Material Flows of Circular Economy (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Objective

Purpose of the course
The circular economy aims to extend the life of the material and develop new business models for it. During this course you will learn to observe and design flows of biological and technical materials and identify alternative uses for them. After completing this course, you will understand the benefits of circularity in terms of climate change, depletion of natural resources, and material flow management.

Competences:
This course promotes and evaluates: circular economy, transportation, knowledge and understanding (applicable materials, equipment, tools, technologies and processes, and their limitations in their area of ​​specialization)

Learning outcomes:
During this course you will learn to understand the boundary conditions governing the circular economy and the business economy. You will learn to recognize the requirements of the food industry and primary transportation. You identify material flows in the circular economy and are prepared to develop alternatives to them in accordance with the circular economy principles.

Content

1. What is Circular Economy
2. Primary production/Grocery
3. Land masses/Construction
4. Industry

Materials

Learning environment videos and files.

1-78714-619-7 Crocker, R. (2018). Unmaking waste in production and consumption: Towards the circular economy. Emerald Publishing.

1-5231-2912-3 Sillanpää, M. & Ncibi, M. C. (2019). The circular economy: Case studies about the transition from the linear economy. Academic Press

Teaching methods

This course is taught online.
Implementation includes online lectures, assignments, case studies.
Some of the tasks are performed in small groups.
You can get feedback through lectures and feedback from the Moodle learning environment.

Employer connections

-Virtual tours
-Visitor lectures

Exam schedules

The course does not include an exam. The exam is replaced by a learning diary

International connections

The course material is based on international literature.

Student workload

One credit means an average of 27 hours of work, ie the workload of a five-credit course is about 135 hours.
The workload is divided into virtual lectures, getting to know the phenomenon, doing written work, and self-study to deepen and assimilate the things studied.
Virtual lectures approx. 5-10 h.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student achieves all the subjects described in the course objectives.

Qualifications

Ability to work in a group. Application Skills.

Further information

Assessment is based on competence goals, qualitative, criteria-based, and student self-assessment plays an important role in this.