GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

ECO-DESIGN/5071338

Course Title:	ECO-DESIGN
Credits	3	ECTS	7.5
Course Semester	2	Type of The Course	Elective

COURSE INFORMATION

-- (CATALOG CONTENT)

-- (TEXTBOOK)

-- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)

1.	David Pearson, 1994. The Natural House Book, Creating a healthy, harmonius and ecologically sound home. Conran Octobus. London.
2.	Goedkoop, M. and Spriensma, R., 2001. The Eco-indicator 1999: A damage oriented method for life cycle impact assessment, methodology report, third edition, Pre product ecology consultants B.V. Amersfoort, the Netherlands. 
3.	ISO 14040, 1997. Environmental management: life cycle assessment: principles and guidelines.
4.	Aydın, İbrahim, “Ürün Ekolojisi: Mobilya örneğinde ürün yaşam döngüsünün insan yaşam kalitesine etkileri”. Yüksek Lisans Tazi, Gazi Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Ankara (2010).
5.	Instruction Manual, MIRAN 205B Series SapphleRe, “Portable Ambient Air Analyzers. P/N BK3538”, Thermo Electron Corporation Environmental Instruments, Massachusetts, 35-38 (2004).
6.	Çevre Ve Orman Bakanlığı “İklim Değişikliği Sözleşmesine Dair Kyoto Protokolü”  http://www.iklim.cevreorman.gov.tr/kyoto/tur.htm (2009).
7.	“Birleşmiş Milletler İklim Değişikliği Çerçeve Sözleşmesi Ve Ekonomik Büyüme: İklim Değişikliği Politikasının Türkiye İmalat Sanayi Üzerindeki Olası Etkileri”, http://www.politics.ankara.edu.tr /dergi/ pdf/60/2/3 ozcan_dagdemir.pdf(2009).
8.	Arat, G., Türkeş, M., “Uluslararası

-- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- COURSE OBJECTIVES

-- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

To create awareness and differences in the triangle of the industry, furniture and people in respect to eco-design

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

--WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week	Eco- design definition and content
2. Week	Research topics, distribution and expectations
3. Week	Natural houses
4. Week	Sick home
5. Week	Indoor pollutants and toxins,
6. Week	Natural sources, environment and furniture,
7. Week	Solid woods, composite materials, and components,
8. Week	Furniture industry approaches,
9. Week	Midterm exam
10. Week	States approaches, politics, and protocols,
11. Week	Hazardous gases and effects in the furniture industry,
12. Week	Measurements and standards,
13. Week	Sustainable design,
14. Week	Life Circle Assessment
15. Week
16. Week

-- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS

-- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

	Quantity	Total Weighting (%)
Midterm Exams	1	40
Assignment	1	20
Application	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0

Percent of In-term Studies		60
Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score		40

-- WORKLOAD

Activity	Total Number of Weeks	Duration (weekly hour)	Total Period Work Load
Weekly Theoretical Course Hours	14	3	42
Weekly Tutorial Hours			0
Reading Tasks	4	5	20
Searching in Internet and Library	3	9	27
Material Design and Implementation			0
Report Preparing	6	6	36
Preparing a Presentation	2	4	8
Presentation	3	3	9
Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam	3	6	18
Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam	3	6	18
Other (should be emphasized)			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			178
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.12
Course Credit (ECTS):			7.5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Ability to develop scientific research, evaluate, interpret and apply knowledge in engineering				X
2	Ability to use current techniques and methods applied in engineering					X
3	Ability to complete and apply knowledge by scientific methods using limited or missing data					X
4	Ability to learn new and developing applications of the profession					X
5	Ability to construct engineering problems, develop methods for solving problems and apply innovative methods in solutions					X
6	Ability to develop new and / or original ideas and methods and to develop innovative solutions in system, component or process designs					X
7	Ability to design and apply analytical, modeling and experimental research					X
8	Ability to take leadership and responsibility in multi-disciplinary teams					X
9	Knowledge of at least one foreign language			X
10	Ability to explain the process and results of his / her studies in national and international settings in a systematic and clear manner, either orally or in writing				X
11	Ability to describe the social and environmental dimensions of engineering applications					X
12	Ability to learn current techniques and methods and their limitations applied in engineering					X
13	Ability to observe social, scientific and ethical values					X

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

(Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hamza ÇINAR)

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

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-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

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