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| Duration | 06.03.2023 - 02.04.2023 |
| Total volume | 26 academic hours (26 hours practice), 1 ECTS |
| Venue info | Totally web-based course in Moodle'i |
| Description of the learning environment | Studies and teaching takes place in Moodle´i environment. |
| Training schedule and additional information | Web-based course in Moodle. |
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| Form of study | online learning |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Lecturers | Name | Description of lecturer's qualification or learning and working experience |
| Tuuli Rasso | National Audit Office of Estonia, Auditor |
| Alar Jürgenson | National Audit Office of Estonia, Auditor |
| Silja Einberg | National Audit Office of Estonia, Auditor |
| Krislin Kivi | National Audit Office of Estonia, Head of International Relations, Liaison Officer |
| Silver Jakobson | National Audit Office of Estonia, Audit Manager |
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| Pricing information | free MOOC (Massive Open Online Course)
Free of charge digital certificate of completion. Please read the technical requirements for downloading and opening the digitally verified document:
https://ut.ee/en/digital-continuing-education-certificates |
| Return of income tax to a natural person | No |
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| Target group | Students taking this course should be familiar with general performance auditing methods and have basic knowledge of positive and negative environmental impacts caused by human activities. It is recommended to pass the course Introduction to Environmental Auditing before registering to this course. |
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| Detailed field of study | Environmental sciences |
| Objectives | The aim of this course is to introduce the underlying aspects of infrastructure lifecycle and their importance in auditing the environmental and sustainability impacts of infrastructure using performance audit methods. Furthermore, the governance tools and methods for managing these impacts are introduced. |
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| Learning outcomes | After completing the course learner
- understands the importance and scale of sustainability impacts arising from infrastructure development;
- is familiar with infrastructure projects' lifecycle and can associate different phases of infrastructure lifecycle with relevant positive and negative sustainability impacts;
- knows the main governance tools that are used for managing the sustainability impacts of infrastructure;
- can plan a performance audit addressing the sustainability impacts of infrastructure, including the formulation of audit questions and criteria. |
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| Subject matter | Topic | Volume in hours | Lecturers |
| Understanding Infrastructure Development and its impacts on the environment.
Governance Tools and Methods.
Auditing Sustainability of Infrastructure Projects. | 26 | Tuuli Rasso, Kristiina Visnapuu |
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| Requirements for completition | All weekly tests and final test are taken successfully. |
| Form of assessment | non-differentiated (pass, fail, not present) |
| Assessment methods | At the end of each week there will be a graded test (in the Moodle environment) and at the end of the course there is a final test. Weekly tests and final test will be counted for assigning the final result pass or fail. The participants can choose themselves how they spend their time during the week. This enables them to organize their time the way that is best suitable for them. |
| Assessment criteria | At the end of each study week there is a graded test (Test 1, Test 2, Test 3, Test 4 and the Final test). All graded tests have to be taken and with each test the score has to be equal to or higher than the threshold of 60 %. Each graded test can be taken a twice. The highest obtained score will count. |
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| Type of certificate | Certificate of completion |
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| Additional information | Esta Pilt, esta.pilt@ut.ee, phone +372 737 5560 |
| The course will be conducted at this number of participants | 10 |
| Registration deadline | 12.03.2023 |
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Registration is closed |