Applied Research in Circular Economy (5 cr)
Code: YL10001-3001
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.10.2024 - 31.10.2024
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 03.02.2025 - 31.05.2025
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- RDI portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- YAMK / Sustainability Management (YSM)
- Campus
- Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 5 - 20
- Degree programmes
- Sustainability Management
- Teachers
- Lasse Okkonen
- Teacher in charge
- Lasse Okkonen
- Scheduling groups
- Avoimen opiskelijat (Size: 5 . Open UAS : 5.)
- Groups
-
TOP24_25Other Complimentary Studies Group Semester 2024-2025
- Small groups
- Open UAS students
- Course
- YL10001
Evaluation scale
H-5
Objective
You will know the key concepts and principles of the Circular Economy. You will be able to apply standards for assessing circularity of the business models, products and processes. You are able to develop and carry out a screening-level case study of circular economy in a working-life context.
Content
The key contents of the course include
- Circular Economy concepts and principles
- Transition toward circular economy business model in organisation
- Measuring and assessing circularity of a product or a process
- Webinar on CE in Industrial context
- Professional product: a case study design and conducting a screening study on circular economy.
Location and time
Online studies with your own pace, schedule for the online classes:
04.02.2025 10.00 - 11.30
18.02.2025 10.00 - 11.30
18.03.2025 10.00 - 11.30
08.04.2025 10.00 - 11.30
15.04.2025 09.00 - 12.00
06.05.2025 10.00 - 11.30
Materials
All the study materials will be collected to Moodle platform.
Further information
This course is a Masters-level course. The student must have prior work experience minimum of 2 years and applicable background degree. (See Sustainability Management admission criteria at: https://www.karelia.fi/en/sustainability-management/ .)
This course is part of the Sustainability Management Master’s Degree. If a student is selected for the programme later, it will be acknowledged.