FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Department of Food Engineering
GEHU 303 | Course Introduction and Application Information
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Ecology, Politics, Planetary Thinking
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
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Application/Lab
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Local Credits
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ECTS
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GEHU 303
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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4
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Service Course
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| Course Level |
First Cycle
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| Course Objectives | This course aims to introduce key issues, major themes, and pressing problems concerning environmental politics and ecological thinking. Massive-scale expansion of urban areas; irreversible processes of deforestation and environmental degradation caused by the idea of "infinite growth"; careless urbanization and suburbanization; local and global threats posed by the climate change; and transnational impacts of changing public consumption habits into blind consumerism; all of these developments in the past few centuries address that in our age, the human-nature relationship takes place in the form of an "ecological crisis," meaning the time for taking significant steps towards rethinking of this relationship. In this respect, this course offers students to comprehend various issues of politics of environment from the perspective of "planetary thinking," which acknowledges contributions of conventional approaches; but it also brings a new approach by studying "human life" and "human health" in relation to planetary health that includes animal health, environmental/ecological health, and biodiversity. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course will develop in three parts. In the first part, we are going to spend some time in understanding the “ecological crisis” by looking at its symptoms and reasons, also climate denialism, and the idea of “planetary thinking” and “planetary health.” In the second part, we are going to elaborate on the critical perspectives towards the idea of environmental justice with an emphasis on green philosophy and politics as well as international cooperation on sustainability and ecological enhancement. We will devote the final part of the course on current debates. |
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WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Introduction to the course: Objectives and Expectations | John Bellamy Foster (1999), The Vulnerable Planet, (NY: Monthly Review Press), Preface&Ch.1 |
| 2 | Ecology and the Emergence of Environmental Politics | Jaboury Ghazoul (2020), Ecology: A Very Short Introduction (NY and London: Oxford University Press), ch.1-2. Andrew Dobson (2016), Environmental Politics: A Very Short Introduction, (NY and London: Oxford University Press), introduction; ch.1-2. Pamela S. Chasek et al. (2018), “The Emergence of Global Environmental Politics,” Global Environmental Politics (7th ed.), (NY and London: Routledge), pp. 1-49. |
| 3 | The Rise and Fall of Developmentalism and “Infinite Growth” | Kelley Johnson (2010), “Developmentalism Then and Now: The Origins and Resurgence of an Enduring Grand Theory,” Grand Theories and Ideologies in the Social Sciences (ed. Howard J. Wiarda), (NY: Palgrave Macmillan), pp. 19-40. Sukhoon Hong (2010), “Environmental and Geographic Determinism: Jared Diamond and His Ideas,” Grand Theories and Ideologies in the Social Sciences (ed. Howard J. Wiarda), (NY: Palgrave Macmillan), pp. 141-158. Jacobus A. du Pisani (2006), “Sustainable Development: Historical Roots of the Concept,” Environmental Sciences, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 83-96. |
| 4 | Actors and Regimes of Environmental Politics | Pamela S. Chasek et al. (2018), “Actors in the Environmental Arena,” Global Environmental Politics (7th ed.), (NY and London: Routledge), pp. 51-103. Lindsay Maizland (2021), “Global Climate Agreements: Successes and Failures,” Council on Foreign Relations (https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/paris-global-climate-change-agreements). |
| 5 | Approaches 1: Population and Scarcity vs. Institutions and Commons | Paul Robbins et al. (2014), Environment and Society: A Critical Introduction, (UK: Wiley Blackwell), ch.2&ch.4. |
| 6 | Approaches 2: Environmental Justice *Deadline for setting up presentation groups | Paul Robbins et al. (2014), Environment and Society: A Critical Introduction, (UK: Wiley Blackwell), ch.5. |
| 7 | Midterm | |
| 8 | Making Sense of the “Crisis” of Ecology | TBA |
| 9 | Climate Change: Denialist vs. Alarmist Controversy **Deadline for submitting presentation topics with brief descriptions | TBA |
| 10 | Solutions 1: Transnational Activism/ Environmental Movements ***Feedback on presentation topics | TBA |
| 11 | Solutions 2: “Planetary Health” | TBA |
| 12 | Presentations | |
| 13 | Presentations | |
| 14 | Presentations | |
| 15 | Review of the Semester | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | |
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EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation |
1
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10
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| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments |
1
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20
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| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm |
1
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30
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| Final Exam |
1
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40
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| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
3
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60
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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40
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| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
16
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1
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16
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
1
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8
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8
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| Presentation / Jury |
0
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| Project |
0
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
1
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10
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10
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| Final Exam |
1
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18
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18
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| Total |
100
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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| 1 | Being able to transfer knowledge and skills acquired in mathematics and science into engineering, | |||||
| 2 | Being able to identify and solve problem areas related to Food Engineering, | |||||
| 3 | Being able to design projects and production systems related to Food Engineering, gather data, analyze them and utilize their outcomes in practice, | |||||
| 4 | Having the necessary skills to develop and use novel technologies and equipment in the field of food engineering, |
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| 5 | Being able to take part actively in team work, express his/her ideas freely, make efficient decisions as well as working individually, |
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| 6 | Being able to follow universal developments and innovations, improve himself/herself continuously and have an awareness to enhance the quality, |
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| 7 | Having professional and ethical awareness, |
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| 8 | Being aware of universal issues such as environment, health, occupational safety in solving problems related to Food Engineering, | |||||
| 9 | Being able to apply entrepreneurship, innovativeness and sustainability in the profession, |
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| 10 | Being able to use software programs in Food Engineering and have the necessary knowledge and skills to use information and communication technologies that may be encountered in practice (European Computer Driving License, Advanced Level), |
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| 11 | Being able to gather information about food engineering and communicate with colleagues using a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1) |
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| 12 | Being able to speak a second foreign language at intermediate level. |
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| 13 | Being able to relate the knowledge accumulated during the history of humanity to the field of expertise |
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*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
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