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Sustainable life cycle approach (5 cr)

Code: MU00DT37-3002

General information


Enrollment
06.11.2023 - 17.11.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
10.01.2024 - 21.02.2024
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
5 cr
RDI portion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
Department of Culture
Campus
Kouvola Campus
Teaching languages
Finnish
Seats
8 - 25
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Bioproduct Design
Teachers
Melina Maunula
Teacher in charge
Heli Abdel-Rahman
Groups
BTMKV22KP
Bioproduct design, full-time studies
Course
MU00DT37
No reservations found for realization MU00DT37-3002!

Objective

- you are familiar with eco-efficiency and environmental protection requirements
- you can design products which follow the principles of ecological design
- you can design products which are recycled and dispoded of in a proper way
- you pay attention to the separate stages of the production: anticipating, planning, choice of materials, manufacturing process, packing and logistics, use, maintenance and recyclability

Content

What does the sustainable life cycle approach mean?
How are the environmental considerations and life cycle approach taken into account and ensured in the product design stage?
How do you implement the life cycle approach in your own design?

Evaluation

Students can
3a. use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations
3b. evaluate information sources critically
3c. work as team members in working life expert duties and identify and describe the problems of the professional field
3e. choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices
3f. promote teams’ goal-oriented operation
3g. apply critically the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations

Course material

Available in Learn platform.

Study forms and methods

Xamk offers its students an opportunity to pursue studies flexibly to suit their various life situations. Students can choose between three learning routes: a learning route based on a working week, a learning route that accelerates the studies, and a work-based learning route.

RDI and work-related cooperation

Possible working life oriented excercise, in which assignment from external cooperation company.

Student workload

5cr is 135h where contact teaching is 40h and independence working is 95h

Further information

Learning tasks which are related to the subject will be carried out in the study module.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Student's self-reflection and peer evaluation
Evaluation of learning exercise
Active participation
Exam

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