Sustainable development
| Structure Type: | Course |
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| Code: | KC23BK20135 |
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| Type: | Compulsory |
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| Level: | Bachelor |
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| Credits: | 3.0 points |
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| Responsible Teacher: | Heiskanen, Heikki |
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| Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
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Learning Outcomes
Students will be competent in recognising the risks to nature and the environment caused by human activity, which may arise in their career as an engineer, as well as the complex causal relations associated with human activity and the environment. Students will be able to obtain and use measures that decrease the impact of adverse effects on the environment, and in the event damage is done to the environment, they will be capable of taking measures to rectify the siatuation. StudentsÂ’ attitude toward nature conservation and acting responsibly in issues concerning the environment will be developed.
Student's Workload
Will be announced at the beginning of the course.
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
No previous studies are required.
Contents
- Climate
- Air quality
- Inland surface waterways and the Baltic Sea area
- Soil and groundwaters
- Impact of humans on the environment, preventing adverse effects
- Purifying contaminated soil,
- Sustainable development
- Energy-saving technology
- Waste Act
- Sorting, processing, recycling waste and disposal
- Directive on chemicals
- Environmental management systems, permits and administration
Recommended or Required Reading
Online material produced by the teacher
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
- Independent study in the Moodle learning environment
- Extensive assignments as group work pertaining to various topics
- Presentations by group
Assessment Criteria
Grading will be announced during the course.
Assessment Methods
A final exam, assessment of the group assignment and the presentation
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