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In addition, the required basic knowledge on sustainability issues is tested in
form of an electronic exam. This can be essentially described as learning by reproduction. This type of academic teaching offered one major advantage for the Seminar
“Sustainable Management”: in the past, it has repeatedly occured out that working
in groups confronts students with a high degree of coordination, which often leads to
problems of cooperation. This can have an impact on the final grade. For this reason,
there is a Working Package with an individual achievement in form of an electronic
exam that can influence the group result both positively and negatively.
4 Structure of the Seminar “Sustainable Management”
A total number of 334 students attended the course and completed it successfully.
Even though there was a large number of participants, the aim was to use a mix of
different teaching methods to enable the students to develop a deep, comprehensive
and sustainable understanding and knowledge of the SDGs. To meet this requirement,
the course was structured as followed (Fig. 3).
During the event, students were invited to attend blended learning and present
seminars. The student’s total examination performance consisted of four Working
Packages during the semester. In three out of four Working Packages the students
Fig. 3 Structure of the seminar “Sustainable Management”
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