Pius Krütli: Katalogdaten im Frühjahrssemester 2023

NameHerr Dr. Pius Krütli
NamensvariantenPius Krütli
Pius Kruetli
Pius Krutli
Adresse
Dep. Umweltsystemwissenschaften
ETH Zürich, CHN K 78
Universitätstrasse 16
8092 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
Telefon+41 44 632 63 24
Fax+41 44 632 10 29
E-Mailpius.kruetli@usys.ethz.ch
DepartementUmweltsystemwissenschaften
BeziehungDozent

NummerTitelECTSUmfangDozierende
701-1502-00LTransdisciplinary Case Study Information Belegung eingeschränkt - Details anzeigen
Number of participants limited to 25.

Students will be informed by January 20th at the lastet if participation is possible.

Students must apply for this course with a two-page motivation letter. The letter should address the following: Why are you interested? What do you want to learn? What can you contribute to? The letter can also include special skills that the case study could benefit from. Please send the letter by Mon, 2 January 2023 the latest to pius.kruetli@usys.ethz.ch and michael.stauffacher@usys.ethz.ch.

Important: for students in Agricultural Sciences, the case study can replace the compulsory course 751-1000-00L Interdisciplinary Project Work!
7 KP15PM. Stauffacher, P. Krütli, E. Tilley, B. Vienni Baptista
KurzbeschreibungThis course is a problem-oriented and research-based teaching activity that takes place in a real-world setting. Students work independently in groups, apply different methods of data collection and analysis, and engage intensively with stakeholders.
In 2023, the case is Seychelles. The overarching theme is sustainable land use, examining tourism as a relevant land use-related industry.



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LernzielStudents learn how to plan and conduct research in a real-world context. This includes structuring ill-defined and wicked problems, developing research questions, designing research plans, writing research reports, applying qualitative and quantitative methods, working in interdisciplinary and inter-cultural teams, and organizing transdisciplinary cooperation between science and society.
InhaltSeychelles is a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) in the Indian Ocean, consisting of about 115 islands spread over a sea area of 1.4 million km2. SIDS share some common characteristics. They are small in size and economy, remote and isolated from international markets, vulnerable to external disturbances and effects of climate change. Seychelles is highly dependent on an intact natural environment. Tourism and fishery are the main economic pillars. Seychelles has recently joined the category of high-income countries, but still has many characteristics of a developing country.

With an area of 450 km2 used by almost 100,000 inhabitants and 300-400 thousand tourists per year, land is a scarce commodity in the Seychelles. Accordingly, the pressure on land use is high. Infrastructure, housing, industry, transport, recreation, agriculture, nature conservation and tourism compete for the scarce land.

Tourism takes up a lot of land, especially along the coastal strip, generates traffic and waste, requires energy and other resources and is heavily dependent on imports. On the other hand, tourism creates jobs, income and tax substrate. The number of tourist arrivals has grown strongly at rates of 10 percent per year over the last 10 years. The tourism strategy envisages further growth. This should be in line with sustainability goals.

Rethinking tourism in the Seychelles: Possible topics are e.g., synergies between agriculture and tourism; social impacts of tourism on local society; (environmental) impacts of tourism use including the development of mountain areas and offshore tourism facilities; the relationship between tourism and transport.

The case study is prepared in close cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism (MoT), which is the main partner of the case study, to ensure that the research is relevant to the local context. A second key partner is the local University of Seychelles. It is again planned that a cohort of local students will participate, especially during the field phase.

This is the fourth transdisciplinary case study organized in Seychelles. In 2016 and 2018 we looked at solid waste management. In 2021, the theme was Seychelles’ transport system. See: https://tdlab.usys.ethz.ch/teaching/tdcs/former/cs2016.html
https://tdlab.usys.ethz.ch/teaching/tdcs/former/cs2018.html
https://tdlab.usys.ethz.ch/teaching/tdcs/former/cs2021.html

For further information about the case study 2023:
https://tdlab.usys.ethz.ch/teaching/tdcs/current.html
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesInformation event on tdCS23: Monday, 5 December 2022 (17h15–18h00), CHN building, room G 42.
Slides will be provided on request.

Important dates:
- Semester phase in Zurich, February-June 2023: every Wednesday, 08h15-09h00 (online) and afternoon 14h15-18h00 (classrom)
- Validation workshop: Fri/Sat, 21/22 April 2023
- Three weeks field phase in Seychelles: Mon-Fri, 3-21 July 2023 (dates may slightly change)
- Between end of Semester and start field work, some further work may be needed


If you have questions, please send an Email to pius.kruetli@usys.ethz.ch.

