Opinto-opas

Oppimateriaalit

On Itslearning platform.

Material includes articles, guidebooks, strategies and real-life examples from EU, waste management organizations, researchers and companies.

Opetusmenetelmät

Activating tasks on online platform, studies on waste management.

Tenttien ajankohdat ja uusintamahdollisuudet

No exam.

This course is based on assignments:
- You don't have the possibility to raise your final grade or a grade for an individual task.

Pedagogiset toimintatavat ja kestävä kehitys

Tasks and materials on Itslearning platform.

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

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

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

Assignments:

Quizz
Learning report 1
Calculation exercise
Argumentative pros and cons essay
Discussion on essay
Learning report 2
Self review

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

Sisällön jaksotus

The course will take place during 10.01.2022 - 13.02.2022.

The course is online course.

Four online study sessions will be organized:

10.1.2022 at 9-10 Introduction
24.1.2022 at 9-10 Essay help session (voluntary)
31.1.2022 at 12-14 Calculation task
3.2.2022 at 12-14 Calculation task help session (voluntary)

In this course student familiarizes themselves with the waste management as a part of circular economy and the essential concepts of waste management, recycling and the other ways to use waste as a resource. The main goal is to understand the big picture of topics relating to waste management and waste treatment.

Course topics are: 1. Waste management as a part of circular economy 2. Waste hierarchy 3. Waste amounts and waste fractions 4. Waste prevention and re-use 5. Recycling and material utilization 6. Waste-to-energy 7.Final disposal of waste.

Viestintäkanava ja lisätietoja

Avoimen AMK:n opiskelijoille varattu 15 paikkaa.

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

In order to pass the course all assignments must be returned within deadlines.

Course grade will be determined by the following way:

Quiz 20%
Learning report 1 15%
Essay and discussion/debate 30%
Calculation exercise 10%
Learning report 2 15%
Self review 10%

Hylätty (0)

Student has not returned tasks within deadlines.

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

Student poorly understands the principles of resource efficiency and waste hierarchy and commonly used waste treatment techniques. The student has shortcomings in their independent work management and use of external networks and resources.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

Student understands the principles of resource efficiency and waste hierarchy and commonly used waste treatment techniques. Student practices to act independently using external networks and resources to manage a work successfully.

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

Student excellently understands the principles of resource efficiency and waste hierarchy and commonly used waste treatment techniques. Student acts independently using external networks and resources to manage a work excellently.