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ESC-40047 - Module Specification
School of Geography, Geology and the Environment
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 02 December 2024

ESC-40047 - Green IT
Coordinator: Simon George
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733615

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

Basic IT skills (such as use of email, web browsers and office tools)


Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

This module will enable students to gain an understanding of the sustainability challenges facing the IT industry and of the strategies and techniques that are available to address these challenges. It will also cover ways in which IT can enhance sustainability in other sectors (e.g. through the use of simulation and modelling software and IT tools such as video conferencing).

Aims
This module addresses the impact of IT on the environment and provides a range of strategies and techniques for reducing that impact.
It also addresses the utilisation of IT in support of sustainability in other sectors and identifies opportunities for extending such use.

Intended Learning Outcomes

critically evaluate the appropriateness of strategies and techniques for improving IT sustainability: 2
communicate evidence and conclusions relating to contemporary green IT questions using a range of media: 1
critically evaluate strategies and techniques by which IT can enable sustainability in other sectors: 2

Study hours

Active learning hours:
synchronous 9 x 2 hour lectures
10 x 1 hour tutorials and practicals
Synchronous - 20 hours tutorial and practical preparation via online lectures, and on-demand tutorial support
Independent learning hours: 50 hours coursework preparation and 52 hours personal study

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Presentation weighted 30%
Contemporary green IT challenges


2: Coursework weighted 70%
Technical report (approximately 5000 words)


The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 02 December 2024