Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Students completing the module, acquire the following: 

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Have thorough knowledge and understanding of institutional and social framework conditions, actors and challenges for sustainability management

Skills

• Can analyse and understand the handling of environmental problems on a societal level, including the integration of environmental policies, instruments and institutional aspects
• Can identify, analyse and assess project-relevant sustainability problems and consequences in an overall perspective
• Can formulate and analyse proposals for strategies within the environmental field which are based on an analysis of the technical and institutional conditions
• Can understand, use analytically and critically reflect on relevant quantitative and qualitative economic, sociological, environmental and/or engineering methods
• Can independently collect data in relation to relevant problems and assess the quality and reliability of the used data
• Can explain the general structure and methods of the project. Must also be able to reflect critically to sources and use accurate source referencing
• Can manage a study project in an interdisciplinary and intercultural PBL learning environment 
• Can independently structure and reflect on project management activities and carry out subject specific and interdisciplinary study project
• Can apply graphics programmes like Adobe Illustrator, Visio or SketchUp to make relevant illustration(s) for the project

Competences

• Can combine relevant theories, understandings, methods and analyses to form a synthesis towards the preparation of specific strategies and plans directed towards institutional and social framework conditions
• Can independently reflect on and take responsibility for own learning, professional development and specialisation 
• Can use online platforms for project management, communication and data management (e.g. Teams, Google Drive)

Type of instruction

Problem-based project work in groups. 

Exam

Prerequisite for enrollment for the exam

• An approved PBL competency profile is a prerequisite for participation in the project exam

Exams