Kuinka ilmoittautua SISU:ssa SUST-001 Kestävyyskurssille? How to register to the SUST-001 Sustainability Course in Sisu?

Instructions in English below

Tästä pääset Studies sivulle, josta löydät linkin ilmoittautumiseen sen avautuessa 18.9.

Osallistujamäärää ei ole rajattu kurssilla. Ilmoittautuneet hyväksytään kurssille sen alkaessa 30.10.2023. Löydät kurssialueen digicampus-osoitteen ja salasanan 30.10.2023 kurssin studies-sivulta täältä.

Helsingin yliopistossa on käytössä Sisu järjestelmän, jonka kautta opintojen suunnittelu ja kurssi-ilmoittautuminen hoidetaan. Jos Kestävyyskurssi ei ole pakollinen koulutusohjelmassasi, niin se ei löydy automaattisesti opintosuunnitelmastasi. Alta löydät ohjeet kurssin lisäämiseksi ensisijaiseen opintosuunnitelmaan ja ilmoittautumiseen.

1. Mene Sisussa ensisijaiseen opintosuunnitelmaasi ja klikkaa sitä moduulia, johon haluat sijoittaa kestävyyskurssin (esim. vapaavalintaiset opinnot/muut opinnot).

2. Valitse hakusarake “lisää suunnitelmaan” ja etsi SUST-001. Klikkaamalla hakutulosta kurssi lisätään suunnitelmaasi. (Varmista, että ilmoittaudut syksyn 2023 kurssille, älä siis valitse SUST-001B kurssikoodia)

   

3. Seuraavaksi valitaan suoritustapa. Klikkaa auki kurssiesite painamalla kurssia suunnitelmassasi.

4. Tarkista kurssin nimen alla olevasta valikosta, että sinulla on valittuna vuoden 23-24 toteutus. Vaihda vuosi tarvittaessa.

5. Valitse kurssiesitteestä välilehti “Suoritustavat” ja valitse Tapa 1 -sarake (Osallistuminen opetukseen 3 op). Paina vihreästä painikkeesta ”Valitse tämä tapa” minkä jälkeen paina sinistä ”Valitse” painiketta vahvistaaksesi suoritustavan.  Huomioithan, että perustutkinto-opiskelijana valitset tämän tavan, etkä esimerkiksi avoimen yliopiston tapaa. Seuraavana ilmoittautuminen.

 

6. Sivun yläreunaan ilmestyy banneri, josta voit siirtyä ilmoittautumiseen. 

7. Painaessasi bannerin linkkiä pääset saattamaan ilmoittautumisen loppuun. Löydät SUST-001 kurssin ”Ilmoittautuminen valitulle toteutukselle” otsikon alta. Paina ”Ilmoittaudu” näppäintä.

8. Tämän jälkeen avautuvassa ikkunassa voit valita kurssin suorituskielen. Tämän tehtyäsi paina ”Vahvista”.

9. Hienoa! Olet nyt onnistuneesti ilmoittautunut kestävyyskurssille. Löydät kurssin nyt ”Ilmoittautuminen käsiteltävänä” alaotsikon alta. Kurssi-ilmoittautuiminen on valmiiksi käsitelty ilmoittautumisajan loputtua. 

Tervetuloa kurssille!

Tarvitsetko lisää tukea Sisun käytössä? Löydät yksityiskohtaisemmat ohjeet täältä.  

INSTRUCTIONS IN ENGLISH

Here is the link to studies page, from which you’ll find a link to course enrollment on September 18th.

There is no limit to the number of participants in the course. Enrolments will be accepted at the start of the course on 30.10.2023. You can find the digicampus address and password for the course area on the course studies page on 30.10.2023.

The University of Helsinki has rolled out a new SISU system for study planning and course enrollment. If the Sustainability course is not compulsory in your degree programme, it will not automatically appear in your curriculum. Below you will find instructions for adding the course to your primary curriculum and enrollment. 

1. Go to your primary study plan and choose the module in which you want to include the Sustainability course. (For example, other studies or optional courses) 

2. Choose search tool ”add to the plan” and search SUST-001. By clicking the search result the course will be added to your plan automatically. (Make sure you select the right course code for the autumn 2023, don’t select SUST-001B

3. Next you need to choose the completion method. Press the name of the course in your study plan and the course info will open. 

4. Check that you have the right academic year selected if not change it to 23-24.

5. Go to the page” Completion Methods” and choose “Method 1” (Participation in teaching, 3cr).  Press the green ”Select this completion method” button. After that, select the blue ”Select” button to confirm your chosen completion method.  Please note: do not choose the open university method if you’re a student in University of Helsinki. The next step is enrollment.

