ECTS - Entrepreneurship Inspired by Nature: Interdisciplinary Approaches
Entrepreneurship Inspired by Nature: Interdisciplinary Approaches (ART270) Course Detail
Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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Entrepreneurship Inspired by Nature: Interdisciplinary Approaches | ART270 | Fall and Spring | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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N/A |
Course Language | English |
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Course Type | Elective Courses |
Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion. |
Course Lecturer(s) |
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Course Objectives | Fundamental facts of natural and ecological systems are explored and introduced as references for innovation and entrepreneurship. Basic principles of nature are mimicked in the process of innovation. New areas of opportunities for creativity are explored via interdisciplinary applications. 21. Century skills are introduced as new areas of development. |
Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Content | Biomicicry; the natural processes of sustaining life on earth and using it as a model for social and economic innovations; the integration among the components of ecosystems: living organisms; climate, and the chemical environment;opportunities for innovative entrepreneurship practices with interdisciplinary approaches; the 21st century skills and nature?s principles for innovative and creative entrepreneurship opportunities. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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1 | Introduction of the course content | |
2 | Natural Systems as the source and support for life. Ecology: The grand global interaction | |
3 | Sustainability principles | |
4 | Biomimicry: Nature as a model, nature as a mentor, and nature as a measure for design, planning, and organizations. | |
5 | Biomimicry: Interdisciplinary innovation and solutions | |
6 | The circular pattern of nature’s dynamics. | |
7 | Eco-effectiveness and Regenerative Models | |
8 | Midterm: a critical analysis report/poster presentation | |
9 | Nature for 21st century skills | |
10 | From the beginning of the Modern Era to the Fourth Industrial Revolution | |
11 | Interdisciplinary approaches in innovation and entrepreneurship. | |
12 | Entrepreneurship opportunities inspired by nature. | |
13 | Nature-inspired entrepreneurship success stories. | |
14 | Final Presentations | |
15 | Final Presentations | |
16 | Final Presentations |
Sources
Other Sources | 1. Benyus, J. M. (1997). Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature. New York: Morrow. |
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2. Borrello, M., Pascucci, S. ve Cembalo, L. (2020). Three Propositions to Unify Circular Economy Research: A Review. Sustainability. 12(10) 4069. | |
3. Cain, M. L., Bowman, W. D. ve Hacker, S. D. (2011). Ecology. Sunderland: Sinauer Assoc. | |
4. Ndubisi, N. O. ve Iftikhar, K. (2012). Relationship between Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Performance. Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship 14 (2), 214-236. | |
5. Hofstra, N. ve Huisingh, D. (2014). Eco-Innovations Characterized: a Taxonomic Categorization for Assessing the Relationships between Humans and Nature. Journal of Cleaner Production 66, 459-468. | |
6. Hofstra, N. (2015). Entrepreneurship Inspired by Nature. The Spiritual Dimension of Business Ethics and Sustainability Management. | |
7. Myers, W. (2014). Biodesign, Nature Science Creativity. Thames & Hudson | |
8. Prieto-Sandoval, V., Jaca, C. ve Ormazabal, M. (2017). Towards a Consensus on the Circular Economy. Journal of Cleaner Production 179 (1) 605- 615. |
Evaluation System
Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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Attendance/Participation | 15 | 10 |
Laboratory | - | - |
Application | - | - |
Field Work | - | - |
Special Course Internship | - | - |
Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
Homework Assignments | - | - |
Presentation | 1 | 20 |
Project | - | - |
Report | - | - |
Seminar | - | - |
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
Toplam | 18 | 100 |
Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
Total | 100 |
Course Category
Core Courses | X |
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Major Area Courses | |
Supportive Courses | |
Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
# | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | Have a basic knowledge of theories, facts and principles related to tourism and tourism management. | |||||
2 | To have information about the economic, cultural, social and environmental dimensions of tourism. | |||||
3 | Have knowledge of general business and economics and understand the strategies of human resources management, food and beverage applications, accounting and finance, management and marketing and service marketing in tourism enterprises. | |||||
4 | Knows the national and international legal regulations, social, environmental and professional ethical values related to the field of tourism and develops appropriate behaviors to ethics. | |||||
5 | Demonstrates reading, comprehension, speaking and writing skills in English at least at the B2 level of European Language Portfolio | |||||
6 | Demonstrates reading, comprehension, speaking and writing skills at a general level of European Language Portfolio A2 in Russian, French, German or Spanish. | |||||
7 | Uses the information about Tourism and Hotel Management in the business settings and profession; use information and communication technologies and software related to the field. | |||||
8 | Carries out the service processes related to Tourism and Hotel Management in line with the needs and demands of the consumers and proposes solutions to the problems that will affect the service processes. | |||||
9 | Generates professional knowledge from the data and synthesizes, analyzes, interprets and evaluates the produced knowledge; gain the ability of doing research project preparation and using the information in solving the problems; makes personal and professional development permanent | |||||
10 | He / she takes care of personal care, hygiene, clothing and appearance as required by the tourism sector. | |||||
11 | Communicates effectively with written, oral, non-verbal and visual ways and demonstrates presentation skills, works effectively as a team and independently. | |||||
12 | Recognize and understand different cultures and interact with guests from different cultures. |
ECTS/Workload Table
Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory | |||
Application | 3 | 8 | 24 |
Special Course Internship | |||
Field Work | |||
Study Hours Out of Class | 5 | 3 | 15 |
Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 2 | 9 | 18 |
Project | |||
Report | |||
Homework Assignments | |||
Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 8 | 8 |
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 12 | 12 |
Total Workload | 125 |