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Climate change guest lecture series (5 cr)

Code: TE00BT84-3001

General information


Enrollment

02.12.2020 - 15.02.2021

Timing

08.02.2021 - 14.03.2021

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

Location-independent

Teaching languages

  • English

Seats

20 - 100

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Energy and Environmental Technology

Teachers

  • Sara Malve-Ahlroth
  • Marketta Virta
  • Piia Nurmi
  • Inka Mäkiö

Groups

  • PEYTES17
  • PEYTES18A
  • PEYTES18B
  • PEYTES18

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.

International connections

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

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

The course consists of guest lectures, reading of articles and other material and a learning diary.

Lectures are online (in Zoom) on:
Mon 8.2. at 3-4 pm
Thu 11.2. at 2-3 pm
Mon 15.2. at 3-4 pm
Thu 18.2. at 2-3 pm
Always the same Zoom link: https://turkuamk.zoom.us/j/63692664506

Other lectures online so that you can watch them when you want.

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.