Study Guide

Objective

Course Learning Objectives
Students:
- have a fundamental understanding of sustainability issues and challenges.
- understand the basics of circularity and resource flows.
- possess the basic practical skills needed to carry out a design process with a focus on circularity.

Content

Self-study materials, lectures, discussions, and workshops.

Qualifications

None

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Grade 1-2:
The student:
- demonstrates a basic understanding of the course’s competency goals.
- shows a limited ability to apply sustainability principles.
- exhibits limited creativity and innovation in the course assignments.
- has limited communication regarding the course content.
- shows weak ability to present and argue on issues related to the course content.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Grade 3:
The student demonstrates:
- a satisfactory understanding of the course’s competency goals.
- a satisfactory ability to apply sustainability principles.
- satisfactory creativity and innovation in the course assignments.
- satisfactory communication regarding the course content.
- a satisfactory ability to present and argue on issues related to the course content.

Grade 4:
The student demonstrates:
- a good understanding of the course’s competency goals.
- a good ability to apply sustainability principles.
- good creativity and innovation in the course assignments.
- good communication regarding the course content.
- a good ability to present and argue on issues related to the course content.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Grade 5:
The student demonstrates:
- an excellent and engaged understanding of the course’s competency goals.
- an excellent ability to apply sustainability principles in their own work on the course assignment(s).
- excellent creativity and innovation in the course assignments.
- excellent communication regarding the course content.
- an excellent ability to present and argue on issues related to the course content.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail:
More than 30% absence from teaching sessions and/or incomplete course assignments.