Environment, contamination and pollutants (5cr)

Objective

You understand the fundamental principles of environmental contamination, focusing on air and soil contamination.
You comprehend the structure and functioning of various environmental components and their influence on pollutant transport.
You can identify and understand the major pollutant groups and the environmental issues they cause.
You can understand the uncertainties related to pollution and contamination.
You understand the associated environmental and health risks and are aware of the primary methods for remediating contaminated environments.

Content

What are the fundamental principles of environmental pollution and contamination?
How to interpret information or data on environmental pollution?
How can soil contamination and air pollution be managed?
How are different pollution and contamination in the environment interrelated?

Evaluation

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary systematically.
b. look for information in the key information sources of the field.
c. identify interrelated tasks.
e. use the key models, methods, software, and techniques of the professional field.
f. work as team members in a goal-oriented way.
g. justify their actions according to the ethical principles of the professional field.

Course material

Study materials are provided by the teacher in class or via the Learn platform. Students also gather their own material during the course.

Study forms and methods

• The course is carried out by way of contact teaching on Mikkeli campus according to a weekly schedule. Remote participation is not possible. As a rule, scheduled contact lessons are not recorded nor duplicated by online lectures.
• Students make progress by attending scheduled lessons and completing tasks and assignments individually or in groups. Lesson time is used to work with the assignments.
• The teacher provides guidance during contact lessons.
• The assessed assignments are completed independently.
• Feedback is provided by different methods, in writing and/or orally. Also, peer feedback can be used.

RDI and work-related cooperation

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Timing of exams and assignments

An exam must be taken in the last scheduled lesson.

The course entails weekly assignments. A project assignment must be completed in a small group by the end of the course.

The end date of the course is presented in the course details. By this date, the student must submit all assignments, take the required exams and meet all other conditions set for an approved course completion.

International cooperation

International study group.

Student workload

• 1 ECTS credits equals 27 hours of work by the student.
• In a 5-credit course, the students total maximum workload is approximately 135 hours including lessons, group work and independent study.

Course part description

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Further information

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Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The student’s performance is assessed with reference to the learning objectives and assessment criteria of the course. The completion of the course requires exam and other assignments to be completed with a passing grade.