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.
- Creativity competence: ability to combine knowledge from different fields and create novel solutions to sustainability problems.
- Initiative competence: capability to work towards goals and take responsibility for their work and learning, and development of problem-solving skills.
- Systems thinking competence: ability to understand the structure and dynamics of complex systems related to sustainability.
- Strategic competence: capacity to create transition and intervention strategies to enact sustainable change, based on the basic principles of project management.
- 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:
- Turku University of Applied Sciences. Course code: TE00BR31-3002
- Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. Course code: XX00DW15-3003
- LAB University of Applied Sciences. Course codes: LA00BU68-3002 /AMK and LA00BU68-3003 /YAMK
- Helsinki University. Course code: ATM380.
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