
Examination |
| LO-5 | Follows international climate negotiations and can analyze changes in the climate regime. |
PO-1 Upon successful completion of the program students:
Learn essential theoretical and empirical concepts of the discipline’s main branches, Political Science, Administration Science, Urbanization and Environmental Problems and Legal Sciences and gain a perspective which is appropriate for creating solutions in this scope;
PO-2 Identify and compare concrete models of international and national public administration, determine problems and develop solution-oriented models; PO-3 Analyze compenents of political, administrative and institutional systems, design institutional systems, and make operational the process of decision-making and coordination mechanisms which are effective for institutionalization; PO-5 Have ability to collect data, analyze and interpret the results via utilizing accumulation of information and interdisciplinary point of view while identifying and solving existing public administration problems; |
Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| In this course, main topics such as approaches to climate change, climate problem and social relations, causes and results, internationalization and strategies of climate change are covered and discussed. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Introduction of basic concepts | Plain Expression (Takrir) Method and Discussion Method |
| 2 | The Climate Problem: Evidence and Counterarguments | Plain Expression (Takrir) Method and Discussion Method |
| 3 | The Climate Challenge: Evidence and Counterarguments (Continued) | Plain Expression (Takrir) Method and Discussion Method |
| 4 | Social Reflections of Climate Change: Interactions and Consequences | Plain Expression (Takrir) Method and Discussion Method |
| 5 | Social Reflections of Climate Change: Interactions and Consequences (Continued) | Plain Expression (Takrir) Method and Discussion Method |
| 6 | The Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore (documentary) | Watching and Analysis of Documentary |
| 7 | The Internationalization of the Climate Issue: From the UNFCCC to the Kyoto Protocol | Plain Expression (Takrir) Method and Discussion Method |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | The Internationalization of the Climate Issue: The Kyoto Protocol and Its Aftermath | Plain Expression (Takrir) Method and Discussion Method |
| 10 | Sectoral Emission Reduction and Climate Adaptation Strategies Student Presentations: "Climate Crisis in Agriculture: Challenges and Solutions" | Plain Expression (Takrir) Method and Discussion Method |
| 11 | Student Presentations on Individual Emission Reduction Strategies: "Youth Movements and Climate Activism (Fridays for Future etc.)" | Plain Expression (Takrir) Method and Discussion Method |
| 12 | Climate Policies in the EU Student Presentations: "Festivals, Cultural Events, and Climate Politics" | Plain Expression (Takrir) Method and Discussion Method |
| 13 | Climate Policies in the US Student Presentations: "Consumer Culture, the Fashion Industry, and the Climate Crisis" | Plain Expression (Takrir) Method and Discussion Method |
| 14 | Climate Policies in Türkiye Student Presentations: "Global Justice and Climate Migration: Whose Responsibility is It?" | Plain Expression (Takrir) Method and Discussion Method |
| 15 | General Assessment | Plain Expression (Takrir) Method and Discussion Method |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Giddens, Anthony (2013). İklim Değişikliği Siyaseti, 1. Baskı, Phoenix Yayınevi: Ankara. | |
| 2 | Hansen, James E., (2009). Küresel Isınmanın Kırılma Noktası, (Der. ve Çev. A. Yılmaz), Ayrıntı: İstanbul. | |
| 3 | Kadıoğlu, Mikdat (2007). Küresel İklim Değişimi ve Türkiye: Bildiğiniz Havaların Sonu, 2.Basım, Güncel Yayıncılık: İstanbul. | |
| 4 | TÜBA (2011). Türkiye Açısından Dünya’da İklim Değişikliği, Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Raporları Dizisi: Ankara. | |
| 5 | Madra, Ömer (2007). Küresel Isınma ve İklim Krizi, Agora Kitaplığı Yayınevi: İstanbul. | |
| 6 | Neale, Jonathan (2009). Küresel Isınmayı Durduralım, Dünyayı Değiştirelim!, (Çev. D. Tarkan), Yordam: İstanbul. | |
| 7 | Talu, Nuran (2015). Türkiye’de İklim Değişikliği Siyaseti, Phoenix Yayınevi: Ankara. | |
| 8 | Çoban, Aykut (2022). İklim Krizi Nasıl Çözülür? Kapitalist ve Ekososyalist Çözüm Stratejileri, Ceylan Yayınları: İstanbul. | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Course Materials: 1. Written resources (Textbook, supplementary books, articles and supplementary reading texts) 2. Audiovisual tools (Projector, computer, board, video and audio recordings) | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 8 | 1 | %40 |
| Other assessment methods | |||
| 1.Oral Examination | |||
| 2.Quiz | |||
| 3.Laboratory exam | |||
| 4.Presentation | |||
| 5.Report | |||
| 6.Workshop | |||
| 7.Performance Project | |||
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | 16 | 1 | %60 |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 0 | ||
| c) Performance Project | 0 | ||
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 83 | ||