Global waste management (5 op)

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Sisällön jaksotus

The course will take place during 14.2. - 27.3.2022.

The course is online course.

Two online study sessions will be organized:
14.2. Introduction
21.3. Group assignment presentations

In this course you familiarize yourself with the practices of waste management from workplace safety to transportation. The main goal is to understand the usual daily practices of operational waste management. You will also get information about waste legislation in the EU and learn to understand waste management in the developing countries.

Tavoitteet

The student:
1. Understand the principles of waste legislation and
2. Recognize the need for legislative incentives
3. Recognizes the roles of different operators and the best practices of operational waste management.
4. Understand the social and environmental impacts of waste management globally
5. Practice work in a multidisciplinary and multicultural team
6. Practice think in a customer-oriented way
7.Practice to act independently using external networks and resources to manage a work successfully

Sisältö

In this course you'll familiarize yourself with the practices of waste management from workplace safety to transportation. The main goal is to understand the usual daily practises of operational waste management. You will also get information about waste legislation in the EU get understanding the waste management in the developing countries.

Oppimateriaalit

On Itslearning platform.

Material includes articles, guidebooks, strategies and real-life examples from EU, waste management organizations, researchers and companies.

Opetusmenetelmät

Activating tasks on online platform, studies on waste management.

Tenttien ajankohdat ja uusintamahdollisuudet

No exam.

This course is based on tasks:
- You don't have the possibility to raise your final grade or a grade for an individual task.

Pedagogiset toimintatavat ja kestävä kehitys

Tasks and materials on Itslearning platform.

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

The only way to do the course is to do the tasks, no alternative ways to complete the course.

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

Assignments:

Quizz
Learning report 1
Group assignment
Individual assignment: peer review
Learning report 2
Self & Peer review

The course is 5 ects so the workload is 135 hours all together.

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

In order to pass the course all tasks must be returned within deadlines.

Course grade will be determined by the following way:

Quizz 20%
Learning report 1 10%
Group assignment 40% (30% teacher’s assessment and 10% peer assessment)
Learning report 2 10%
Self & peer review 20%

Hylätty (0)

Student has not returned tasks within deadlines.

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

Student poorly understands the social and environmental impacts of waste management globally.
Student has shortcomings in their independent work management and use of external networks and resources. Student has difficulties to work in a multidisciplinary and multicultural team.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

Student understands the social and environmental impacts of waste management globally. Student practices to act independently using external networks and resources to manage a work successfully. Student practices to work in a multidisciplinary and multicultural team.

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

Student excellently understands the social and environmental impacts of waste management globally. Student acts independently using external networks and resources to manage a work excellently. Student works excellently in a multidisciplinary and multicultural team.

Lisätiedot

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