6. A blue banner has appeared at the top of the screen including the link to registration

7. By pressing the registration link, you will be able to finish off the registration process. You’ll find the SUST-001 course under the ”Register” headline. Select the blue ”Register” button. 

8. Choose the language you wish to complete the course. Press ”Confirm”.

9. Great! You have now successfully added the Sustainability course to your  study plan and registered. You will find the course now under the ”Registrations being processed” headline. It will move under the ”Registration processed” once the enrollment period has ended.

Welcome to the course!

Need more help with Sisu? Find more detailed instructions here.

Meet the new HELSUS trainees!

Two new trainees started their internships with HELSUS at the beginning of January. Read their introductions below to get to know them better.

Hello! 

My name is Kaisa Penttinen and I am a new HELSUS trainee for the spring 2023. My responsibilities at HELSUS mostly focus on developing and organizing the Sustainability Course but I am also looking forward to work on various other tasks with my new co-workers. My first experience at HELSUS was attending the Global South Encounters Webinars, which deepened my knowledge about sustainability.  

I am a Master student in the Environmental Change and Global Sustainability program in the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences and starting my master’s thesis in autumn. I have a Bachelor’s degree from Environmental and Food Economics and during my studies I have focused on different sustainability aspects varying from forestry to food industry and economics. In the future I want to be part of creating more sustainable methods for land-use, urban cities and citizens for the next generations. In my free time I love to spend time outdoors in the nature and especially enjoy kayaking, hiking and running. I am very excited to work at HELSUS this spring and to be part of this team and the community. I am looking forward to learn more about sustainability and taking part in creating a more sustainable future.  

Hello!

I’m Emma Penttinen, this spring’s new communications trainee at HELSUS. I will be working with HELSUS seminars (click here to check them out!), keeping HELSUS social media platforms and the website updated, which means I get to create content as well. In addition, one of the main focuses will be in May as we are going to have a Sustainability Science Day conference, which you will hear more about a bit later! So stay tuned. 😉

I am a M.sc. student in Food Economy and Consumption, and I am passionate about environmentally sustainable food (sector/system/industry). I am really excited to be working at HELSUS towards more sustainable future and get to know all the delightful colleagues. 😊

As for my free-time activities, I have always been really into photographing, and cooking – I am an enthusiastic sourdough baker and love making kimchi myself! I am curious finding and trying out new vegetarian options to replace meat, so if you have good recipes, let me know! Last year I got introduced to weightlifting and I’m still quite into it. It’s a good way to balance out sitting in front of the computer!

Meet the new project planner at HELSUS!

This January, Pinja started her role as a project planner at HELSUS. Read her introduction below to get to know her better.

Hi everyone! My name is Pinja Tolvanen and I’m a new project planner here at HELSUS. My main responsibility is developing the self-study version of the Sustainability Course, but I’ll be working on other projects as well with our HELSUS team. I got my Master’s degree in Physical Geography in June 2022. In addition to my degree, I have studied General and Adult Education and environmental studies, providing me with a good understanding on the interactions between human and the rest of nature and how to educate people on environmental issues. I’ve also worked in University of Helsinki’s science education for three years focusing on geography education but also various multidisciplinary projects and academic outreach activities.

When it comes to topical sustainability issues it is easy to feel worried and anxious. I believe that the force that drives people forward in solving these issues is hope which promotes agency. This is something that I wish to learn more about as well as how to make learning inspiring and engaging even when covering difficult topics.
In my free time, I enjoy climbing and nature photography, which are not only hobbies but also a way to relax and escape from all the hustle and bustle of city life. I also get easily passionate about new things and two of my new areas of interest are Arduino programming and scents/perfume making. Overall, I´m very happy to start working here at HELSUS, meeting new people and growing my knowledge on sustainability.

Teachers for Sustainability workshop 9.12.2022 and seed funding for developing sustainability education

Teachers for Sustainability -network organized a workshop about the development of discipline-specific sustainability courses at the University of Helsinki on 9.12.2022. Here’s the video -recording, a link to the workshop powerpoints and a link to an open call: Seed funding for developing sustainability education (closes on 18. January 2023).

Kuinka ilmoittautua SISU:ssa SUST-001 Kestävyyskurssille?/How to register to the SUST-001 Sustainability course in SISU?


In English below

Kestävyyskurssin ilmoittautuminen periodille II on nyt auki! Tästä pääset Studies sivulle, josta löydät linkin ilmoittautumiseen.

