Sustainable Development (1 cr)
Code: MO15CG03-3001
General information
Enrollment
11.06.2021 - 07.11.2021
Timing
22.11.2021 - 26.12.2021
Number of ECTS credits allocated
1 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Technology and Seafaring
Campus
Åbo, Hertig Johans parkgata 21
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Maritime Technology
Teachers
- Ossi Westilä
Teacher in charge
Petteri Niittymäki
Groups
-
MT20D-ÅMaritime Technology, h20, full-time studies
Objective
The student
• knows that SD comprise an ecologic, economic, technical, social and cultural aspect which are all dependent of each other.
• understand that future possibilities to survival and a good life is dependent on a sustainable use of nature, people and environment.
• can consider the ecologic, social and cultural aspects of SD as well as accessibility aspects in all activities and in his/her own working community act in a sustainable way
• can take responsibility by contributing to a global sustainable development of the community.
Content
• from hunters and gatherers to farmers, the pressure on the natural resources increases
• the population explosion, industrial revolution and the environmental consequences of the interaction between the modern human society and the rest of the global ecosystem
• sustainable management of natural resources and energy supply
• global resource allocation and lifestyle issues
• the international environment management standards and Novia environment management system
Evaluation scale
H-5
Qualifications
None