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On completion of this module the learner will/should be able to;
• Consider the principles, terminology and main issues of sustainability and its importance to human society
• Discuss the development and implementation of sustainability indicators to measure progress in achieving sustainable development
• Evaluate how to apply the principles of sustainability across a range of sectors of environmental management, climate, energy, transport and economics.
*Introduction to the Module.
*Introduction to the concept of sustainability, sustainable development and its practical implications
*Understanding natural systems, environmental processes
*Understanding the Anthropocene .
*Measuring SDGs
*Sustainability Planning; National, Local, Regional
*Renewable Energy Planning
*Global Climate Change and Green House Gasses
*IPCC: evidence for climate change and climate action plans
*Green Buildings
*Indoor environmental quality
*Food and Agriculture
*Water: Sources and consumption
*Sustainable Transport Policy and Planning
*Sustainability Economics: Challenges and Economics
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 20 |
Tutorial | 20 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 60 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Continuous Assessment: Assessment will be based on completion of seven tutorials where the student will work independently or in small groups to complete the topic. | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | Yes | 35 |
Essay: Essay (1000 word) on a topic relating to the measurement of sustainability across a sector of choice. | Week 9 | n/a | Graded | Yes | 25 |
Multiple Choice Questionnaire: MCQ Exam covering material across the Trimester. | End of trimester MCQ | n/a | Graded | Yes | 40 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Peer review activities
Feedback will be given after each tutorial submitted as part of the Contours Assessment. The Essay in Week 9 will re returned and feedback given before the Week 12 End of Trimester MCQ Exam
Name | Role |
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Professor Niamh Moore Cherry | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Lisa Ryan | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 | Mon 14:00 - 14:50 |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 | Thurs 12:00 - 12:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 | Tues 09:00 - 09:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 2 | Week(s) - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 | Tues 13:00 - 13:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 3 | Week(s) - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 | Wed 11:00 - 11:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 4 | Week(s) - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 | Wed 14:00 - 14:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 5 | Week(s) - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 | Thurs 09:00 - 09:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 6 | Week(s) - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 | Thurs 13:00 - 13:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 7 | Week(s) - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 | Thurs 15:00 - 15:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 8 | Week(s) - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 | Fri 10:00 - 10:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 9 | Week(s) - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 | Fri 12:00 - 12:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 10 | Week(s) - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 | Fri 14:00 - 14:50 |