IA40720 Sustainability: Human Drivers of Innovation

Academic Year 2023/2024

In this module participants gain a background in the human drivers of change related to sustainability. The major tools of governance (markets, governments and communities) are explored to understand how various approaches support behavioural change including: the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Environment Social and Governance (ESG) reporting requirements, Consumer demands (both product and DEI related), EU Carbon & Reporting Requirements, and Ireland’s Climate Action Plan. The knowledge is scafolded to support student experential learning through application of concepts in various exercises including group presentations and discussions. The final assignment students develop a real sustainability report. Students will use design thinking to structure and identify ways to approach and realise sustainability reports to support meeting key stakeholder needs and behavior change in an organisation.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module participants will:

•develop their ability effectively applying the five stages of the Design Thinking Process
•be able to design and implement appropriate approaches for data collection related to Human Drivers of Sustainability from multiple and diverse sources.
•develop a basis to analyse and evaluate Human Drivers of Sustainability to inform the design process.
•understand how to manage the complexity of the Human Drivers of Sustainability to support decision making.
•grow a sustainability mindset which includes the following: Preparing others
for the future, Engaging in Radical Collaboration, Using SDGs as a framework, Bias to Action and Practicing Sustainability as a verb and not a noun.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

15
Small Group

5
Specified Learning Activities

55
Autonomous Student Learning

25
Online Learning

10
Total

110
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Project-Based Learning
Peer and Group Work
Reflective Learning
Enquiry & Problem-based learning
Student Presentations 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Project: Sustainability report and presentation Throughout the Trimester n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale Yes

60
Assignment: Weekly assignments for portfolio. These are used to also support final class project. Throughout the Trimester n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale Yes

20
Assignment: Reflection Report Throughout the Trimester n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale Yes

20

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Individual feedback is available upon request.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
Autumn
      
Workshop Offering 1 Week(s) - 14 Sat 09:00 - 13:50
Workshop Offering 1 Week(s) - 11, 12 Thurs 18:00 - 20:50
Workshop Offering 1 Week(s) - 13, 14 Thurs 18:00 - 20:50
Workshop Offering 2 Week(s) - 21 Sat 09:00 - 13:50
Workshop Offering 2 Week(s) - 18, 19, 20, 21 Thurs 18:00 - 20:50
Autumn
      
Spring
      
Workshop Offering 1 Week(s) - 28 Sat 09:00 - 13:50
Workshop Offering 1 Week(s) - 26, 27 Tues 18:00 - 20:50
Workshop Offering 1 Week(s) - 27, 28 Wed 18:00 - 20:50
Workshop Offering 2 Week(s) - 32 Mon 18:00 - 20:50
Workshop Offering 3 Week(s) - 32 Mon 18:00 - 20:50
Workshop Offering 3 Week(s) - 31, 32, 33 Thurs 18:00 - 20:50
Spring