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Course unit, curriculum year 2024–2025
SDL.510

Introduction to Sustainable Digital Life, 1–5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2024–20.10.2024)
Active in period 2 (21.10.2024–31.12.2024)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2025–31.7.2025)
Course code
SDL.510
Language of instruction
English
Academic years
2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027
Level of study
Advanced studies
Grading scale
Pass-Fail
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Markku Turunen
Responsible teacher:
Pauliina Baltzar
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Communication Sciences Studies 100 %

Description:

The course introduces the main themes of the Sustainable Digital Life programme. The course consists of topical online lectures, reading materials and written assignments.

The course can be found in DigiCampus learning platform Introduction to Sustainable Digital Life MOOC.  For Tampere University students course enrolment is in the SISU system.

The course consists the following themes:

  • Digital Literacy

  • Digital Ethics

  • Diversity, Normality and Disability

  • Perspectives on Sustainability

  • Visual Culture

  • Sound Culture

  • Gamification

  • Service Design

  • Sustainable Design

  • Accessible Design

  • Sound Design

  • Visual Design 

The course can be taken separately as a part of your degree studies but if you are interested in applying to Master’s Programme in Sustainable Digital Life please see more information here. Having completed the MOOC course will be considered as an advantage in the Master’s Programme’s admission process. When registering to the course, please use the same email address that you will use when applying to the programme. 


Login instructions for the MOOC course:

To get started, login to Digicampus Moodle by using your HAKA-Login and your Tuni account. If you don't have Tuni account, you can use your gmail account. After that you can join to the course.

From this page, click the course name. On the course front page, press from the right up corner settings icon and "add me to the course". After that you will return to this page, scroll down and press again "Add me to the course." Instructions to join the course in more detail.

If you have any questions, contact Pauliina Baltzar (pauliina.baltzar@tuni.fi). After registering to the course, we hope you will use Q&A section for your questions.

Learning outcomes
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1

Independent study

01.08.2024 31.12.2024
Active in period 1 (1.8.2024–20.10.2024)
Active in period 2 (21.10.2024–31.12.2024)
01.01.2025 30.07.2025
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2025–31.7.2025)
Completion option 2

Independent study

01.08.2024 31.12.2024
Active in period 1 (1.8.2024–20.10.2024)
Active in period 2 (21.10.2024–31.12.2024)
01.01.2025 31.07.2025
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2025–31.7.2025)