Study Guide

Objective

The student knows the origin of Finnish food and the northern environmental production conditions and possibilities to be able to combine this knowledge with future studies on processes of primary production, food industry, trade and services. The student can identify changes in the food chain in action in recent years and understand the importance of change in the future. The students also get familiar with circular economy and bioeconomy, especially the role of Finnish nature and forest.

Content

-Finnish food system and its operating environment
-circular economy and bioeconomy as concepts
-the most typical by products of food chain and forests

Teaching methods

Intensive studies: introductory lectures and field demonstrations (participating obligatory - not available as distance learning) + reporting

Student workload

Intensive days ca. 30 h (obligatory personal participation during the field visits) + independent study and reporting

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student masters the key principles of bioeconomy and Finnish food system and can compare them to the systems of the student’s own country. Satisfactory completion of the course requires that the student has successfully written and reported all the given tasks and completed an examination which focuses on the general principles of food system and bioeconomy.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student masters the main principles of Finnish food system and bioeconomy in most parts

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student masters the main principles of Finnish food system and bioeconomy in all parts can explain the role of these in a global perspective and is able to make assessments of future perspectives.

Assessment methods and criteria

-Participating at the field trips and demonstrations
-Learning diary