Climate change guest lecture series (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Course takes place during 10.02.2025 - 09.03.2025.

The course can be done fully in English and also you can choose to do it in Finnish (however then you also have some of the materials in English).

Start meeting for all students:
- Ma 10.2. klo 9-11 start meeting, kurssin perusteet

There are lectures on campus in Finnish.if you choose to do the course in Finnish. These lecture times on campus:
- To 13.2. klo 9-11 vierailija
- To 27.2. 13-15 vierailija
- Ma 3.3. klo 9-11 vierailija

Thu 6.3. at 13-15 meeting on campus, for all students:

No lectures on week 8, i.e. 17.2.-23.2.2025. (winter holiday week)

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, examples from the real life.

Exam schedules

There is no exam on this course. The grading is based on tasks/assignments.

All of the assignments have to be returned by deadline. If you do not meet the deadline, you will get one grade lower grade from that task that you would otherwise.

All assignments have to be returned by the end of the course, unless otherwise agreed with the teacher before the end of the implementation. If you want to ask for this, contact the main responsible teacher (Piia Nurmi) before the end of the course. In this kind of a case your course grade will be one number lower than otherwise. If you do not take contact before the end of the course, you cannot pass the course.

In rare cases you can retake a failed assignment. If you want to ask about this, you need to contact the main responsible teacher. Also, in this case your course grade will be one number lower than otherwise.

An accepted study attainment cannot be improved.

International connections

Study materials in ITSlearning platform.

The course topics are about sustainable development.

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.

1. You can do the course in English this way:
Assignments:
Assignment 1: Attend the start meeting: Mon 10.2. at 9–11 start meeting, on campus
Assignment 2: Essay on book DL 5.3.2025.
Assignment 3: On Thu 6.3. at 13–15 we all meet on campus again and discuss the book together. 
Assignment 4: Watch 8 online lectures and read the materials + answer to questions from all 8 “sections”. Answer to all quesions in a course portfolio report.

2. Kurssin voi suorittaa suomeksi, joskin tällä polulla on myös joitakin materiaaleja englanniksi.
Kurssitehtävät:
Tehtävä 1: Aloitustapaaminen kampuksella ma 10.2.2025 klo 9–11
Tehtävä 2: Essee kirjan “Risto Isomäki: Miten Suomi pysäyttää ilmastonmuutoksen” sovitusta osiosta DL 5.3.2025.
Tehtävä 3:  Luento kampuksella 13.2.2025 klo 9–11.
Tehtävä 4:  Luento kampuksella 27.2.2025 klo 13–15.
Tehtävä 5:  Luento kampuksella 3.3.2025 klo 9–11.
Tehtävä 6: Kurssiportfolio-raportti Katso kolme luentoa online. Lue niihin liittyvät materiaalit. Vastaa kysymyksiin kaikista kolmesta “osiosta”. Kirjoita vastaukset “kurssiportfolio”-raporttiin, palautuksen DL 9.3.
Tehtävä 7: Tapaaminen kampuksella to 6.3. klo 13–15. Keskustelemme tehtävän 2 kirjasta yhdessä.

Qualifications

Climate.now basics or similar studies.

Further information

Email is the preferred way to communicate and ask.