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 implementation is intended for students in a bachelor's degree. Online for those who are not full-time students and face-to-face for those who are full-time students.
Full-time studies teaching takes place in a classroom on the Rajakatu campus face-to-face.
The course is conducted between January and the "winter vacation" period with a minimum of 4 hours of lessons per week (2+2)
The learning of the course takes place strongly through the personal interaction brought about by the contact lessons.
During the teaching, the topic is covered with the help of homework and case studies.
During the course, you will receive oral feedback from both the teacher and your fellow students.
The teaching environment of the course is Moodle, with a more detailed course schedule and assignment structure.
lectures / webinars, webinars, assignments / learning assignments, seminars / workshops.

Employer connections

Visiting lecturers are used help to connect to work life.

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

The student spends 27 hours to complete one credit.
For this course, 135 hours are divided into contact teaching as well as independent learning.
To complete the course, you will need to set aside 80 hours for homework.

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

Full-time Students participate in face-to-face teaching
The assessment is based on learning objectives, quality and criteria, and self-evaluation by the student plays an important role in the process.