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Modul PS1100-KP06

Social and Economic Aspects of Sustainability (OekoNach)

Duration:


2 Semester
Turnus of offer:


not available anymore
Credit points:


6
Course of studies, specific field and terms:
  • Bachelor Interdisciplinary Courses for health sciences (optional subject), interdisciplinary competence, Arbitrary semester
  • Master Interdisciplinary Courses (optional subject), interdisciplinary competence, Arbitrary semester
  • Bachelor Interdisciplinary Courses (optional subject), interdisciplinary competence, Arbitrary semester
Classes and lectures:
  • PS1100-V: Sustainable Bioeconomy (lecture, 1 SWS)
  • EC4008-V: Entrepreneurship & Innovation (lecture, 3 SWS)
  • PS1102-V: Social Classification of Sustainability Science (lecture, 1 SWS)
  • PS1100-S: Social and Economic Aspects of Sustainability (seminar, 1 SWS)
Workload:
  • 90 Hours private studies
  • 90 Hours in-classroom work
Contents of teaching:
  • The idea of sustainable development and its historical classification
  • Foundations for theoretical concepts of sustainable development
  • Fundamentals of sustainable development and its scientific resonance
  • Basic concepts of sustainability ethics
  • Fundamentals of the philosophy of science and transdisciplinary research
  • Specific aspects of the methodology of sustainability science
  • Corporate Sustainability, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
  • Presentation and discussion of selected fields of action: Sustainability through climate protection using the example of peatland restoration, sustainable water management, cost avoidance through flood and coastal protection in Germany
  • Connection between bioeconomy and sustainability using exemplary examples: The origin of biomass, the use of biomass for the production of fuel and chemicals, the bioeconomy from the perspective of innovation economics, the bioeconomy as a circular and interconnected system.
  • Criteria for the success of the bioeconomy
Qualification-goals/Competencies:
  • Students can understand the topics of sustainability, bioeconomy and biotechnology and explain them using examples
  • They master the basics for the ecological, social and economic assessment of the sustainability of technological developments
  • They have an understanding of which processes are sustainable in which areas (business, medicine, research, transfer) and which criteria they must meet
  • They understand the bioeconomy system and the specifics of a sustainable bioeconomy
  • They master the essential basics of ecology and its economic classification
  • They understand the importance of the bioeconomy and sustainability in the field of entrepreneurship (management, digital economy, business management and spin-offs).
  • They gain a general understanding of sustainability science and learn about its importance for society and current and future economic developments
Grading through:
  • portfolio exam
Responsible for this module:
Teachers:
Literature:
  • Harald Heinrichs, Gerd Michelsen: Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften - Springer Spektrum; 2014
  • Joachim Pietzsch: Bioökonomie für Einsteiger - Springer Spektrum; 1. Aufl. 2017 Edition
Language:
  • offered only in German
Notes:

Admission requirements for taking the module:
- No formal, but knowledge of natural sciences is required.

Admission requirements for participation in module examination(s):
- None

Module Exam(s):
- PS1100-L1: Social and Economic Aspects of Sustainability, portfolio examination consisting of: 15 marks in the form of an individual term paper, 45 marks in the form of a semester presentation and 40 marks in the form of the written examination. The grade is calculated as follows: 50 to 54 points for a 4.0, then 55 to 59 points for a 3.7, and so on until the end 95 to 100 points for a 1.0.


Not for students of the Master's program Entrepreneurship in Digital Technologies

Letzte Änderung:
31.7.2023