Title: Start here
Course: Promotion of Sustainable development

​(Picture: Start here, cc Elina Pirkkalainen 2024, AI generated, Copilot designer)

Contents of the course:

On this course you will learn about:

1. The principles of sustainable development
2. Carbon neutrality and a circular economy
3. Ethical aspects of operation

The competence requirements of this course are as follows:

Principles of sustainable development:

The Student:

- knows the main objectives of ecological, financial, social and cultural sustainability in sustainable development and their interconnections
- perceives the role of human activities in climate change
- understands the importance of biodiversity and recognises the necessity of sustainable use of natural resources nationally and globally
identifies operating methods of sustainable development in their own life and work.

Carbon neutrality and a circular economy

The student:

- understands the principles of carbon neutrality and a circular economy
- identifies the energy or material efficiency of a product or a service.

Ethical aspects of operation

The student

- identifies some ethical choices included in the set of tasks
evaluates their own decisions and those of others ethically

You can read more about assessment here:

Compulsory competence requirements

The course will be graded 1 to 5. To achieve grade 1 you will need to have a 50% correct score of each task.

The course consists of an introduction, 3 units and self assesment and feedback.

It is recommended you do them in numerical order. You will be informed of the details of  assesment in each unit.

Please study the material first and then do the related tasks and/or tests.

When you start doing the tasks/tests, it is recommended to right-click and open the task in a new tab. This enables you to check the main page material if needed.

The use of Artificial Intelligence and Google Translate is not allowed for producing text, unless permission is granted in the instructions for the exercise.

How to use sources and AI

- Write in your own words.
- When you quote information, cite the source accurately.
- When you use AI to aid you, include a note on its use. For example: Text produced with Copilot October 10th, 2024.
- If the task has an AI-symbol, follow the instructions accordingly.

Please fill in the pre-course survey below before you start.