Circular economy (5 cr)

Code: YT00AF47-3011

General information

Enrollment: 03.01.2022 - 16.01.2022
Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 04.01.2022 - 30.04.2022
Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 5 cr

Local portion: 5 cr

Mode of delivery: Contact learning

Unit: Department of Forestry and Environmental Technology

Campus: Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages: Finnish

Seats: 20 - 40

Degree programmes: Degree Programme in Environmental Technology

Teachers: Henna Kauppi

Teacher in charge: Henna Kauppi

Groups: YTMI22KP
Environmental Technology, full-time studies

Course: YT00AF47

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Objective

You understand limited resources and their sustainable use (metals, minerals, energy, water, land, forest reserves, nutrient-rich soil, clean air and biodiversity). You know how raw materials can be acquired in a sustainable way. You understand circular economy as the operating model of the future. You are able to see the resource efficiency of circular economy and the related new products and services, waste minimization and changes in consumer behavior as well as the related opportunities for new business models.

Content

What is circular economy? What are the challenges and possibilities of circular economy?

Evaluation

Students can
a) use professional vocabulary systematically.
b) look for information in the key information sources of the field.
c) identify interrelated tasks.

Course material

Ilmoitetaan opintojakson alkaessa

Study forms and methods

Opintojaksolla käydään läpi luentojen muodossa kiertotalouden perusteita. Arviointi perustuu itsenäisesti ja ryhmässä tehtäviin oppimistehtävien suorituksiin.

RDI and work-related cooperation

Student workload

135 h

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Oppimistehtävät tulee suorittaa hyväksytysti. Lisätietoa kurssin alkaessa.