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    Intended Learning Outcomes

    After completing the course, you will be able to:

    - recognize the role of metals in the modern society
    - understand the role and impact of metals in the climate- and eco-systems
    - recognize the local and global state of the metals resources
    - identify the main metals production and their global economics

    Teaching methods
    - Fully online course (no contact teaching sessions!)
    - Independent study
    - Language: English
    - Short lecture recordings
    - Readings (articles, reports, book chapters etc.)
    - Collaborative learning (discussion forums, online white boards)

    Course content
    •Module 0: Introduction (course practicalities and Introduction to the topic of Metals)
    •Module 1: Where and how are metals used?
    •Module 2: Why are metals used in so many applications?
    •Module 3: How are metals produced?
    •Module 4: Why are metals so critical now?
    •Module 5: Can we reuse metals?
    •Module 6: How to assess environmental impact of metals?
    •Summary and Reflection
    All above sections are obligatory!

    Course assessment

    In order to complete the course:

    1.Watch at least 90% of online lectures
    2.Complete and submit all online quizzes (There are 10 quizzes in the course)
    3.Write and submit all learning diaries
    - Learning Diary for Module 1
    - Learning Diary for Module 4
    - Final Learning Diary

    4.Fulfill and submit feedback forms: Midterm Feedback (after Module 3) and Final Course Feedback (after completing all Modules). Feedback is always anonymous!

    Grading
    During the course you can collect:
    - max 70 points from all online quizzes
    - max 30 points from all learning diaries
    In total you can collect 100 points. In order to get a paasing grade from the course you have to collect at least 50 points!

    This course was designed to be complated in 6 weeks! However you can decide how much time you need to complete the course.
    The final deadline for completing the course is 31.07.2024!

    For more information: watch Video 1 - Course Practicalities

    After you get familiar with the course practicalities, start your learning path by watching the Video 2 - Climate change prevention: Why metals matter? 

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      Video 2 - Climate change prevention: Why metals matter? URL
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      Video 3 - Basic use of MyCourses (in English) URL
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      Video: Basic use of MyCourses (in Finnish) URL
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