Argomenti dell'insegnamento
unibz (6 hours): Sustainability Studies Economic sustainability Environmental sustainability Social sustainability PTH (approx. 2 hours) EURAC (approx. 2 hours) LAIMBURG (approx. 2 hours) Fraunhofer (approx. 2 hours) Ecoresearch (approx. 2 hours) Natural Science Museum (approx. 2 hours)

Modalità di insegnamento
Lezione frontale, lavoro in piccoli gruppi, discussione

Obiettivi formativi
This course provides a general overview of the topic of sustainability and the current challenges and potential solutions relating to economic, environmental and social sustainability. In this context, research approaches and findings from various disciplines of the partners in the South Tyrolean Alliance for Sustainability Research (S.T.A.R.S.) will be presented. The course focuses on mountain regions, their society, economy and natural resources. The aim is to enable participants to take the sustainability aspects discussed into account in an informed manner and to apply them in social spheres such as politics, tourism, the economy and nature management, as well as in businesses and the education sector. Knowledge and understanding -Knowledge and understanding of sustainability research in the fields of economics, ecology and the social sciences, and a selection of their representative methods Application of knowledge and understanding -Applying knowledge and understanding in a professional manner in societal sectors such as politics, tourism, economics, nature management, within businesses and in the education sector. Evaluation -The ability to make an informed assessment of the sustainability aspects covered and their application in all relevant fields Communication -Skills relating to communication in the dissemination and application of knowledge in the field of sustainability -Ability to communicate different perspectives on sustainability research in the fields of economic, ecological and social sustainability, based on scientific evidence Learning strategies - Learning strategies for utilising scientific publications in the field of sustainability research and communicating their findings - Learning strategies for linking applied aspects with findings from basic research - Learning strategies for acquiring a trilingual technical vocabulary

Modalità d'esame
L'esame si basa su: Un esame finale scritto, composto da un massimo di 10 domande. L'esame scritto valuta la conoscenza e la comprensione delle basi teoriche, dei concetti fondamentali e della capacità di giudizio critico Viene adattato ai partecipanti (inglese, tedesco, italiano)

Criteri di valutazione
Vengono utilizzati i seguenti criteri: - Rilevanza e chiarezza delle risposte; capacità di sintesi e valutazione; capacità di cogliere e discutere in modo interdisciplinare le problematiche relative agli aspetti di sostenibilità; capacità di sviluppare strategie di risoluzione dei problemi orientate alla sostenibilità; presenza di conoscenze specialistiche