Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- explain main sustainability definitions and methods of the process and project management
- analyse the status of the organisation’s process management and plan how the operations and processes can be developed according to the sustainability principles
- plan and implement organisation’s development project applying the sustainability principles

Implementation and methods of teaching

Virtual course Learning methods are insightful and shared learning.

Learning material and recommended literature

There will be the course material available in the Moodle course platform.

Alternative completion methods

LAB-students: implemented similar course, to follow eRPL-procedure.

Working life cooperation

In the process mangement part a student can apply the development assignment in own working environment, if possible.

Learning environment

Moodle course platform, virtual lectures, in process management part own working environment, if possible to apply.

Student time use and work load

I ect equals with ca. 27 working hours. The total study hours of the course is ca. 135 hours for a student.

Contents

Course goals
PART 1 Green project management
Background and development of the green project management, basic tools
Greenality, Biosphererules method, 4 L method

PART 2 Green process management
The goal is to create an understanding of the meaning of the green process management in businesses' and organizations' leadership.
It is also targeted to give abilities to participate in business/organizational process identification, modelling, assessment and development.
The main content is based on the utilization of process thinking in leadership, identification and modelling.
It is also how to connect processes in strategy and impact of the ICT in process development and renovation.

Assessment criteria

Written assignments with different weights (20%, 20%, 60%)

Assessment scale

1-5

Failed (0)

Assignments undone or not in an approved level during the course time.

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

Student's performance is inadequate or the outputs don't equal with the assignment(s) requirements. A student has used references in the written assignments, but there are still inadequacy. The content of the assignment is very minimal. Own thinking is not expressed, and that is why there are no interdependence between issues.

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

A student works in a smooth manner and there are only a need affording a bit more. In assignments a few issues are presented and illustrated by examples.
Through own thinking the theory and examples are interrelated. It has been brought out key issues and the assignments are structured sets of written outputs.

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

Student's is performing in a very smooth manner, output techniques is personal, outputs of the assignments are according to the requirements.Furthermore, assignments include knowledge based thinking from various approaches, comparisons or assessment.