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A More Sustainable Life – International project (5 cr)

Code: AM00CD93-3016

General information


Enrollment

20.11.2023 - 05.01.2024

Timing

01.01.2024 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Institute of Design and Fine Arts (LAB)

Campus

Lahti Campus

Teaching languages

  • English

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Service Design (in Finnish), (2021, 2022, 2023)

Teachers

  • Sara Bengts
  • Maaria Niskala

Teacher in charge

Tero Leponiemi

Scheduling groups

  • Workshop (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Verkkoluento (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)

Groups

  • MLTIPAL22S

Small groups

  • Workshop
  • Online lecture

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- work in her or his respective professional role within an international team
- communicate professionally in an international setting
- take the various aspects of sustainability into account in their professional work.

Implementation and methods of teaching

The course includes online lectures and a workshop week at the campus.

Timing and attendance

Attendance at the workshop week is mandatory. Compensatory assignments are possible for some of the online lectures.

Assessment scale

1-5

Failed (0)

- Repeated absences from lessons and teaching situations

- Poor knowledge of the professional knowledge and skills relevant to the course

- Absence of key course assignments

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

- Ability to work according to instructions
- Can generate ideas for the implementation of the assignment
- Can identify and describe the main methods of the course in a guided manner
- Participates in a guided learning discussion
- Can search for professional information in his/her field

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

- Is able to apply a wide range of options to his/her working process
- Can implement assignments in a guided and independent manner on the basis of their ideas and develop them on the basis of feedback
- Can independently identify and compare the methods used
- Can assess and justify competence and set objectives for development in terms of content and/or technology
- Able to follow and describe the professional debate in his/her field

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

- Can apply and develop a variety of options in their working process
- Can use what they have learned in a planned and creative way when carrying out assignments and apply feedback received
- Can apply the methods used and analyse their relationship to the task
- Able to assess, develop and extend content and/or technical competences
- Able to participate in professional debates in his/her field