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
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PEYTES17
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PEYTES18A
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PEYTES18B
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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.