Earning Criteria

• This earner’s identification was verified using an automated online ID verification. During the course the earner was an enrolled Deakin University student with the rights, responsibilities, access to resources and scrutiny of academic integrity required by this educational institution.
• The earner passed a formal assessment submitting a 2,500 word circular city proposal and reflective journal.
• Successfully completed this online course with learning activities and formal assessment typically requiring 50-75 hours.
• LEARNING OUTCOMES:
• Apply circular principles to the design and management of urban infrastructure, encompassing both biological/ecological and technical/built systems.
• Investigate the core principles of the circular economy and how they apply to urban regeneration across micro, meso, and macro scales.
• Employ systems thinking to analyse and map the interconnections between natural, human-made, and socio-cultural systems in shaping circular urban solutions.
• Explain the importance of co-creation and governance in the development of circular cities.
• Synthesize knowledge from various disciplines to critically evaluate the effectiveness of circular economy initiatives in urban environments and propose improvements.
• This microcredential provides the earner with bankable credit (0.5 credit points) towards one or more specified post graduate degrees (award course) at Deakin University. The credit is redeemed on successful application to study the degree.