Sustainability: an Interdisciplinary Approach

6 ECTS credits
160 u studietijd

Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4023732ENR voor alle studenten in het 1e semester met een verdiepend master niveau.

Semester

1e semester

Inschrijving onder examencontract

Niet mogelijk

Beoordelingsvoet

Beoordeling (0 tot 20)

2e zittijd mogelijk

Onderwijstaal

Engels

Faculteit

Faculteit Sociale Wetensch & SolvayBusinessSchool

Verantwoordelijke vakgroep

Business Technology and Operations

Onderwijsteam

Cathy Macharis (titularis)
Ganiyat Temidayo Saliu

Onderdelen en contacturen

36 contacturen Hoorcollege
24 contacturen Werkvormen en Praktische Oef.
100 contacturen Zelfwerk en -studie

Inhoud

Major social challenges call for systemic changes. However, changing our diverse and complex society is difficult and the outcomes are unpredictable. To empower tomorrow’s professionals in sustainable thinking and doing, this course combines inspiring lectures, with profound insights and hands-on experience. It offers a unique opportunity to work and learn beyond one own’s discipline, and build citizenship skills on sustainability knowledge.

The course consists of three tracks:

Theme sessions on sustainable development
Present-day sustainability challenges are presented by experts from academia, government or society, each active in a different discipline or working transdisciplinary. These talks are followed by a discussion about the extent to which each field can support transitions towards a sustainable society, and from where inter- and transdisciplinary collaboration is required.

Empower sessions on working with wicked problems
Here the basic concepts and models for sustainable change in our diverse and complex world are explored. Through literature and observations, these sessions tackle the notion of complex adaptive systems, as well as transition management, including systems thinking.

Group assignment, community engaged research and learning
The insights from the theme and empower sessions are completed by a practical experience. Interdisciplinary groups of students develop a pathway for the transition of a novel innovation towards a sustainable future and learn how to communicate it in a creative way. Hereby students explore in depth the complexity, possibilities, challenges, and essential stakeholders of the system around that innovation.

Bijkomende info

Course material is provided through Canvas.

Leerresultaten

Kennis

The student can recall, generalise and illustrate the presented state-of-affairs in sustainability research and development, and relate it to the envisioned transition towards a sustainable society.

The student can recognise, identify, illustrate and explain conceptual aspects of socio-technical development, including but not exclusively complex adaptive systems and transition management.

The student should be able to evaluate sustainability problems in a systemic way.

Praktische vaardigheden

The student can demonstrate insight in and skills for the transition towards a sustainable society by understanding the theory and practice of successful sustainability actions, and can conceive, explain, and evaluate real-life actions in a transdisciplinary context.

The student can express in thoughts and action that he or she creates enduring value and contributes to a sustainable society through transdisciplinary collaboration and critical reflection.

Beoordelingsinformatie

De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Schriftelijk bepaalt 100% van het eindcijfer

Binnen de categorie Examen Schriftelijk dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:

Schriftelijk Examen met een wegingsfactor 70 en aldus 70% van het totale eindcijfer.
Groepsopdracht met een wegingsfactor 30 en aldus 30% van het totale eindcijfer.

Aanvullende info mbt evaluatie

Both assessment forms (that is, the written exam and group assignment) are required to pass this course.

For the group assignment a peer evaluation is included.

For the second session, we keep the grade of the assignment if it was passed in the first session, then only the exam is required.

AI Usage Policy for the written assignment:

In this course, students are permitted to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools for spelling and grammar correction to enhance the clarity and coherence of their writing. Additionally, AI may be used to summarize academic papers and generate citations, provided that students verify the accuracy of AI-generated references against original sources. The use of AI for content generation, idea development, or any form of substantive writing assistance beyond these specified purposes is strictly prohibited. Students must ensure that all submitted work reflects their original thoughts and analysis, maintaining academic integrity and the authenticity of their individual contributions.

Students are required to disclose any use of AI in their assignments by including a statement such as: "AI tools were used for spelling and grammar correction, summarizing academic papers, and/or generating citations in this document."Any misuse of AI tools beyond the allowed scope or failure to disclose AI use will be considered a violation of academic policies.

Toegestane onvoldoende

Kijk in het aanvullend OER van je faculteit na of een toegestane onvoldoende mogelijk is voor dit opleidingsonderdeel.

Academische context