Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Credits: 5

Schedule: 02.03.2021 - 20.04.2021

Teacher in charge (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022): Heidi Salonen

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Heidi Salonen

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (applies in this implementation):

Language of instruction and studies (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022):

Teaching language: English

Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:

  Indoor air quality (IAQ) refers to the air quality within and around buildings and structures and relates to the health, comfort and productivity of building occupants. This course will help students recognize the factors that affect measured and perceived indoor air quality in non-industrial indoor environments such as residents and different public buildings (e.g. schools, offices, daycare centers, hospitals). The course familiarizes students with health effects caused by various agents typically known to cause indoor air quality concerns including moulds, and provide an understanding of the various methods as well as suggestions and guidelines available for the assessment of indoor air quality and mould issues. The course also provides knowledge of good practices and management processes for solving indoor air quality problems as well as knowledge of climate-induced indoor environmental problems. The course also offers an overview of scientific writing in a subject area. Within the course participants are required to write a learning report, work in pairs and in groups and provide presentations in order to develop communication and presentation skills.

• Applies in this implementation:

  Course content will be updated like this:

  The course includes
  introduction lectures, visiting lectures (visitors from different
  companies/organizations), in-class and independent group work assignments, pair
  work assignments and individual assignments (+ presentations), and a company
  visit (via Teams Meeting if needed). During the course everyone should write a
  learning report (the report includes group work, pair work and individual
  work). Two presentation events are mandatory.

   

  Contact 1: General factors
  affecting indoor air quality

  Contact 2: Ventilation and
  indoor air quality

  Contact 3: Dampness and mould

  Contact 4: Measurement methods
  and measurement demonstration

  Contact 5: Methods and good
  practices for assessing indoor air quality

  Contact 6: Introduction to the
  course project work

  Contact 7: Indoor climate
  classification and indoor air quality guidelines

  Contact 8: Company visit
  (virtual visit if needed)

  Contact 9: Climate change and indoor air quality

  Contact 10: Individual article/seminar assignment
  presentations

  Contact 11: Course project work presentations
  

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:

  Grade: 0-5 based on the learning report (the report contains 10 different parts, which will be evaluated).
  The learning report includes homework, individual assignments, pair work assignments, groupwork assingments as well as a learning diary within each part.

  Scale: 5 (=excellent), 4 (=very good), 3 (=good), 2 (=satisfactory), 1 (weak), 0 (=rejected).
  Note! All sections must be passed with an acceptable grade.
  Two presentation events are mandatory.

• Applies in this implementation:

  Evaluation criteria will be updated like this:

  Grade: 0-5 based on the learning report (the report contains 10 different parts*, which will be evaluated).   Scale: 5 (= excellent), 4(= very good), 3(= good), 2(= satisfactory), 1 (weak), 0 (= rejected).   The learning report includes homework, individual assignments, pair work assignments, groupwork assignments as well as a learning diary within each part.   Note! All sections must be passed with an acceptable grade (at least 50% of the points possible are required for each section).   Grading 1-5: (0-49 = fail; 50-59 points = 1; 60-69 points = 2; 70-79 points = 3; 80-89 points = 4; 90-100 points = 5). Two presentation events are mandatory.

  
  

Workload

• Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:

  Contact hours (26.5 h):
  -Lectures: 11 h
  -Measurement demonstrations/company presentations about the measurement methods: 3 h
  - Visit to a company (/laboratories): 3 h
  -In -class assignments (facilitated assingments): 9.5 h
  Independent work (107 h):
  - Group work assignments: 25 h
  - Pair work assignments: 10 h
  - Individual assignments: 15 h
  - Reading the lecture and background materials: 10 h
  - Preparation for learning report: 47 h
  Total 133, 5 h

DETAILS

Study Material

• Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:

  There will not be a textbook for this course. Teaching materials for the course are lecture notes, assignment materials and other relevant literature  (the list of of materials will be provided in the beginning of the course).

   

• Applies in this implementation:

  Course materials will be updated like this:

  There will not be a textbook for this course. Teaching materials for the course are lecture notes (PowerPoint presentations), assignment materials and other relevant literature (the list of materials will be provided in the beginning of the course). Reading assignments will parallel relevant course content on a weekly basis. Students will also be required to review published scientific literature for individual and group assignments.

  
  

Prerequisites

• Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:

  Knowledge prerequisites: At least one master level course in the field of indoor environment quality/microbiology/chemistry/ventilation technology/building physics/health science/epidemiology/architecture

  Course offers valuable basic knowledge for the course Indoor Environment Technology.

SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

3 Good Health and Well-being

11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

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