Study Guide

Objective

- The student can plan and implement environmental monitoring in practice
- The student is able to use the learned monitoring methods to practical application
- The student can professionally implement and report an environmental monitoring activity
- The student can analyze, process and present the results of environmental monitoring

Materials

Materials, equipment, and data provided for the course (and module), as well as independent acquisition of source materials for one's own project work.

Teaching methods

In-person meetings, guided work in the water and environmental technology lab and field, independent group work

- Theory of project management
- Theory and planning of environmental monitoring
- Implementation of environmental monitoring - applying the knowledge learned in the module courses to practice
- Analysis and interpretation of monitoring data
- Professional reporting and presentation of environmental monitoring results

Exam schedules

No exam.

International connections

The course follows the practices of innovation pedagogy, where the student's active role and responsibility for scheduling and implementing their own environmental monitoring are emphasized. The application of knowledge and skills learned in other courses of the module to practical RDI (Research, Development, and Innovation) project goals related to environmental monitoring (applying theoretical knowledge to practice).

The course topic is strongly connected to environmental sustainability. The course focuses on monitoring, assessing the state of the environment, and the significance of measurement data in societal decision-making.

Completion alternatives

No optional completion methods.

Student workload

The student's workload is 27 hours per credit (total 5 ECTS)

Content scheduling

Course will start on week x (2025)

Students will:
- Implement (RDI-project related) environmental monitoring campaign that will generate data and information for a real-world need
- Utilize their know-how to solve an environmental and/or a technical problem
- Present their results professionally, both in reporting and in presentations

Further information

Contact information: anu.vehmaa@turkuamk.fi

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

In the implementation of environmental monitoring, the following will be assessed:

- Plan
- Implementation
- Interim and final reporting, as well as presentation of results