Study Guide

Objective

The student:
- is familiar with the sustainability aspects in national and international transportation types
- understands how transportations affect the environment
- is able to compare the emission profiles of different transportation types
- is familiar with regulations and global goals
- is aware of the basics of life cycle assessments

Additionally, the student needs to:
- evaluate work performed by him/herself and others
- critically evaluate and give feedback on working reports
- critically evaluate different technical solutions
- give oral reports on and discuss his/her results
- argue for and contribute to debates on technical issues

Content

- Finland's and EU's goals and regulations
- different types of transport emissions, effect on the environment
- life cycle assessments and key figures
- emission profiles of various transportation types (trucks, trains, ships, planes) and methods to make them more sustainable
- different propellants and fuels (petrol, diesel, biodiesel, gaseous hydrogen, electricity, etc.) emission profiles and methods to make them more sustainable
- emissions trading
- sustainable manufacturing methods for minimizing transportation
- infrastructure and urban planning
- transportation of the future

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Knows the key concepts
Knows the connection between transport, emissions and the environment
Can, on request, interpret an existing life cycle analysis from a transport point of view
Knows the importance of transport for international emissions targets and trade
Can participate in a discussion on sustainable logistics

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Can absorb texts that deal with the current theme
Understands the ways in which transport causes effects on the world's environment and economies
Can independently interpret and develop an analysis
Can specify which problems a certain transport solution can cause, nationally and globally, based on emission targets
Can give a speech on sustainable logistics

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Can assimilate diverse literature on sustainable logistics
Can propose the most optimal methods for transporting goods sustainably, in terms of cost and time.
Can evaluate and suggest improvements for an analysis
Can argue for and against different strategies and models for sustainable transport
Can describe and explain sustainable logistics and its role and impact on outsiders

Qualifications

Logistics and ERP