Study Guide

Learning outcomes

Environmental Cycles & Sustainable Bioeconomy
Students will learn about
- critical Earth cycles and their impacts
- circular bioeconomy principles in action
- different technologies for circular bioeconomy
- the measurements used for sustainable development

Technical cycles
Students will learn about
- principles of a circular economy for technical materials
- policies and regulations driving development in key industries
- principles for circular business development
- circular and ecological design methodologies

Climate change
Students will learn about
- the history and reality of climate change-its impact on human systems
- climate change theory and climate science
- climate change as a sustainable development challenge
- knowledge and institutions for mitigating and adapting to climate change

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

Alternative completion methods

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Working life cooperation

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Exam retakes

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Learning environment

Online/Moodle

Contents

This course is divided into 3 major areas:
• Environmental Cycles & Sustainable Bioeconomy
• Technical cycles
• Climate change
Each of these will have its own theory sections, and then an exam at the end. Completing all three segments will grant you 15 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 part 1 first.

Part 1: AT00CV55-3001 Principles of Sustainability and Circular Economy

Assessment criteria

Students must complete all of the course sections and the exams

Assessment scale

Approved/Failed