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      Basics Sustainability


       


      The course "Basics Sustainability" provides you with the basic technical knowledge for sustainable development and enables you to shape the world of tomorrow in a sustainable way by transferring this knowledge to real examples. You will learn about the interrelationships of social, ecological and economic factors and actors and apply basic sustainability models and analysis methods. You will learn methods of environmental and resource economics and assess the use of sustainability policy instruments. With regard to materiality, you will understand the material cycles of the earth and learn about the production of materials from renewable raw materials and the recycling and disposal of products. Against the background of climate change, you will learn about current technologies and developments and assess measures in the field of renewable energy systems in the context of grid expansion, energy distribution and storage technologies.

      Each chapter refers to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and shows you how the content supports the achievement of the SDGs.

      Chapter 1 General principles of sustainability
      Chapter 1 General principles of sustainability deals with:

      Chapter Time [h] Tasks SDGs
      1.1 Introduction to sustainability  1,5 2 x Digital activity
      1 x Quiz
      1.2 Social transformation  2 2 x Quiz
      1 x Hotspot
      1.3 Corporate social responsibility  2,5 2 x Info slider
      1.4 Sustainability management  3 2 x Hotspot
      1 x Gap text
      1 x Info slider
      1.5 Life cycle assessment  3
      		 3 x Quiz
      1.6 Education for sustainable development  1 1 x Hotspot
      1 x Quiz

      Chapter 2 Economic framework for sustainability
      Chapter 2 Economic framework for sustainability deals with:

      Chapter Time [h] Tasks SDGs
      2.1 Fundamentals of Resource and Environmental Economics, and Economy for the Common Good  3 1 x Calculation task
      2.2 Sustainability policy  3 3 x Quiz
      1 x Brain teaser
      2.3 Game theory and behavioural economics in the context of sustainability  2,5 2 x Task
      2.4 Economics of climate change  2 1 x Quiz
      1 x Digital activity
      2.5 Sustainable regional development  2 4 x Quiz

      Chapter 3 Materiality and sustainability
      Chapter 3 Materiality and sustainability deals with:

      Chapter Time [h] Tasks SDGs
      3.1 Resource consumption and finiteness  3 1 x Knowledge check
      1 x Calculation task
      1 x Research
      3.2 Primary & secondary biomass and material cycles  2 1 x Knowledge transfer
      3.3 Materials from renewable resources  5 1 x Definitions
      4 x Knowledge transfer
      1 x Calculation task
      3.4 Recycling and biorefinery concepts  4 1 x Literature
      1 x Knowledge transfer

      Chapter 4 Energy and sustainability
      Chapter 4 Energy and sustainability deals with:

      Chapter Time [h] Tasks SDGs
      4.1 Introduction to energy and sustainability  3 1 x Discussion
      1 x Recherche
      2 x Knowledge transfer
      1 x Calculation task
      4.2 Climate change and greenhouse effect  3 2 x Calculation task
      5 x Knowledge transfer
      1 x Digital activity
      4.3 Fundamentals of selected technologies  6 1 x Knowledge transfer
      2 x Calculation task
      1 x Research
      4.4 Future energy systems  2 1 x Knowledge transfer

      → The contents of the excursions contained in the chapters are not directly relevant to the examination.


          
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