Helsingin yliopistossa on käytössä Sisu järjestelmän, jonka kautta opintojen suunnittelu ja kurssi-ilmoittautuminen hoidetaan. Koska kestävyyskurssi on vapaavalintainen kurssi, se ei löydy automaattisesti kenenkään opintosuunnitelmasta. Haluamme tarjota ohjeet kurssin lisäämiseksi ensisijaiseen opintosuunnitelmaan ja ilmoittautumiseen.

1. Mene Sisussa ensisijaiseen opintosuunnitelmaasi ja klikkaa sitä moduulia, johon haluat sijoittaa kestävyyskurssin. (esim. vapaavalintaiset opinnot/muut opinnot)

2. Valitse hakusarake “lisää suunnitelmaan” ja etsi SUST-001. Klikkaamalla hakutulosta kurssi lisätään suunnitelmaasi.

3. Seuraavaksi valitaan suoritustapa. Klikkaa auki kurssiesite painamalla kurssia suunnitelmassasi.

4. Tarkista kurssin nimen alla olevasta valikosta, että sinulla on valittuna vuosien 21–22, 22–23 toteutus. Vaihda vuosi tarvittaessa.

5. Valitse kurssiesitteestä välilehti “Suoritustavat” ja valitse Tapa 1. Huomioithan, että perustutkinto-opiskelijana valitset tämän tavan, etkä esimerkiksi avoimen yliopiston tapaa. Vahvista valinta painamalla vihreää “Valitse tämä tapa”-painiketta sivun keskellä.

6. Edellisen valinnan jälkeen oikean reunan ”valitse” -painike muuttuu siniseksi, painamalla sitä vahvistat tavan ”osallistuminen opetukseen”. Seuraavana ilmoittautuminen.

7. Sivun yläreunaan pitäisi ilmestyä banneri, josta voit siirtyä ilmoittautumiseen. Jos banneri ei ilmesty pääset samaan paikkaan Sisun päävalikon opintokalenterista.

8. Kurssi pitäisi löytyä “ilmoittautuminen ja opetus” valikosta. Paina “Ilmoittaudu”

9. Sen jälkeen avautuvassa ikkunassa paina “vahvista”. Jos kurssi on ensisijaisessa opintosuunnitelmassasi ja kurssilla on tilaa sinut hyväksytään kurssille automaattisesti. 

10. Hienoa! Olet nyt onnistuneesti ilmoittautunut kestävyyskurssille. Tervetuloa! 

INSTRUCTIONS IN ENGLISH

Enrollment for the Sustainability course for period II is open now! From studies page you can find the link to the enrollment and more info about the course.

The University of Helsinki has rolled out a new SISU system for study planning and course enrollment. Since the Sustainability course is optional it is not included anyone’s study plan by default. Because of that, we want to provide you with a step by step guide on how to add the course to your primary study plan and enroll successfully. 

1. Go to your primary study plan and choose the module in which you want to include the Sustainability course. (For example, other studies) 

2. Choose search tool ”add to the plan” and search SUST-001. By clicking the search result the course will be added to your plan automatically.

3. Next you need to choose the completion method. Press the name of the course in your study plan and the course info will open. 

4. Check that you have the right academic year selected if not change it to 2021-2022, 2022-2023.

5. Go to the page” Completion Methods” and chose “Method 1”. Please note: do not choose the open university method if you’re a student in University of Helsinki. Then confirm the method by choosing the green button saying “select this completion method”.

6. After the latest stepselectbutton in the right will change its colour to blue and by choosing it you confirm the completion method.

7. After these two confirmations a blue banner should appear at the top of the screen including the link to registration. If not, you can always go to the same place by choosingstudy calendarfrom SISU main menubar.

8. You should be able to find the course from the registration menu, if so click “register”.

9. After that new registration window opens. Choose “confirm”. If the course is in your primary study plan and there is spaces left you will be automatically added to the course. 

10. Great! You have now successfully added the Sustainability course to your  study plan and registered. Welcome to the course!

Tule mukaan ratkaisemaan globaaleja kestävyyskysymyksiä ja kehity kestävyyasiantuntijana! / Join the Sustainability Course to solve global problems and develop your skills as a sustainability expert!

 

Tule mukaan ratkaisemaan globaaleja kestävyyskysymyksiä ja kehity kestävyysasiantuntijana! 

In English below!    

Mitä: SUST-001, Kestävyyskurssi, 3 op  

Milloin: 31.10.–18.12.2022  

Missä: Moodle.helsinki.fi -alusta 

Miten: Linkki ilmoittautumiseen 

Kestävyyskurssin ilmoittautumisohjeet SISUun 

Kestävän kehityksen osaamisen merkitys kasvaa tulevaisuudessa. Oletko kiinnostunut kestävyydestä kulttuurin, politiikan tai ympäristönsuojelun näkökulmasta? Osaajia tarvitaan kaikilla aloilla enemmän kuin koskaan.  

