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Environment, safety and resource efficiencyLaajuus (5 cr)

Course unit code: YTNK0200

General information


Credits
5 cr
Teaching language
Finnish
Responsible person
Hannariina Honkanen
Matti Siistonen

Objective

The student is familiar with the terminology and principles of environment, safety and resource efficiency and their meaning to management and business. Student is able to recognize, evaluate, develop and measure related risks, possibilities and processes. Student knows the basic principles of risk communication. Student knows principles of systematic and continuous development and significance of management role in development work,

Content

Environmental and safety management and resource efficiency in organization. Material and energy efficiency. Circular economy.
Environmental and safety management and resource efficiency tools and indicators. Life cycle management of a product.
Continuous improvement and process development. Risk evaluation methods and application. Risk Communication.

Qualifications

Student has EQF/NQF6 level competence related to the topic.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Evaluation is based on teachers' feedback, self assessment and peer review.

1 (sufficient):
You know environmental and safety management and resource efficiency concepts and sectors. You are familiar with their significance to strategic management.

2 (satisfactory):
You master the basic terminology of environmental and safety management and resource efficiency. You can evaluate related organizational processes and management.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3 (good):
You master the terminology of environmental and safety management and resource efficiency. You can evaluate related organizational processes and management. You are able to present improvement needs and models for their development. You connect the development impacts to business.

4 (very good):
You master the terminology of environmental and safety management and resource efficiency widely. You can critically evaluate related organizational processes and management. You are able to present improvement needs and models for their development. You can start development projects and are able to understand broad ensembles and causal connections. You can apply processed knowledge base in problem solving.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5 (excellent):
You master the terminology of environmental and safety management and resource efficiency widely. You can critically evaluate related organizational processes and management. You are able to present improvement needs and models for their development. You can start development projects and are able to understand broad ensembles and causal connections. You show expertise and wide spontaneous familiarization to the knowledge base.

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