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Circular economy (5 cr)

Code: MU00DT38-3001

General information


Enrollment

08.11.2021 - 21.11.2021

Timing

01.01.2022 - 01.05.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

RDI portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Campus

Kouvola Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

16 - 30

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Bioproduct Design

Teachers

  • Ari Haapanen

Teacher in charge

Heli Abdel-Rahman

Groups

  • BTMKV20KP

Objective

- you can develop new products and services minimising waste amounts
- you adopt new consumer habits and find new business models

Content

What does circular economy mean?
What are the challenges and possibilities of circular economy?
What demands does circular economy set for planning?

Materials

Project management and circular economy learnign materials will find in Learn platform.

Teaching methods

Scheduled track:
Teaching organized according to timetable, in addition to working order share of the independent work as agreed.

Independent track:
The learning process that has been integrated into the work will be possible if in your assignments you can develop the know-how that has been mentioned in the objectives and contents of the study module. Contact the teacher of the study module before the beginning of the study module in good time to determine it
• is the learning process that has been integrated into the work possible in your own assignment
• what kind evidence you are able to give from your know-how
• witch parts of the study module you have to participate in teaching

Employer connections

The final exercise of the course will develop with circular economy company(ies).

Student workload

5 cr is 135 h. Independent work 55 h.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

It is estimated: learning exercises and the student's self-reflection.
Grounds: contents, plane of exercises and the student's own estimate of the learning.
Active participation and approved assignments
Excellent (5), Good (4-3), Satisfactory (2-1) Fail (0)