Curricula

Objectives

Purpose of the course
The operating environment is challenged by many societal crises that require the organisation to prepare for and anticipate environmental and safety risks. Reconciling legislation and external requirements with organisational requirements and well-being at work requires diverse competence in managing safety and environmental risks.

Environmental and safety management plays an important role in the success and sustainability of an organisation and creates wider positive impact on society.

This course primarily supports the following Sustainable Development Goals: 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17.

Jamk University of Applied Sciences, School of Business is committed to the Principles of Responsible Management Education initiative (PRME), which aims to develop responsible decision-makers for future and advance sustainable development.

Course competencies

Responsibility management skills
You are able to initiate and implement responsible business with strategic stakeholders and partners.

Service business management skills
You are able to evaluate and develop strategies to support the management and development of service business and initiate development measures together with stakeholders in changing and unpredictable operating environment.

Working life
You are able to develop the communication and interaction culture of the work community.
You take advantage of the possibilities of technology in development and management.

Sustainable development
You are able to apply sustainable development knowledge and future visions holistically as the basis for sustainable solutions.
You are able to lead the search, implementation and establishment of sustainable solutions and operating models in their work communities.

Learning outcomes of the course

You are able to plan and implement environmental and safety strategies according to the needs of organisations.
You are able to assess and analyse environmental and safety risks, taking into account different stakeholder responsibility perspectives.
You promote the implementation of sustainable development in the organisation, taking into account environmental and safety aspects.
You are able to communicate environmental and safety issues to the organisation's key stakeholders
You are able to identify key risks in your organization and apply risk management methods in an organisation.

Content

Legislation, environmental management, risk management, safety management, responsibility communication, stakeholder responsibility, digital security, case studies

Learning materials and recommended literature

Material will be published in an online learning environment.

Teaching methods

Study methods
Environment and safety management is an online course. You study in the Moodle learning environment. In Moodle you will find course instructions, schedules, assignments and study materials. You participate in the introductory webinar of the study course, which includes the orientation and introductory lecture of the study course. You can also participate voluntary webinars wherein you reflect and share what you have learned communally with your peer students.

You will conduct independent information gathering and apply what you have learned in learning assignments done in group works or individually.

1) You are able to evaluate your previous skills and set goals for developing your skills (written learning assignment, individual assignment)
2) You are able to demonstrate your knowledge of environmental and safety management in the exam (evaluated individual task, evaluation weight 50%)
3) As a written individual assignment, you make a development plan for the organization of your choice from the perspective of environmental and safety management (evaluable individual assignment, evaluation weight 50%).
4) You assess the skills you have acquired during the course (written learning assignment, individual assignment)

Pre-assignment: As a pre-assignment, you will get familiarising yourself with the content, objectives and completion of the course and by setting learning goals for yourself. By submitting the pre-assignment to Moodle learning environment in required timetable. This confirms your participation in the course.

Guidance
You will receive guidance in the Moodle learning environment (e.g. question and answer forum) and webinars. You will also receive guidance from your peer students.

Feedback
You will receive both qualitative and quantitative evaluation and feedback onto your examination, group work and reflective assignments.

You give feedback on the course (mid-term and final feedback on the implementation).

Practical training and working life connections

You will prepare a development plan for the organization of your choice during the study course.

Exam dates and retake possibilities

Suoritat verkkotentin/-testin opintojaksolla ilmoitettuna ajankohtana. Hylätyn verkkotentin voi suorittaa uusintakerroilla (2 kpl).

International connections

You can utilize international research literature in terms of international aspects related into your development plan.

Alternative completion methods

You can familiarise yourself with 17§ of Jamk's degree regulations when con-sidering the recognition and recognition of course competence based on your previously acquired competence and the objectives of the course.

Student workload

Your indicative use of time during the 5-credit course is 135 working hours, which is divided as follows:

Online lectures and webinars 5 hours
Familiarization with study material 60 hours
Individual assignment 70 hours

Content scheduling

The study course is divided into two parts as follows:

2,5 ECTS Environmental management
2,5 ECTS Safety management

Further information for students

Your learning is evaluated quantitatively and qualitatively, based on the competence goals, using: the feedback given by the teacher and the student's self-assessment.

The learning during the study course will be evaluated both quantitatively and qualitatively based on the learning outcomes and by using many different methods, such as feedback giving from the teacher, the student's own self-assessment and feedback received from peers during webinars.

Use source citations and reporting templates in accordance with Jamk's reporting guidelines.

See the instructions for the ethical principles of studying in Jamk's ethical principles and follow them in the study assignments.

See Jamk's policy on the utilisation of artificial intelligence and follow it in the course assignments.


Open UAS number of places 5

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

You identify and classify the key concepts of environmental and safety management. (1-2)

You are able to plan a development project (1-2) for your chosen organisation from the perspective of environmental and safety management.

You illustrate the results of an environmental and safety management development project, but there are shortcomings in demonstrating expertise. (1)

You present the results of an environmental and safety management development project and demonstrate expertise in communication. (2)

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

You illustrate and structure the concepts of environmental and safety management, justifying them in connection with the needs of the industry. (3-4)

You are able to plan and implement a development project for your chosen organisation from the perspective of environmental and safety management, which affect the work community level (3) and organisational level (4).

Considerations in communicating the results of the environmental and safety management development project to different target groups and demonstrate persuasive expertise. (3-4)

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

You evaluate the key concepts of environmental and safety management critically. (5)

You plan and implement a development project for your chosen organisation from the perspective of environmental and safety management, which has an impact on both the organisation and stakeholder level. (5)

You produce new information on the results of your environmental and safety management development project for your organisation's key stakeholders and take into account the societal context in your presentation, demonstrating special expertise. (5)