Module: Creating Impact in a Changing World

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Creating Impact in a Changing World - Call for Proposals
Module Code	GC2IM (ITS) / ISS1004 (Banner)
Faculty	FEC/FHSS	School	L&G/Electronic Engineering
Module Co-ordinator	Shirley Coyle
Module Teachers	-
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

Students will develop cross-cutting competencies for sustainability that are relevant to achieving particular SDG goals. To this end, students will select one of the UN SDGs to focus on, according to their interests but also allowing a good variation of topics to be covered. They will focus on designing, simulating, testing, predicting for problem solving to generate impact. This is the ‘Apply’ level of Bloom’s, and relates to the design phase for that application.

Learning Outcomes

1. Analyse complex problems by making use of theories and techniques.
2. Create solutions in collaboration with other students based on analysis
3. Map and document a problem's causes and outcomes, the stakeholders involved, and the resources needed to develop sustainable interconnected social, political and technological solutions.
4. Apply theories of social and political change to understand and identify the drivers, consequences and indicators of global change.
5. Use systems thinking to identify, anticipate and understand the implications of possible solutions to global challenges.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Workshop	36	contact hours class workshops
Total Workload: 36

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Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Creating Impact in a Changing World
Students will develop cross-cutting competencies for sustainability that are relevant to achieving particular SDG goals. To this end, students will select one of the UN SDGs to focus on, according to their interests but also allowing a good variation of topics to be covered. They will focus on designing, simulating, testing, predicting for problem solving to generate impact. This is the ‘Apply’ level of Bloom’s, and relates to the design phase for that application.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Assignment	FLO Deterministic and Statistical modelling	10%	n/a
Assignment	FLO Politics and Law	10%	n/a
Assignment	FLO Global Governance	10%	n/a
Assignment	Group and individual assignments spread throughout the year based on real world challenges	70%	n/a

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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