Essentials of Future-Orientated Sustainable DevelopmentLaajuus (5 cr)
Code: YA00BE19
Credits
5 op
Teaching language
- Finnish
Responsible person
- Maria Luojus
- Ilkka Virolainen
- Inka Nykänen
Learning objectives
The student:
- Comprehends essential concepts and background on both national and global sustainable development approach
- Qualifies individual, communal, and organizational positive and negative impact on environment and climate change
- Applies sustainable development approach to resolve futural, work-oriented and multidisciplinary challenges
- Innovates future-orientated and sustainable solutions for challenges in communities or organizations
- Discovers financial solutions regarding sustainable development
Content
• Eco-social context in promoting sustainable development
• National and global sustainable development goals
• The four pillars of sustainability:
o Human
o Social
o Economic
o Environmental
• Multidisciplinary cases
• Creative methods
• New technological innovations
Timing
11.04.2024 - 16.05.2024
Credits
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Teachers
- Ilkka Virolainen
- Maria Luojus
Enrollment
01.08.2023 - 15.09.2023
Timing
01.03.2024 - 31.05.2024
Credits
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Teachers
- Ilkka Virolainen
- Maria Luojus
Student groups
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YA23SYSustainable Future (Master's Degree)
Enrollment
15.03.2018
Timing
12.04.2023 - 17.05.2023
Credits
5 op
Virtual proportion (cr)
5 op
RD proportion (cr)
5 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
1 - 4000
Degree programmes
- Master's Degree Programme in
Teachers
- Ilkka Virolainen
- Inka Nykänen
- Maria Luojus
Teaching methods
The course is studied independently in the Savonia University of Applied Science’s Moodle eLearning Platform. Moodle web-course opens on 12.4.2023 at 10.00 a.m. and closes on 17.5.2023 on 23.59 p.m.
The highest total number of scores is 100. To pass the course, following minimum number of scores are required for the sections 1.–3.:
1. Exam: required minimum number of scores is 8 (maximum number of scores is 40)
2. Innovation assignment: required minimum number of scores is 8 (maximum number of scores is 40)
3. Motivation essay: required minimum number of scores is 4 (maximum number of scores is 20)
Furthermore, to be selected in the master’s study program, an applicant must be in the top of 50 applicants based on total number of scores from the sections 1.–3.
Course content:
• Eco-social context
• National and global sustainable development goals
• The four pillars of sustainability:
- Human
- Social
- Economic
- Environmental
• Multidisciplinary cases
• Creative methods
• New technological innovations
Practical training and working life cooperation
Multidisciplinary cases in course material are based on sustainable development simulations in working life. In motivation essay, a student describes aims on promoting future-oriented sustainable development in her/his own field.
Materials
Online material in the Moodle web-course and reviewed articles