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Circular economy (5 cr)

Code: 3001007-3002

General information


Enrollment

20.07.2019 - 18.08.2019

Timing

19.08.2019 - 30.08.2019

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

RDI portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Engineering and Business

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

1 - 20

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Energy and Environmental Technology

Teachers

  • Piia Nurmi
  • Essi Hillgren
  • Jenni Suominen

Groups

  • PEYTES18

Objective

x

Materials

Will be given to students during the course

Teaching methods

Lectures, group work field visits

International connections

Based on Innovation pedagogy (lectures, teamwork, group work, field visits, active role of the student)

Student workload

Invesive course during 19th August - 30th August 2019, each day appr. 9am - 6 pm
Also work on assignments during the period on your own time.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

You will pass the course if you take part in the intensive course. More info form piia.nurmi@turkuamk.fi

Content scheduling

In the Circular Economy Course (5 ECTS), the student will develop business skills (needed in working life) and the basics of circular economy the fact-based content of the course. This includes customer oriented approach and business models. Also skills of collaboration and project management. The objective is that the students can apply all of this into practise when encouraged to learn in a new way.

Further information

In addition to TUAS students, there will be appr. 10 students from an university from Canada taking part

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Not taking part in the course.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

INNOVATION COMPETENCES
1. Creativity
- not able to think beyond the existing ideas, regulations, conventions or contexts
- not able to create or remodel functional alternatives, ideas, products, methods or services independent of their possible usefulness or added value
2. Critical thinking
- not able to thoroughly analyse and evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of ideas taking into account the risk factors involved when they are used for this purpose
3. Initiative
- not able to actively make decisions or take action to initiate positive change
- not able to influence the actions of people creating or implementing ideas
4. Group work
- not able to work effectively with other members of a group
5. Networking
- not able to make use of cooperation with people outside the group
SUBSTANCE
- a poor report with limited input. The presentation made poorly

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

INNOVATION COMPETENCES
1. Creativity
- starting to think beyond the existing ideas, regulations, conventions or contexts
- a little bit able to create or remodel functional alternatives, ideas, products, methods or services independent of their possible usefulness or added value
2. Critical thinking
- starting to understand how to thoroughly analyse and evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of ideas taking into account the risk factors involved when they are used for this purpose
3. Initiative
- starting to actively make decisions or take action to initiate positive change
- a limited ability to influence the actions of people creating or implementing ideas
4. Group work
- starting to be able to work effectively with other members of a group
5. Networking
- limited ability to make use of cooperation with people outside the group
SUBSTANCE
- a rather good report with some input. The presentation made ok

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

INNOVATION COMPETENCES
1. Creativity
- the ability to think well beyond the existing ideas, regulations, conventions or contexts
- the ability to create or remodel functional alternatives, ideas, products, methods or services independent of their possible usefulness or added value
2. Critical thinking
- the ability to thoroughly analyse and evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of ideas taking into account the risk factors involved when they are used for this purpose
3. Initiative
- the ability to actively make decisions or take action to initiate positive change
- the ability to influence the actions of people creating or implementing ideas
4. Group work
- the ability to work effectively with other members of a group
5. Networking
- the ability to make use of cooperation with people outside the group
SUBSTANCE
- a well written report with great input. A clear and well presented presentation