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Diploma Seminar I

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Course ID:	4030-DS1
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	Diploma Seminar I
Name in Polish:	Diploma Seminar I
Organizational unit:	University Centre for Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development
Course groups:	Sustainable Development, obligatory courses, 2nd cycle programme, 1st year, 2nd semester
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	3.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	English
Type of course:	Master's seminars
Prerequisites (description):	Master's seminar fulfilling the function of reviewing diploma theses carried out by all students of SD. Subject conducted in the room. If ordered to conduct classes remotely, it will be implemented on the platform preferred by the University of Warsaw, e.g. Google Meet.
Mode:	Blended learning
Short description:	Obligatory seminar conducted by a coordinator and potential supervisors of diploma thesis topics. Students will learn about a wide spectrum of research issues related to sustainable development. During the seminar each student will present a topic that she or he is working on the master thesis.
Full description:	Obligatory seminar conducted by a coordinator and potential supervisors of diploma thesis topics. Students will learn about a wide spectrum of research issues related to sustainable development. Students works independently on their topics with close cooperation with potential supervisors. During the seminar each student will present a topic and research methods that she or he is working on the master thesis.
Bibliography:	Depends of topics selected by students.
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge – a graduate knows and understands: - wide range of research problems in the field of sustainable development and methods to solve them, - the place of environmental policy and principles of sustainable development in social and economic life. Skills – a graduate can: - performs and describes individually a research problem, - selects the appropriate methodology to solve a research problem, - presents the results of her/his work in public. Social competences – the graduate is ready to: - improves her/his professional skills, - is aware of the political and socio-economic determinants of sustainable development.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Presentation, attendance control and continuous assessment, eg. activity, punctuality, discussions, workshops, at student's request: individual mentoring and coaching. The maximum number of absences allowed to be excused by the student: 2. More absences can be justified in accordance with the regulations in force at the University of Warsaw, e.g. on the basis of a medical certificate. Type of examination: pass/fail. Corrective examination based on additional work done.
Practical placement:	-

Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span:	2024-02-19 - 2024-06-16	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU SEM-MGR W SEM-MGR SEM-MGR TH SEM-MGR SEM-MGR FR
Type of class:	Second cycle diploma seminar, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	(unknown)
Group instructors:	Michał Barcz, Anna Bednarska, Katarzyna Bielińska, Agnieszka Dąbrowska, Ada Górna, Agnieszka Kałmykow-Piwińska, Magdalena Klimczuk-Kochańska, Wiktor Kotowski, Zuzanna Kulińska-Kępa, Maximilian Piekut, Jakub Sokołowski
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Pass/fail

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