After successful completion of the course, students are able to work on, complete and present projects on sustainability in the Team Service Learning project.
60 students. 4 universities. 2 semesters. 1 goal
In terms of learning outcomes, we expect good project management and a good achievement of the milestones that the students have considered for the individual projects and start-up ideas. The coaching sessions should serve as support and enable active, critical, goal-oriented, practical and independent learning. It is desirable that the students are able to draw conclusions from their practical problems and to design the solution approaches in such a way that logical comparisons and good lines of argument are evident.
As part of the two-semester course "Sustainability Challenge", the summer semester will focus on implementing the project concepts developed from the winter semester. The focus should be on teamwork for the respective project/start-up idea, with the process continuing to be supported by the supervising mentors. The goal remains to actively design work steps that contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The common core of the summer semester is the teaching conference on April 22nd and 23rd, with the conference day on April 22nd taking place online as we have participating students from Graz and Salzburg.
Type of performance assessment and permitted aids
The learning design is based on the principle of transformative learning. The students continuously reflect on their project work and adjust the milestones and next steps accordingly. The interim results from the project work are explained monthly in so-called progress reports as group work. In addition, a project report/business plan and a final reflection, also as group work, are submitted at the end of the summer semester. For the final event on June 21, a video (service learning teams) or a pitch (start-up teams) and a project poster must be prepared.
Presence rules:
Attendance is mandatory for joint course units and any start-up camps that take place. In justified exceptional cases, however, a one-time excused absence of one academic unit (1 half-day) is possible upon presentation of an official confirmation. Since a complete absence from the reunion already represents exceeding the permitted number of missed units, it is necessary to provide substitute services in this case. These are agreed individually with the students.
Minimum requirements and standard of assessment
Services for an assessment:
The mandatory participation in the course units and (if they can take place) in the start-up camps as well as the commitment are used for the assessment. (45%)
The minutes from the coaching sessions and the monthly progress reports count for 25% of the grade.
In addition, the written submissions (project report, final reflection, abstract, project poster and business plan) as well as a self-made video or a presented pitch are also part of the grading basis. (30%)
For a positive grade, the overall assessment must be at least 50%.
Participation requirements:
Participation in the course in winter semester 21/22 is a prerequisite for participation in the course in summer semester 22.
Participation requirements:
Participation in the course in winter semester 21/22 is a prerequisite for participation in the course in summer semester 22.
The student must have at least 1 of the course(s) completed listed below:
