Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After the course, the students are expected to:

• Understand the most important concepts of sustainability
• Understand the connections between sustainability and circular economy
• Know better about links between the different research groups and their research
• Know how to consider sustainability and circular economy in practical projects
• Create a professional identity as an expert and developer of the field
• Improve skills in project and group working in a design group and communication
• Learn to evaluate other’s work

Credits: 5

Schedule: 09.01.2023 - 22.02.2023

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Weiwei Lin, Leena Korkiala-Tanttu

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

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  It provides the basic knowledge of sustainability, circular economy in civil engineering. This course can be connected to the other courses about sustainability at either Aalto University or other universities.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  The course grade consists of flipped classroom presentations and group projects and presentations. More details will be announced in the course syllabus and the first lecture. 

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching sessions, flipped classroom presentations, and group project work, etc.

• applies in this implementation

  The course grade consists of flipped classroom presentations 40 % (30% for the FC presentation and 10% for peer-assessment, details will be announced in the 1st lecture) and group project and final presentations 60%. Scaling is 0 - 5.
  

  
  

  Each student evaluates both final presentations and flipped classroom presentations of others. The grade of group work is calculated from these and lecturers’ evaluations. Based on the self- and peer-assessment inside the group, the grade can be different within one group. The final presentation session can be compared to the exam of the course, and it is held in evaluation week.
  

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

12 Responsible Production and Consumption

13 Climate Action

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Language : English

  Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Spring III
  2023-2024 Spring III

  Enrollment :

  40 participants. Priorities will be given to CIV and GEO students in the Department of Civil Engineering. 

• applies in this implementation

  We will limit the maximum number of students to 40 (8 groups are available, and students are evenly distributed to each group. ), including both Finnish and international students. The background of the students is versatile. The lectures will be given in English. 

                                                            

  The course is an intensive project-based course, where interactive work plays a significant role. Attendance in the contact sessions is highly recommended.

  
  

Details on the schedule

• applies in this implementation

   

   

  Week	Date	Teacher / advisor	Topic
  1	9/1/2023	Prof. Weiwei Lin	Introduction, grouping, assignment of FCs
  	13/1/2023	Dr. Saara Vauramo	Lecture 1 Biodiversity-Ramboll Finland
  2	16/1/2023	Prof. Matti Kuittinen	Lecture 2 Resource flows and planetary boundaries
  	20/1/2023	Prof. Leena Korkiala-Tanttu	Lecture 3 Circular economy
  3	23/1/2023	Prof. Jouni Punkki	FC1 Environmental Product Declarations (EPD)
  	27/1/2023	Prof. Weiwei Lin & Prof. Mohamed Noureldin	FC2 Reuse and Recycling in deconstruction
  4	30/1/2023	Prof. Xiaoshu Lu	FC3 Energy efficiency
  	3/2/2023	Prof. Fink Gerhard	FC4 Design for Disassembly and/or Reuse – Timber Connection Systems
  5	6/2/2023	Prof. Augusto Cannone Falchetto & Prof. Nina Raitanen	FC5 Recycling in Asphalt pavement
  	10/2/2023	Prof. Antti Peltokorpi and Prof. Olli Seppänen	FC6 Reducing CO2 emissions in construction phase
  6	13/2/2023	Prof. Heidi Salonen & Prof. Jarek Kurnitski	FC7 Indoor environmental quality in energy context (Visit Halton sustainable office located in Pasila, tour and lecture there)
  	17/2/2023	Prof. Simo Hostikka	FC8 Fire safety of sustainable buildings
  7	20/2/2023	All	Final presentation session. Feedback discussion of the course. Self-assessment of group work.

  
  

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