Kocaeli University / European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Lecturer Tümay MERCAN

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) • The link between sustainable development and businesses
2) The Importance of the Concept of Sustainability for Businesses
3) Approaching Business Management with a Sustainability Perspective
4) Dimensions in which businesses will realize their Corporate Sustainability and communication
5) Implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Model in Businesses
6) Creating a Successful Sustainable Strategy and Embedding it in the Business Strategy
7) Reporting of Business Sustainability Activities
8) Sustainable Communication and Marketing activities in Businesses
9) Sustainable Entrepreneurship for Business
10) Environmental Innovation with a Sustainability Perspective in Businesses
11) Methods of measuring Corporate Sustainability Performance

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

		Program Competencies
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Learning Outcomes
	1	Middle	High	Middle	High	High	High	Middle	High	Middle
	2	Middle	High	Middle	Middle	Middle	High	High	Middle	High
	3	Middle	Middle	High	Middle	Middle	High	Middle	High	Middle
	4	Middle	High	Middle	High	Middle	High	High	Middle	High
	5	High	Middle	High	Middle	High	Middle	High	High	High
	6	Middle	High	Middle	Middle	High	Middle	High	Middle	High
	7	Middle	High	Middle	High	Middle	High	Middle	High	Middle
	8	Middle	High	Middle	High	Middle	High	Middle	High	High
	9	High	Middle	Middle	High	Middle	High	Middle	Middle	High
	10	High	Middle	High	Middle	High	Middle	Middle	High	Middle
	11	Middle	High	Middle	High	Middle	High	High	High	Middle

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

entrepreneurship

Course Contents

Within the scope of the course, the concept of sustainability, its history, definition and objectives will be covered. Sustainability studies in different fields will be given examples. Renewable energy, product life cycle, materials and recycling will be covered. Institutional sustainability studies will be explained. Institutional sustainability reports of public and private institutions will be examined. Future scenarios will be studied.

Weekly Schedule

1) Introduction and General Introduction (Aim of the Course, Content, Methodology and Methods to be Used)
2) The concept of sustainability, sustainable development, the concept of sustainable business, the forces that push businesses to be sustainable, the dimensions and fields of sustainability.
3) The concept of corporate sustainability, the principles on which corporate sustainability is based, the triple performance approach in corporate sustainability, the corporate sustainability model, the necessary elements for the realization of sustainability.
4) Corporate sustainable management system, the place of corporate sustainability in management accounting practices, sustainability reporting, the role of leading managers in ensuring sustainability
5) Sustainability in terms of corporate communication and target audiences. Definition of Customer Value, Sustainability in Customer Value Perspective, Sustainable Customer, Sustainable Consumption, Sustainable Marketing, sustainable stakeholder.
6) Sustainability in terms of corporate communication and target audiences. Environmentalist organizational culture and climate, the concept and importance of sustainable human resources.
7) Midterm Exam
8) Sustainability examples in public and private sector, report reviews.
9) The concept of innovation, types of innovation, innovation within the framework of sustainability, environmental innovation, environmental innovation classification
10) Sustainability and technological innovation, sustainable solutions with technological innovation, clean energy technologies, sustainable production, waste management.
11) İşletmelerin Sürdürülebilirlik Performansının Ölçümü, Mutlak Ve Göreceli Sürdürülebilirlik Performans Ölçümleri, Sürdürülebilir Katma Değer Yaklaşımı ile Sürdürülebilirlik Ölçümü
12) Sustainability Control Concept for Businesses, Sustainable Added Value Contribution of sustainability to businesses and countries
13) Structure of the supply chain, sustainable supply networks, performance indicators of sustainable supply networks
14) Concept of Entrepreneurship, Creativity in Entrepreneurship, Innovation in Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Eco Entrepreneurship and Social Entrepreneurship, corporate entrepreneurship
15) General Evaluation
16) Final exam

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Brain Storming
4) Case Study
5) Self Study

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade	30%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	70%
Total	100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required

Course Unit Title	Course Unit Code	Type of Course Unit	Level of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	ECTS Credits
Sustainability Management	HIT179	Elective	Bachelor's degree	2	Fall	4