Study Guide

Objective

On the course, in addition to understanding climate change and the related interactions, learning also focuses on becoming aware of different attitudes and ways of thinking.
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 how climate change is linked to the students’ own fields of study. Additionally, on the course the students will learn more about sustainable development.
After the course, the student will:
- understand climate change as a scientific phenomenon
- learn how climate change can be prevented
- learn how adaptation to it is possible
- understand that climate chance is a global challenge
- understand that climate change is also an ethical challenge to our understanding of human life
- understand how climate change is linked to the students’ own fields of study
- learn about the students’ personal roles as influencers

Content

Climate.now is a multidisciplinary study and teaching module on the basics of climate change. It consists of written material, video lectures and assignments that will help anyone familiarize themselves with the basics of the climate change.

Materials

On ITSlearning platform. Materials based on http://www.climatenow.fi/climatenow.html

Teaching methods

Activating tasks on online platform, studies on climate change.

The activating tasks are:
The learning diary Deadline for the learning diary is 11.3.2022.
Assignment 1: Teach climate change, deadline 7.3.2022
Assignment 2: My role as a climate change influencer (deadline for own essay 27.2.22 and deadline for commenting 7.3.22)
Assignment 3: Turku Climate Plan 2029 (deadline 7.3.2022)

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 need to do the tasks by deadline.

International connections

Tasks and materials on ITSlearning platform https://turkuamk.itslearning.com/
Four meetings on campus so that students can ask and interact.

Completion alternatives

Suomeksi
The only way to do the course is to do the tasks, no alternative ways to complete the course.

Student workload

Suomeksi
Tasks on ITSlearning platform https://turkuamk.itslearning.com/

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

Learning diary and assignments:

During the course you will write a learning diary where you reflect what you have learned. Deadline for the learning diary is 11.3.2022.

In addition there are 3 assignments.
Assignments are
Assignment 1: Teach climate change, deadline 7.3.2022
Assignment 2: My role as a climate change influencer (deadline for own essay 27.2.22 and deadline for commenting 7.3.22)
Assignment 3: Turku Climate Plan 2029 (deadline 7.3.2022)

Content scheduling

Climate.now is mainly done online, but we also have meetings on the campus.These meetings are for interaction and asking about the tasks (like clinics).

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

Additionally you have meetings. These are not lectures. They are specific meetings where you can ask more about the course and tasks.
10.1.2022 at 10.30-11.30 o'clock
24.1.2022 at 10.30-11.30 o'clock
7.2..2022 at 10.30-11.30 o'clock
7.3.2022 at 10.30-11.30 o'clock
You can attend to these meetings on Turku Campus or online.

Further information

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Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Assignments are
Assignment 1: Teach climate change, deadline 7.3.2022
Assignment 2: My role as a climate change influencer (deadline for own essay 27.2.22 and deadline for commenting 7.3.22)
Assignment 3: Turku Climate Plan 2029 (deadline 7.3.2022)

Grading:
Learning diary (50%)
Assignment 1 (25%)
Assignment 2 (obligatory but not affecting your grade)
Assignment 3 (25%)

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Not completing the tasks

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student
- barely understands climate change as a scientific phenomenon
- knows a little on how climate change can be prevented
- knows a little on how adaptation to it is possible
- understands barely that climate chance is a global challenge
- understands barely that climate change is also an ethical challenge to our understanding of human life
- understand barely how climate change is linked to the students’ own fields of study
- knows a little on how the students’ personal roles as influencers

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student
- understands well climate change as a scientific phenomenon
- knows on how climate change can be prevented
- knows on how adaptation to it is possible
- understands well that climate chance is a global challenge
- understands well that climate change is also an ethical challenge to our understanding of human life
- understand well how climate change is linked to the students’ own fields of study
- knows on how the students’ personal roles as influencers

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student
- understands very well climate change as a scientific phenomenon
- knows a lot on how climate change can be prevented
- knows a lot on how adaptation to it is possible
- understands very well that climate chance is a global challenge
- understands very well that climate change is also an ethical challenge to our understanding of human life
- understand very well how climate change is linked to the students’ own fields of study
- knows a lot on how the students’ personal roles as influencers

Qualifications

No need for previous studies.