Applied Research in Circular Economy (5cr)
Code: YL10001-3002
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.10.2025 - 31.10.2025
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 02.02.2026 - 31.05.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- YAMK / Sustainability Management (YSM)
- Campus
- Online
- 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.)
- Tutkinto-opiskelijat (myös ristiinopiskelu) (Size: 0 . Open UAS : 0.)
- Groups
-
ILYS25Engineer (MEng), Sustainability Management, syksy, 2025
-
KAKK26Karelia, Open UAS, All, Spring, 2026
- Small groups
- Open UAS Students
- Degree students and institutional-cross 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 classes:
03.02.2026 10.00 - 11.30
17.02.2026 10.00 - 11.30
17.03.2026 10.00 - 11.30
07.04.2026 10.00 - 11.30
15.04.2026 10.00 - 13.00 (webinar)
12.05.2026 12.30 - 14.00
Teaching methods
Online studies