Climate change guest lecture series (5 op)

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Sisällön jaksotus

This course is mainly done online but we also have meetings on campus. These meetings are for our guests to tell you more about climate change and their activities on it.

The course starts on 11.1.2024. You are supposed to dedicate all Thursdays to this course.

Introduction to the course (online) obligatory to all:
11.1.2024 at 10-11 o'clock in Zoom.

Guest lectures on the campus (in Finnish only!):
25.1. Elisa Aaltola
1.2. Saara Ahtaanluoma
8.2. Jaakko Blomberg
15.2. Mirka Muukkonen

The course can be done fully in English and also you can choose to do it in Finnish (however then you also have some of the materials in English).

Tavoitteet

After the course, the student will:
- understand how climate change can be prevented in practice through the presentations given by companies, cities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- understand how adaptation to it is possible through the presentations given by companies, cities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- be able to clearly communicate how climate change is linked to the students’ own fields of study
- understand the students’ personal roles as influencers
The course is part of the CDIO-framework that is guiding the studies at Turku University of Applied Sciences as on the course the students learn more about the industry and networks, and the connections between different studies and the working life. Additionally, on the course the students will learn more about sustainable development.

Sisältö

On this quest lecture series, you will learn more about climate change, how it can be prevented and how we can adapt to it. The quest lectures are given by companies, cities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Additionally, there will be some articles and other materials on the course and students will make a learning diary and some assignements based on the materials and the quest lectures.

Oppimateriaalit

On ITSlearning platform

Opetusmenetelmät

Innovation pedagogy, learning diary, examples from the real life.

Tenttien ajankohdat ja uusintamahdollisuudet

No exam.

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

You have to do the tasks by deadline

Kansainvälisyys

Study materials in ITSlearning platform.
Learning diary and small tasks.
Many presentations to watch.

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

No alternative ways to complete the course

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

Tasks will be presented on the ITSlearning platform.

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

Esitietovaatimukset

Climate.now basics or similar studies.

Lisätiedot

Avoimen opiskelijoille varataan 10 paikkaa.

Itslearning ja sähköposti