Tervetuloa Helsingin yliopiston monitieteiselle Kestävyyskurssille toisessa periodissa 31.10.–18.12.2022. Kurssisisältöjä kehitetään vielä, joten sinulla on erinomainen mahdollisuus vaikuttaa siihen, millaista kestävyysopetus yliopistossa on tulevaisuudessa. Mukana opetusmateriaalien laatimisessa on ollut yli 160 yliopiston tutkijaa, opettajaa ja opiskelijaa, mutta jotta kurssi palvelisi opiskelijoita mahdollisimman hyvin, opiskelijoiden antamaa kurssipalautetta hyödynnetään Kestävyyskurssin kehittämisessä. 

Kurssi on suunniteltu kaikkien tieteenalojen opiskelijoille. Kurssilla tutustutaan kestävyyskysymysten kompleksisuuteen ja monitieteisyyteen, sekä niiden eettisiin ja filosofisiin ulottuvuuksiin. Kurssilla ohjataan pohtimaan omaa roolia tulevana asiantuntijana ja yhteiskunnan jäsenenä kestävyyskysymysten ratkaisemisessa sekä tarjotaan työkaluja omalle toimijuudelle. Lisäksi kurssilla tutustutaan, miten kestävyysmurrosta voidaan edistää eri näkökulmista, joita ovat globaalien luonnonjärjestelmien turvaaminen, hyvinvointi ja mahdollisuudet muutokseen, kestävä ja oikeudenmukainen talous, kestävä ja terveellinen ruokajärjestelmä, ilmastonmuutos ja oikeudenmukainen energiasiirtymä sekä kaupunkiseutujen kehitys.   

Kurssi on verkkokurssi, ja se järjestetään moodle.helsinki.fi -alustalla. Kurssin yhteiset tapaamiset järjestetään Zoomissa. Katso kurssisivulta tarkemmat tiedot kurssin kulusta. Moduulit koostuvat lukemistosta, videoista sekä oppimista tukevista verkkoaktiviteeteista, kuten ryhmäkeskusteluista, tiedonanalysointitehtävistä, testeistä ja projektityöskentelystä. Kurssi on 3 opintopisteen laajuinen ja osallistujien määrä on rajattu 300 osallistujaan. Kurssin ilmoittautuminen päättyy perjantaina 28.10.2022.

Tule rakentamaan kestävää tulevaisuutta! Lue kurssin tarkka kuvaus ja ilmoittaudu SISUssa! Tässä  ilmoittautumisohjeet. Tarkemmat kurssin suoritusohjeet sekä linkki ja salasana kurssialueelle lähetetään ilmoittautuneille sähköpostitse ennen kurssin alkua.  

Join the Sustainability Course to solve global sustainability problems and develop your skills as an expert!   

What: SUST-001 Sustainability course, 3 cr.  

When: 31.10.–18.12.2022  

Where: Moodle.helsinki.fi-platform    

How:Link to registration 

How to register for the course on SISU 

The role of sustainability experts is becoming more emphasized in the society. Consequently, there is an increasing need to develop competence in sustainability as the concern towards sustainability issues grows. Whether your passion is culture, politics or environmental protection, your solutions are needed more than ever.  

Welcome to the new multidisciplinary Sustainability course of University of Helsinki in the second period (31.10.–18.12.2022). The course content will be developed during the semester, so you will have a unique opportunity to influence the future of sustainability education at the University.  Over 160 university researchers, teachers and students have been developing the course materials. We use students’ feedback for developing the course further.

The course is designed for students from all disciplines. The course will introduce you to the complexity and multidisciplinary of sustainability issues, along with their ethical and philosophical dimensions. The course will guide you to consider your role as a future professional and a member of society in solving sustainability issues and provides you with tools for your own work. In addition, the course explores different perspectives of sustainability, like protecting global environmental commons, human well-being and capabilities, sustainable and just economies, sustainable food systems and healthy nutrition, climate change and just energy transitions, and urban and peri-urban development.    

The course is an online course and organized on the moodle.helsinki.fi platform. Course meetings are arranged in Zoom. Check more specific information on the course studies page. The modules consist of online activities such as readings, videos, group discussions, data analysis tasks, quizzes, and project work. The course is worth of 3 credits and the number of participants is limited to 300 students. Registration for the course ends on Friday 28.10.2022. 

Please note that in the course minor part of the learning materials are in Finnish, but you are more than welcome to take the course even if you do not speak Finnish.  

