Introduction to the Baltic Sea  (4 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

The course is an online course in Itslearning.
It begins on the 2nd of September and ends on the 25.11.2025
It is a mostly automated course with no face to face teaching.
It consists of eight parts: Geography, Blue Bio economy, Oceanography, Ecosystem, Eutrophication, Marine litter and Hazardous substances and Organisations.

Introduction to the course is on the 2.9. with Zoom.
There is also a compulsory online discussion on the 25.11. with Zoom.

Objective

The student knows the basic characteristics of the Baltic sea and has a basic understanding of the environmental problems and their solutions.

Materials

in itslearning

Teaching methods

Independent learning, the student gets points from the tasks and quizzes. There is a timetable for the course and each part has to be done by its deadline. There is one compulsory task, which consists of an online discussion on the 25.11. and the pretask for the discussion and a mindmap done in the discussion group..

Exam schedules

No final exam, the assessment is based on assignments and is explained in the itslearning platform.

Pedagogic approaches and sustainable development

The course introduces different sustainability views of the Baltic Sea.
Protection of the Baltic Sea demands international co-operation, of which we learn.
Course also adresses socioeconomic topics.

Student workload

In itslearning - learning platform

Evaluation methods and criteria

You earn points from the quizzes and assignments in each section. The maximum score is 180 points. If you miss a do not pass the quiz before dead-line, you will get 0 points from that quiz. However, it is still possible to pass the course if you earn enough points from other assignments.
To pass the course, you will need a minimum of 90 points. All assignments need to be completed by the DL to get the points.

The group discussion and the pretask for that and the mind map are compulsory tasks.

Grading: 90-107 points = 1, 108-125 points = 2, 126-143 = 3, 144-161 = 4, 162-180 = 5

Failed (0)

A student gets under 90 points from the assignments or has not attended to the compulsory discussion and the pre task and mind map-task.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student gets 90-125 points from the course assignments, attends actively to the discussion and mindmap work and has returned the pretask for the discussion.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The students gets 126-161 points form the assignments + attends actively to the discussion and mindmap work and has returned the pretask for the discussion.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students gets over 161 points form the assignments + attends actively to the discussion and mindmap work and has returned the pretask for the discussion.

Further information

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