Module: Global Challenges in Practice - Challenge Based Learning

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Global Challenges in Practice - Challenge Based Learning
Module Code	GC2CH (ITS) / IDE1003 (Banner)
Faculty	FEC/FHSS	School	L&G/Electronic Engineering
Module Co-ordinator	Shirley Coyle
Module Teachers	Diarmuid Torney
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	10
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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Description

Challenge-based learning - A design challenge provided by an external stakeholder, including commercial enterprises, state bodies, NGOs, local communities or initiatives on the DCU campus. These organisations will provide a design brief for students to explore the problem and design and implement possible solutions.

Learning Outcomes

1. Evaluate the interconnected role of science, governance, and technology in addressing global challenges and the potential implications of proposed solutions.
2. Integrate interdisciplinary knowledge of politics, society, culture, ethics, technology and engineering to tackle a societal challenge.
3. Identify, develop and implement a design cycle for data-informed and technology-based solutions to a campus based challenge.
4. Develop the communication skills to clearly present the innovations, advantages and challenges of the data-informed and technology-based solutions to a diverse audience including peers, industry and an engaged public.
5. Collaborate within a team to propose innovative solutions to an identified real-world problem.
6. Constructively assess self and peers’ contribution to a project.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Total Workload: 0

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Sustainability Challenge
All of the taught courses relate to this ASC, covering exploring, defining, analysing, designing solutions and implementing/evaluating solutions. The challenge will bring in ethical considerations. Peer learning and peer assessment integrated into ASCs Students will need to analyse and review a range of technologies in use responding to global challenges relevant to their assessment. Their investigation may involve the simulation of specific global challenge Students will prepare a presentation to communicate the pros and cons of a technology solution to a global challenge This challenge will involve the development of skills in Critical thinking, Analysis, Evaluation, Planning through practice.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Group presentation	Campus challenge - A design brief to address sustainability on campus. Group presentation to define the problem	10%	Week 6
Report(s)	Interim report	10%	Week 12
Written Exam	Reflections on guest lectures	10%	Every Second Week
Assignment	Global Governance(FLO) Assessment	10%	n/a
Group presentation	Presentation	10%	Week 24
Project	Demonstration/showcase of proposed solution	20%	Week 30
Report(s)	Final Report	30%	Week 30

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Other Resources

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