Students must apply for this course with a two-page motivation letter. The letter should address the following: Why are you interested? What do you want to learn? What can you contribute to? The latter can also include special skills that the case study could benefit from. Please send the letter by Mon, 2 January 2023 the latest to pius.kruetli@usys.ethz.ch and michael.stauffacher@usys.ethz.ch.

Important: for students in Agricultural Sciences, the case study can replace the compulsory course 751-1000-00L Interdisciplinary Project Work.
KompetenzenKompetenzen
Methodenspezifische KompetenzenAnalytische Kompetenzengefördert
Entscheidungsfindunggefördert
Problemlösunggefördert
Projektmanagementgefördert
Soziale KompetenzenKommunikationgefördert
Kooperation und Teamarbeitgefördert
Kundenorientierunggefördert
Menschenführung und Verantwortunggefördert
Sensibilität für Vielfalt gefördert
Verhandlunggefördert
Persönliche KompetenzenAnpassung und Flexibilitätgefördert
Kreatives Denkengefördert
Kritisches Denkengefördert
Integrität und Arbeitsethikgefördert
Selbstbewusstsein und Selbstreflexion gefördert
Selbststeuerung und Selbstmanagement gefördert
851-0655-00LETH Global Development Summer School3 KP6GA. Rom, K. W. Axhausen, P. Krütli, M. Makridis, M. Mertens
KurzbeschreibungThe ETH Global Development Summer School provides young researchers with the opportunity to work on current and sustainability-related topics in interdisciplinary and intercultural teams. Focus is given not only to teaching theoretical knowledge but also to solving specific case studies.
LernzielWithin ETH Zurich's Critical Thinking Initiative (CTI), students further develop their critical thinking and communications skills including: the capability to analyse and reflect critically, to form an independent opinion and develop a point of view, as well as to communicate, argue and act in an effective and responsible manner.

Based on this concept, the ETH Global Development Summer School is providing its students with the following qualifications and learning outcomes:

- Interdisciplinary and multicultural competence: Students gain basic knowledge in scientific disciplines beyond their own and learn how to work effectively in interdisciplinary and multicultural teams.

- Methodological competence: Students gain basic knowledge of different scientific methods beyond their selected study discipline.

- Reflection competence: Students learn to critically reflect their own way of thinking, their own research approaches, and how academia influences and interacts with society at large.

- Implementation skills: Students will apply creative technologies in solution finding processes to gain knowledge and prototyping-skills to increase hands-on experience by applying knowledge in concrete cases.

This year's event on sustainable mobility is a collaboration between ETH for Development (ETH4D) and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana), and will take place in Kumasi, Ghana.

To find more information and to register, visit our website: https://eth4d.ethz.ch/Learning/winter-summer-schools.html
InhaltThe Summer School 2023 is a collaboration between ETH for Development (ETH4D) and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana. It provides students and young researchers the opportunity to develop and test solutions for a real-world challenge related to mobility. Students will work in interdisciplinary teams. The summer school will be held in person in Kumasi, Ghana.
Literaturfurther information and registration:
https://eth4d.ethz.ch/Learning/winter-summer-schools.html
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesNo prerequisites.
The summer school is open to Bachelor, Master and Doctoral students from all disciplines.
Candidates must apply for the limited slots through a competitive application process that is open until 6 March 2023 at https://eth4d.ethz.ch/Learning/winter-summer-schools.html.
Applications will be evaluated on their academic strength, creativity, technical-related expertise, and their dedication to contribute to solving the world's most pressing challenges.
Participants will be informed of the selection by 10 March 2023.

Depending on the Covid-19 situation, the course might have to change format or be postponed.
KompetenzenKompetenzen
Fachspezifische KompetenzenKonzepte und Theoriengeprüft
Verfahren und Technologiengefördert
Methodenspezifische KompetenzenAnalytische Kompetenzengeprüft
Entscheidungsfindunggeprüft
Medien und digitale Technologiengefördert
Problemlösunggeprüft
Projektmanagementgeprüft
Soziale KompetenzenKommunikationgeprüft
Kooperation und Teamarbeitgeprüft
Kundenorientierunggefördert
Menschenführung und Verantwortunggeprüft
Selbstdarstellung und soziale Einflussnahmegeprüft
Sensibilität für Vielfalt geprüft
Verhandlunggeprüft
Persönliche KompetenzenAnpassung und Flexibilitätgeprüft
Kreatives Denkengeprüft
Kritisches Denkengeprüft
Integrität und Arbeitsethikgeprüft
Selbstbewusstsein und Selbstreflexion geprüft
Selbststeuerung und Selbstmanagement geprüft