Academic year
2019-20
Is found in:
- International Curriculum, programme stage 1
This is a single course unit.
Study load:
3 credits
Weight:
3,00
Total study time: 75,00 hours
Possible deadlines for learning account: 01.12.2019 () or 15.03.2020 ()
Organisation of education
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).
Re-sit exam: is possible.
It is not possible to enrol in this course unit under
- exam contract (to obtain a credit).
- exam contract (to obtain a degree).
Special admission is required to enrol in this course unit under credit contract.
Co-ordinator: Brusselle Joeri
Language course: No
Languages: English
Scheduled for: Semester 1 or Semester 2
Objectives
can name and interpret key concepts and indicators of sustainable development
can indicate global system errors (eg lack of closed cycles, inequality, disproportionate ecological footprint)
can name the power sources for sustainable development (at an international / local level, within a top-down / bottom-up approach) and identify the required changes for transition
can recognize the ecological, social and economic aspects and their relationship in current social themes
can analyze and evaluate sustainability issues an systemic, future-oriented and holistic way
can indicate directions for transition
Contents
concepts, visions, principles and indicators of sustainable development, system errors, system and holistic thinking, future thinking,ecological footprint, challenges in sustainable development
Order of enrolment
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Final objectives
| can analyse sustainability aspects of products and of organisations (from the point of view of environment) and indicate roads to improvement |
Teaching methods
Learning dialogue
Activating lecture
Evaluation
Evaluation(s) for first exam chance
| Moment | Form | % | Remark |
| Periodic | Written examination | 100,00 | |
Evaluation(s) for re-sit exam
| Moment | Form | % | Remark |
| Periodic | Written examination | 100,00 | |