Curricula

Objectives

Learning outcomes
You will understand the effects of the climate change to humans and environment. You can apply research information for your assignments and you will understand the calculating methods of the carbon footprint and water footprint. You will understand the basics of the life cycle assessment, social responsibility and ecosystem services.

Content

Carbon footprint
Water footprint
Life cycle assessment
Social responsibility
Ecosystem services

Learning materials and recommended literature

Water Footprint Network https://waterfootprint.org/en/
Jäppinen J-P. & Heliölä, J. 2015. Towards A Sustainable and Genuinely Green Economy. The value and social significance of ecosystem services in Finland (TEEB for Finland). The Finnish Environment 1/2015.
United Nations https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/
Other specified material.

Teaching methods

Lessons, group works and learning assignments.

Student workload

Lessons, group works and presentation of the learning assignments 40 h. Independent study 28 h. Learning assignments 67 h.

Further information for students

Open UAS 5
Exchange Students 5

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

1 Adequate: You will know the effects of the climate change to humans and environment. You will know the calculating methods of the carbon footprint and water footprint. You will know the basics of the life cycle assessment, social responsibility and ecosystem services.

2 Satisfactory: You will understand the effects of the climate change to humans and environment. You will understand the calculating methods of the carbon footprint and water footprint. You will understand the basics of the life cycle assessment, social responsibility and ecosystem services.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

3 Good: You will understand the effects of the climate change to humans and environment. You can apply to practice the calculating methods of the carbon footprint and water footprint. You can apply to practice the basics of the life cycle assessment, social responsibility and ecosystem services.

4 Very good: You can apply to practice and analyze the effects of the climate change to humans and environment. You can apply to practice and analyze the calculating methods of the carbon footprint and water footprint. You can apply to practice and analyze the basics of the life cycle assessment, social responsibility and ecosystem services.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

5 Excellent: You can evaluate the effects of the climate change to humans and environment. You can apply to practice and evaluate the calculating methods of the carbon footprint and water footprint. You can apply to practice and evaluate the basics of the life cycle assessment, social responsibility and ecosystem services.

Prerequisites

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Further information

LM00BS07 Ihminen ja vesi 1 op is approved part performance in this course.