Green Transition - Changing Thinking Patterns and Actions in Practice
Ekström, Maria; Hytönen, Kaisa (2022)
International Academy of Technology, Education and Development
2022
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2022112867334
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2022112867334
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To ensure possibilities to economic growth and prosperity in a long-term basis, the societies need to
find ways to preserve natural resources and start acting more responsibly and sustainably. In this paper we adopt an educational approach to inform actors in different sectors of our society. We introduce an online 5 ECTS course that aims to increase the awareness of green transition and the capability of individuals for promoting sustainable behaviours both at personal and societal levels. The students familiarize themselves on the basic principles of sustainable growth, corporate social responsibility, behavioural change and promotion of sustainable behaviours, and apply this accumulated knowledge on innovating procedures to promote circular economy and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The course was introduced as a novel method in student admissions process to two Master’s in business administration programmes, which enabled us to reach large audiences for the introductory course. Our analysis of student feedback indicates a high interest in the topic among the students as well as preference towards the new qualification method in student admissions process. The students appreciate the possibility to learn already during the admissions process. We analyze our experiences and developmental work on an online student admissions course by applying the Digital Competence Framework for Educators (DigCompEdu).
find ways to preserve natural resources and start acting more responsibly and sustainably. In this paper we adopt an educational approach to inform actors in different sectors of our society. We introduce an online 5 ECTS course that aims to increase the awareness of green transition and the capability of individuals for promoting sustainable behaviours both at personal and societal levels. The students familiarize themselves on the basic principles of sustainable growth, corporate social responsibility, behavioural change and promotion of sustainable behaviours, and apply this accumulated knowledge on innovating procedures to promote circular economy and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The course was introduced as a novel method in student admissions process to two Master’s in business administration programmes, which enabled us to reach large audiences for the introductory course. Our analysis of student feedback indicates a high interest in the topic among the students as well as preference towards the new qualification method in student admissions process. The students appreciate the possibility to learn already during the admissions process. We analyze our experiences and developmental work on an online student admissions course by applying the Digital Competence Framework for Educators (DigCompEdu).