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Designing Solutions for Global Sustainability - Period 3
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: Sustainability
Instruction in: English
Course Code: AB_1231
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 84
DESCRIPTION
The course comprises interactive lectures and exercises and is assessed through an assignment. After this course students:
- Can meaningfully integrate People-Planet-Profit analyses into the design of innovative solutions for global sustainability challenges in a systematic and creative manner;
- Can characterize key components of the design creation process, namely analysis, synthesis and conceptualization;
- Identify and apply methods and processes to design sustainable solutions and communicate the results in a convincing and credible manner;
- Demonstrate a capacity to collaborate in interdisciplinary teams and contribute to a shared goal;
- Reflect on personal strength and weaknesses in developing and conceptualizing global sustainable solutions.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) awards credits based on the ECTS system. Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.
- Can meaningfully integrate People-Planet-Profit analyses into the design of innovative solutions for global sustainability challenges in a systematic and creative manner;
- Can characterize key components of the design creation process, namely analysis, synthesis and conceptualization;
- Identify and apply methods and processes to design sustainable solutions and communicate the results in a convincing and credible manner;
- Demonstrate a capacity to collaborate in interdisciplinary teams and contribute to a shared goal;
- Reflect on personal strength and weaknesses in developing and conceptualizing global sustainable solutions.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) awards credits based on the ECTS system. Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.
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