Sustainable life cycle thinkingLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You can utilize tools based on the principles of sustainable development and life cycle thinking, comprehending the environmental impacts of products and services throughout their life cycle.

You understand the significance of carbon footprint, carbon handprint, and ecological footprint, and the principles of their calculation.

You can interpret and leverage data from life cycle assessments and various calculation reports in practical case studies and exercises.

You can design sustainable solutions and evaluate their impact on business, focusing on practical examples.

In your planning, you can consider both the life cycle impacts and benefits.

Content

How do you leverage tools based on the principles of sustainable development and life cycle thinking?

How does sustainable life cycle thinking guides comprehensive business development and planning work?

What is the significance of calculation tools such as carbon footprint, carbon handprint, and ecological footprint?

How can you use information produced by calculation methods, for example, in case studies and exercises?

How can you design sustainable solutions and assess their life cycle impacts and benefits?

What can practical examples teach about the effects of sustainable solutions on business?

Evaluation

Students can

a. use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.

d. assess operations in customer/client, user and target groups situations.

e. choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify.

g. apply critically the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations.