Study Guide

Learning outcomes

Sustainable Water Management
Students will learn about
- principles of a circular economy for water
- principles of a circular economy for water
- institutions and frameworks for water management
- popular and growing technologies in the field of water management
- the relationship between water management, climate change, and climate mitigation and adaptation

Sustainable waste management
Students will learn about
- the relationship between water management, climate change, and climate mitigation and adaptation
- basic principles of waste management
- policies for waste management and a digital circular economy
- technologies for enabling a circular economy

Material efficiency and sustainable materials
Students will learn about
- basics of material qualities
- principles of sustainable material selection
- secondary materials and their use
- circular and ecological design methodologies

Implementation and methods of teaching

Time- and location-independent online implementation. Students get to freely go through the material while the course is available.

Timing and attendance

Study according to your personal timetable, everyone can choose their own. The entire course can be completed independently

Learning material and recommended literature

All the needed material is available online on the Moodle page

Contents

This course is divided into 3 major sections:
• Sustainable Water Management
• Sustainable Waste Management
• Material Efficiency and Sustainable Materials

Each of these will have its own theory sections, and then an exam at the end. Completing all three segments will grant students 9 study credits for completing the full course package.

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

This course is designed in a way, that you don't need a background in SSE, in order to pass the course. However, this is the 3rd part of our goLAB course series, and we recommend that you complete parts 1 and 2 first.

Part 1: AT00DC20-3001 Principles of Sustainability and Circular Economy
Part 2: AT00DC35-3001 Environmental and Technical Cycles

Assessment criteria

To pass the course, students must complete all 3 course sections and the exams

Assessment scale

Approved/Failed