Vorarlberg University
of Applied Sciences

Information on individual educational components (ECTS-Course descriptions) per semester

Environmental Project

Degree programme	Environment and Engineering
Subject area	Engineering Technology
Type of degree	Bachelor Full-time Winter Semester 2024
Course unit title	Environmental Project
Course unit code	086011050503
Language of instruction	English
Type of course unit (compulsory, optional)	Compulsory
Teaching hours per week	2
Year of study	2024
Level of the course / module according to the curriculum
Number of ECTS credits allocated	9
Name of lecturer(s)	Magdalena BURTSCHER-RAUTER, Klemens HANDLER, Valentin SEILER, Benjamin SIMPERL, Christof STRABLER

Requirements and Prerequisites

None

Course content

In small groups, all students work on a project with environmental relevance. The students choose either a project with a primarily technical focus (environmental technology) or with an environmental-economic focus (environmental economics).

Creativity techniques for brainstorming
Agile and conventional methods of project management
Methods of assessing ecological consequences in processes for product development and project management
Methods of presentation and communication

Learning outcomes

The course imparts specialist and methodological skills (F/M) with regard to project-oriented work. The students are familiar with the challenge:

to select and apply creativity methods for brainstorming on a concrete environmental task
to select and apply conventional and agile project management methods in a reflective manner with regard to a concrete task
to work through work packages according to a project plan, ensuring a balanced and appropriate distribution of work in a small group
resolve conflict situations (time and content) constructively and effectively
to document the results of their work, to prepare them in accordance with scientific formal criteria and to present them to a jury.

The joint discussion within the framework of project work also promotes social and communicative skills (S/K) and self-competence (S) to a high degree.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Independent project work (learning by doing) in teams
Team and individual coaching (methodological and professional impulses)
Exchange between projects (presentations, team feedback)

Assessment methods and criteria

The grade is made up of an evaluation of the group and an assessment of the performance of the individuals.

Assessment of individual participation (20 %)
Evaluation of project work as a team according to a catalogue of criteria, especially self- and team organisation, division of work, time management and conflict resolution (30 %)
Evaluation of the results of the project work according to a catalogue of criteria, in particular quality of the results achieved, documentation, project report as well as presentation and communication of the work results as a team (50 %)

Comment

None

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Environmental Project