Solutions.now

Solutions.now is a project-based course in which students can put their knowledge of sustainability and climate change into practice by offering solutions for real-life challenges proposed by stakeholders. The course provides the possibility of working in multidisciplinary groups in connection with companies or organizations. Teachers support students’ learning through a mentorship process along the course.  

Learning goals:

To develop a set of competences based on the Conceive Design Implement Operate (CDIO) framework, being able to work on mitigation plans for sustainability issues.

  1. Creativity competence: ability to combine knowledge from different fields and create novel solutions to sustainability problems.
  2. Initiative competence: capability to work towards goals and take responsibility for their work and learning, and development of problem-solving skills.
  3. Systems thinking competence: ability to understand the structure and dynamics of complex systems related to sustainability.
  4. Strategic competence: capacity to create transition and intervention strategies to enact sustainable change, based on the basic principles of project management.
  5.  Interpersonal competence: ability to communicate and collaborate in a multidisciplinary team of individuals.

Course level: Master

Pre-requisities: Climate.now, Sustainable.now, Circular.now or similar knowledge

Scope: 5 ECTS

Available languages: English

Authors: The course is done in collaboration of Turku University of Applied Sciences, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, LAB University of Applied Sciences and Helsinki University.

Where to study:

  1. Turku University of Applied Sciences. Course code: TE00BR31-3002
  2. Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. Course code: XX00DW15-3003
  3. LAB University of Applied Sciences. Course codes: LA00BU68-3002 /AMK and LA00BU68-3003 /YAMK
  4. Helsinki University. Course code: ATM380.
  5. Open access materials

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