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Climate change guest lecture seriesLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: TE00BT84

Credits

5 op

Objective

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.

Content

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.

Qualifications

Climate.now basics or similar studies.

Enrollment

01.12.2024 - 06.01.2025

Timing

10.02.2025 - 09.03.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning

Unit

Engineering and Business

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

10 - 100

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Energy and Environmental Technology
Teachers
  • Marketta Virta
  • Piia Nurmi
  • Maarit Jaakola
  • Inka Mäkiö
  • Eerika Heinonen
Groups
  • PEYTES22

Objective

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.

Content

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.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Climate.now basics or similar studies.

Enrollment

01.12.2023 - 10.01.2024

Timing

11.01.2024 - 07.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

4 op

Mode of delivery

20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning

Unit

Chemical Industry

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

20 - 70

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Energy and Environmental Technology
Teachers
  • Marketta Virta
  • Piia Nurmi
  • Maarit Jaakola
  • Inka Mäkiö
  • Eerika Heinonen
Scheduling groups
  • Avoimen AMK:n kiintiöpaikat. Ilmoittaudu ilman tätä pienryhmää. (Size: 10. Open UAS: 10.)
Groups
  • PEYTES20
  • PEYTES21
Small groups
  • Open UAS quota. Please enroll without selecting this group.

Objective

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.

Content

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.

Materials

On ITSlearning platform

Teaching methods

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

Exam schedules

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

International connections

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

Completion alternatives

No alternative ways to complete the course

Student workload

Tasks will be presented on the ITSlearning platform.

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

Content scheduling

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)

Further information

Itslearning and email

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The grading is based on the learning diary and small tasks.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Not doing the learning diary

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

- the student barely understands how climate change can be prevented in practice through the presentations given by companies, cities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- the student barely understands how adaptation to it is possible through the presentations given by companies, cities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- the student barely can communicate how climate change is linked to the students’ own fields of study
- the student barely understands the students’ personal roles as influencers

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

- the student understands well how climate change can be prevented in practice through the presentations given by companies, cities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- the student understands well how adaptation to it is possible through the presentations given by companies, cities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- the student can communicate well how climate change is linked to the students’ own fields of study
- the student understands well the students’ personal roles as influencers

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

- the student understands in an excellent manner how climate change can be prevented in practice through the presentations given by companies, cities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- the student understands in an excellent manner how adaptation to it is possible through the presentations given by companies, cities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- the student can communicate in an excellent manner how climate change is linked to the students’ own fields of study
- the student understands in an excellent manner the students’ personal roles as influencers

Qualifications

Climate.now basics or similar studies.

Enrollment

01.12.2022 - 07.01.2023

Timing

09.01.2023 - 10.03.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Engineering and Business

Campus

Location-independent

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

20 - 70

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Energy and Environmental Technology
Teachers
  • Marketta Virta
  • Piia Nurmi
  • Maarit Jaakola
  • Inka Mäkiö
Scheduling groups
  • Vain avoimen AMK:n opiskelijoille (Tutkinto-opiskelija ilmoittaudu joka tapauksessa, toteutus ei ole vain avoimen opiskelijoille) (Size: 10. Open UAS: 10.)
Groups
  • PEYTES19
  • PEYTES20
Small groups
  • For Open UAS students only

Objective

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.

Content

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.

Materials

On ITSlearning platform

Teaching methods

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

Exam schedules

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.

International connections

Study materials in ITSlearning platform.
Learning diary.
Many presentatons to watch.

Completion alternatives

No alternative ways to complete the course

Student workload

Tasks will be presented on the ITSlearning platform.

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

Content scheduling

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

The course starts 9.1.2023 and ends 10.3.2022. You are supposed to dedicate all Thursdays to this course.

Introduction to the course (online) obligatory to all:
11.1.2023 at 9-10 o'clock in Zoom, link to the meeting: https://turkuamk.zoom.us/j/61683310408

Guest lectures on the campus
19.1.2023 at 10-11 o'clock
2.2.2023 at 10-11 o'clock
16.2.2023 at 10-11 o'clock
2.3.2023 at 10-11 o'clock

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).

Further information

Itslearning and email

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The grading is based on the learning diary.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Not doing the learning diary

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

- the student barely understands how climate change can be prevented in practice through the presentations given by companies, cities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- the student barely understands how adaptation to it is possible through the presentations given by companies, cities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- the student barely can communicate how climate change is linked to the students’ own fields of study
- the student barely understands the students’ personal roles as influencers

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

- the student understands well how climate change can be prevented in practice through the presentations given by companies, cities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- the student understands well how adaptation to it is possible through the presentations given by companies, cities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- the student can communicate well how climate change is linked to the students’ own fields of study
- the student understands well the students’ personal roles as influencers

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

- the student understands in an excellent manner how climate change can be prevented in practice through the presentations given by companies, cities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- the student understands in an excellent manner how adaptation to it is possible through the presentations given by companies, cities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- the student can communicate in an excellent manner how climate change is linked to the students’ own fields of study
- the student understands in an excellent manner the students’ personal roles as influencers

Qualifications

Climate.now basics or similar studies.

Enrollment

01.12.2021 - 09.01.2022

Timing

10.01.2022 - 11.03.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

3 op

RDI portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning

Unit

Engineering and Business

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

20 - 120

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Energy and Environmental Technology
Teachers
  • Marketta Virta
  • Piia Nurmi
  • Maarit Jaakola
  • Inka Mäkiö
Scheduling groups
  • Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 15. Open UAS: 15.)
Groups
  • PEYTES19
Small groups
  • Pienryhmä 1

Objective

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.

Content

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.

Materials

On ITSlearning platform

Teaching methods

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

Exam schedules

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.

International connections

Study materials in ITSlearning platform.
Learning diary.
Many presentatons to watch.

Completion alternatives

No alternative ways to complete the course

Student workload

Tasks will be presented on the ITSlearning platform.

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

Content scheduling

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

The course starts 10.1.2022 and ends 11.3.2022. You are supposed to dedicate all Thursdays to this course. There are tasks to do for each Thursday.

Course start info online:
13.1.2022 10-11 o'clock, online link to this in ITSlearning

Visitor lectures on campus on:
20.1.2022 at 9.30-10.30 o'clock
3.2.2022 at 9.30-10.30 o'clock
17.2.2022 at 9.30-10.30 o'clock
3.3.2022 at 9.30-10.30 o'clock
These are in Finnish. For those not speaking Finnish we have optional lectures online.

Further information

Avoimen AMK:n opiskelijoille varattu 15 paikkaa.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The grading is based on the learning diary.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Not doing the learning diary

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

- the student barely understands how climate change can be prevented in practice through the presentations given by companies, cities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- the student barely understands how adaptation to it is possible through the presentations given by companies, cities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- the student barely can communicate how climate change is linked to the students’ own fields of study
- the student barely understands the students’ personal roles as influencers

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

- the student understands well how climate change can be prevented in practice through the presentations given by companies, cities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- the student understands well how adaptation to it is possible through the presentations given by companies, cities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- the student can communicate well how climate change is linked to the students’ own fields of study
- the student understands well the students’ personal roles as influencers

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

- the student understands in an excellent manner how climate change can be prevented in practice through the presentations given by companies, cities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- the student understands in an excellent manner how adaptation to it is possible through the presentations given by companies, cities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- the student can communicate in an excellent manner how climate change is linked to the students’ own fields of study
- the student understands in an excellent manner the students’ personal roles as influencers

Qualifications

Climate.now basics or similar studies.