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Global Arctic

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Global Arctic

Instructor: Matthias Finger

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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Intermediate level

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3 weeks to complete

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

40 reviews

Intermediate level

Some related experience required

3 weeks to complete

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Learn at your own pace

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The GlobalArctic MOOC introduces you the dynamics between global changes and changes in the Arctic. This course aims to highlight the effects of climate change in the Polar region. In turn, it will underline the impacts of a warmer Arctic on the planet Earth. For human civilization, the Arctic stands both as a laboratory and a warning for human kind.

Besides, this course gives course followers an understanding of the key challenges and pathways to sustainable development in the Arctic region. This course is unique as it gathers several world’s experts for the first time to speak about the Arctic. Their respective inputs from different academic perspectives and disciplines offer a relevant and complete assessment of the Arctic region and its connection to the rest of the planet. At the end of the day, the course intends to offer in full scope the keys to understanding as the Arctic plays as a mirror of the human and geological dynamics.

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1 video5 readings

This first week aims to overlook the different effects of the climate change in the Arctic. And vice-versa, we will introduce and evaluate the effects of a warmer Arctic on the rest of the planet. Besides, lectures will raise consequences on the biodiversity and negative outcomes with pollutants in the Arctic region.

What's included

8 videos7 readings5 assignments1 peer review1 discussion prompt4 plugins

8 videosTotal 66 minutes

Introduction to the week 11 minute
Global warming and its effects on the Arctic10 minutes
Climate effects of other pollutants (black carbon, methane)10 minutes
Global warming, permafrost thawing and its effects on the Arctic14 minutes
Impacts of global warming on Arctic biota9 minutes
The effects of Arctic climate change on the Earth system10 minutes
Impacts of Arctic climate change on the world10 minutes
Conclusion to the Week 11 minute

7 readingsTotal 70 minutes

Week description and objectives10 minutes
Further reading10 minutes
Further reading10 minutes
Further reading10 minutes
Further reading10 minutes
Further reading10 minutes
Further reading10 minutes

5 assignmentsTotal 126 minutes

Practice Quiz No.130 minutes
Practice Quiz No.230 minutes
Practice Quiz No.36 minutes
Practice Quiz No.530 minutes
Practice Quiz No.630 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 120 minutes

The Arctic and You120 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

A warming Arctic: Effects & consequences10 minutes

4 pluginsTotal 60 minutes

Practice Quiz No.3 - Fill in the missing words15 minutes
Practice Quiz No.4: Crosswords15 minutes
Practice Quiz No.5: Fill in the missing words15 minutes
Feedback (1)15 minutes

In this second week, lecturers will expose various types of Arctic resources. Indeed, this week will highlight different resources exploited (fisheries, mining and so on) and the rush for new ones including tourism and O&G.

What's included

8 videos7 readings6 assignments1 peer review4 plugins

8 videosTotal 71 minutes

Introduction to the Week 21 minute
Oil, gas and coal resources exploitation in the Arctic13 minutes
2.3 Mineral resource exploitation in the Arctic12 minutes
Arctic Fisheries in an uncertain future11 minutes
The opening of the Arctic to commercial shipping8 minutes
Infrastructure development and urbanization10 minutes
Tourism14 minutes
Conclusion to the week 21 minute

7 readingsTotal 70 minutes

Week description and objectives10 minutes
Further readings10 minutes
Further readings10 minutes
Further readings10 minutes
Further readings10 minutes
Further readings10 minutes
Further readings10 minutes

6 assignments

Practice Quiz No.10 minutes
Practice Quiz No.20 minutes
Practice Quiz No.30 minutes
Practice Quiz No.40 minutes
Practice Quiz No.50 minutes
Practice Quiz No.60 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 60 minutes

The Arctic and its resources60 minutes

4 pluginsTotal 60 minutes

Practice Quiz No.2: Fill in the missing words15 minutes
Practice Quiz No.4: Fill in the missing words15 minutes
Practice Quiz No.5: Fill in the missing words15 minutes
Feedback (2)15 minutes

This third week will tackle historical perception of the Arctic in the frame of the Anthropocene era. From early colonization under the Viking rule until the Chinese Polar Silk Road project, lectures will guide you through this evolving and transforming image and significance to the world.

What's included

7 videos6 readings4 assignments1 peer review1 discussion prompt3 plugins

7 videosTotal 57 minutes

Introduction to the week 31 minute
The Arctic as frontier16 minutes
Early industrialization of the Arctic8 minutes
The Arctic of the Cold War11 minutes
The Post-Cold War Arctic8 minutes
The Asian Arctic10 minutes
Conclusion to the Week 34 minutes

6 readingsTotal 60 minutes

Week description and objectives10 minutes
Further readings10 minutes
Further readings10 minutes
Further videos10 minutes
Further readings10 minutes
Further readings10 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Practice Quiz No.10 minutes
Practice Quiz No.20 minutes
Practice Quiz No.330 minutes
Practice Quiz No.430 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 60 minutes

Your Arctic perception60 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

China's Arctic policy10 minutes

3 pluginsTotal 45 minutes

Practice Quiz No.315 minutes
Practice Quiz No.5: Fill in the missing words15 minutes
Feedback (3)15 minutes

Lectures in this fourth week will introduce the different stakeholders shaping the Arctic governance. Overall, lecturers will highlight the interdependency between the Arctic and the global governance and how it interact each other.