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Sustainability and Society
| Faculteit | Science and Engineering |
| Jaar | 2020/21 |
| Vakcode | WMEE005-05 |
| Vaknaam | Sustainability and Society |
| Niveau(s) | master |
| Voertaal | Engels |
| Periode | semester I b |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Rooster | rooster.rug.nl |
| Uitgebreide vaknaam | Sustainability and Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leerdoelen | At the end of the course, the student is able to: 1. to interpret and analyze sustainability issues in relation to a. business, b. policy, c. world views/ethics and d. citizens' involvement 2. apply insights from theory concerning a. business, b. policy, c. world views/ethics and d. citizens' involvement on a concrete problem 3. apply an integrated approach with respect to science & society, in particular business, policy, citizens' involvement and world views/ethics aspects, to analyze a sustainability problem and to present and discuss his or her findings for other students. |
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| Omschrijving | This introductory course will give students an overview about the interaction and connections between sustainability, society, science, business and policy. The course will consist of five parts: - Business (B) - Policy (P) - Worldviews and Ethics (W) - Citizens'involvement (C) - Integration |
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| Onderwijsvorm |
Hoorcollege (LC), Opdracht (ASM)
(Lectures (24 h, about 4 main topics), Assignment (62 h, reports/assignment, presentations), Self-study (54 h).) |
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| Toetsvorm |
Opdracht (AST), Presentatie (P), Schriftelijk tentamen (WE), Verslag (R)
(Written exam (50%; In the exam are 4 exercises, according to the 4 main topics), Assignment (50%, Oral presentation/discussion/report or poster. The assignments of each item are assessed by the responsible lecturer, the final one by the coordinator.) |
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| Vaksoort | master | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coördinator | dr. H.J. van der Windt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Docent(en) | MSc. G.A.H. Laugs, MSc. , J.C. Meerman, PhD. ,MSc. E.C. van der Waal ,dr. H.J. van der Windt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Entreevoorwaarden | Preknowledge: Bachelor in natural sciences or related field. 1st-year master students from the EES master programme are participating in the course unit. The course unit is compulsory for the EES master programme. Maximum capacity: 60 students. Priority for students from the Master EES (Energy and Environmental Sciences) for whom this course is obligatory. The course unit prepares students for the research internship/research projects in which the learning objectives attained are required as prior knowledge. |
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| Opmerkingen | Pass mark: the exam and the assignment should be graded by a 6 or higher. Mandatory presence: Yes, All presentations are mandatory. In case of absence without a good reason, the student will be asked to make an additional assignment. Quality assurance: All lecturers use the same instruction for the assessment of the assignments. Each oral presentation is graded by two lecturers. Prior to assessment: The lecturers use the same format for their lectures, assignments and presentations. The format and evaluations results are discussed with all lecturers. Two examiners are responsible for the grading. After assessment: The course coordinator discusses the results of the exam and the final grades with at least another lecturer. The coordinator compares the exam and the results with the results of previous years. In case the assessment has to take place online, the written (digital) exam will be adjusted to an online written (digital) exam from home. Second examiner for this course is dr. J.C. Meerman. This course was registered last year with course code WMEE13003 |
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