Sustainable future needs you! Read the course description and register in SISU!  We made you instructions for enrolling on the course in SISU. More detailed instructions, link for the course area and the password for completing the course will be sent by e-mail before the start of the course to those who have registered. 

Systemic thinking, futures thinking, strategic thinking and agency in university teaching

Ismo Koponen and Rami Ratvio from the University of Helsinki, and Johanna Ollila from the Finland Futures Research Centre at the University of Turku discuss how should we consider different generic expert skills in university teaching. Please have a look at three videos below (in Finnish). For more information in English, please have a look at models of generic academic skills to support degree programmes at the University of Helsinki.

Systeeminen ajattelu
Mitä systeemisellä ajattelulla tarkoitetaan?
Miksi akateeminen asiantuntija tarvitsee systeemisen ajattelun taitoa?

Tulevaisuusajattelu
Miksi tulevaisuusajattelua tarvitaan?
Mitä ovat tulevaisuustaidot?
Miten tulevaisuusosaamista voi kehittää?

Strateginen ajattelu ja toimijuus
Miksi strategisen ajattelun taitoa ja toimijuuden vahvistamista tarvitaan?
Mitä strategisella ajattelulla ja toimijuudella tarkoitetaan?
Miten voin omassa opetuksessani vahvistaa opiskelijoiden strategisen ajattelun taitoa ja toimijuutta?

Meet the new HELSUS trainees!

Two new trainees and a non-military service person started their internships with HELSUS at the beginning of this fall. Read their introductions below to get to know them better.

Hi! My name is Lina Wilson and I am a new trainee at HELSUS for autumn 2022. I will be working with communication related to HELSUS seminars, social media, website updates and content creation. My background is in Environmental and Marine Biology, currently I’m studying in the ECGS Master’s program. My first experience with HELSUS was working at the Science Sustainability Days conference last Spring as a Student assistant. The sessions and topics were really interesting and it was fun being a bit behind the scenes in arranging the event. Now I get to do that even more which I’m excited about!

In my studies, I’m focusing on Northern Ecosystems and the changes that happen there. I’m passionate about the well-being of nature and want to inspire people around me to think about their relationship with nature and what they can do to create a better world, especially in their everyday life. Therefore I’ve together with a friend created a sustainability account and blog (@klimatkompisar), as well as been part of arranging different climate events at my former University. In my free time, I enjoy horse riding, singing and spending time outdoors. I’m very happy to be here at HELSUS and looking forward to all the new experiences that lie ahead!

Hi and nice to meet you! I’m Mesi Salonmaa and I’m a new HELSUS trainee for fall 2022. My responsibilities at HELSUS are mainly focused on developing, organizing and teaching the Sustainability Course but you might also see me working on various other things during this fall. I’m on my second year of studying General and Adult Education in the faculty of Educational Sciences. In my studies I focus on equality issues in education and social sciences along with environmental sciences. I’ve also obtained a degree on youth work and used to work as a youth leader before starting my Bachelor’s degree at the university. I am still fairly new on the field of sustainability but I’m looking forward to broadening my knowledge and experiences regarding it as well as all the other exciting themes I’ll come across during my time with HELSUS. I want to be part of building a more sustainable future and present day through inclusive and environmentally conscious education. 

I’m the kind of person who gets excited over new things and themes constantly so in my free time I love to indulge in learning about anything that interests me e.g. insectsbiodiversity, video games and education. I paint and draw too, as well as try out new forms of self-expression through music or fiber arts or just anything I find exciting at the moment. I look forward to meeting everyone at HELSUS and getting to work with other people passionate about sustainability. I hope to learn more and have fun this fall as well as be part of making the world even a bit more sustainable along the way.  

Hello! My name is Amos Wallgren and I am the new HELSUS non-military service person for 2022/2023. My responsibilities at HELSUS are mostly focused on coordinating the Co-Creation Lab but I am also looking forward to working on various other tasks with my new co-workers. I’m a master’s student in the Politics and Communication master’s program in the Faculty of Social Sciences. Beside my studies I am a climate justice activist, involved especially in activities pushing for the quick phasing out of fossil fuels with the support of non-violent direct action as well as long term civilizational change, topics on which I have published an essay in the book Viimeinen Siirto (ed. Teemu Vaarakallio, S&S 2021). I also work part time as a policy consultant for eclareon GmbH on renewable energy policy developments in Finland and Sweden with the European Commission as main client.

My interests are found in the intersections of politics, art and philosophy on topics such as political ecology, pacifism, deliberative democracy, the philosophical discourse of modernity, degrowth, pluriverse and systemic alternatives to authoritarian capitalism. Participating in climate camps, reading and cycling are also some of my favorite free-time activities.