Circular Economy Business in Fashion and Clothing (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the students are able to:
• understand the principles of CE (circular economy) and apply them to planning new business activities.
• understand the most important business models of CE and apply them to the clothing industry.
• identify business opportunities of CE and the clothing industry in the changing society.
• recognize the lifecycle of a project and act as an equal within a project group.

Content

Development project with varying content related to the CE theme. The business potential of CE in various stages of material flows: from raw materials through manufacturing to sales, use/consumption and back to circular flows of different levels. Circular economy business models and ecosystems: renewability, sharing platforms, product as a service, product life extension, resource efficiency and recycling. Identifying and eliminating leakages from flows. Entrepreneurship and start-ups within CE, successful CE solutions, preparing for future challenges.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Individual and group assignments
Online quiz

Location and time

Contact teaching at Arabia campus / Zoom
Jan 15, 2024
Jan 22, 2024
Jan 29, 2024
Feb 26, 2024
Mar 4, 2024
Mar 11, 2024
Mar 18, 2024
Mar 25, 2024

Learning materials and recommended literature

Study material and recommended literature will be distributed during the course.

Alternative completion methods of implementation

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Internship and working life connections

FabPatch Ltd. works as a working life partner for this course.
Other company presentations and visits: Sustinare Oy, Eetti ry, Touchpoint Oy, Ninyes, House of Wilow

Exam dates and retake possibilities

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International connections

The course is conducted in English. Exchange students included.

Student workload

1 credit = about 27 hours of work; 5 credits = 135 h

Content scheduling

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Further information for students

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Assessment methods and criteria

Online quiz: 30%
Group assignment: 40%
Self-evaluation: 10%
Peer evaluation: 20%

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students have partly reached the goals of the course. They have adequately completed the set assignments.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students have successfully reached the goals of the course. They have successfully completed the set assignments applying learned information.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students have reached the goals of the course to an excellent degree. They have completed the set assignments applying learned information with distinction.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass:
The students have partly reached the goals of the course. They have adequately completed the set assignments.