Climate.now basics (5 op)

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Sisällön jaksotus

Climate.now is a e-course (online studies).Course starts on Thursday 7.1.2021. The course lasts until 7.2.201.

There will be no online lectures. So you can freely choose when and where to do the studies.

Tavoitteet

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

Sisältö

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.

Oppimateriaalit

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

Opetusmenetelmät

Activating tasks on online platform, studies on climate change.

The activating tasks are:
1. the learning diary
2. Project assignment
3. Project related to the student’s own field of study

Tenttien ajankohdat ja uusintamahdollisuudet

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.

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

Tasks on ITSlearning platform

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

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

Assessment of the learning diary (50%)
Project assignment (25%)
Project related to the student’s own field of study (25%)

Hylätty (0)

Not completing the tasks

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (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

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (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

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (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

Esitietovaatimukset

No need for previous studies.

Lisätiedot

Kiintiöpaikkamäärät:
• 90 paikkaa on varattu Turun AMK:n omille opiskelijoille
• 10 paikkaa avoimen amk:n opiskelijoille