Replicability checklist for a curriculum-integrated circular living laboratory
| Requirement | Minimum arrangement |
|---|---|
| Productive environmental asset | A farm, garden, laboratory, food system, energy system or other identifiable material stream capable of generating operational data and material inputs |
| Credit-bearing curriculum mechanism | An existing unit with authentic assessment, explicit learning outcomes and sufficient flexibility to work with live operational uncertainty |
| Operational-academic agreement | Named representatives responsible for data sharing, site access, safety, timelines, ownership and decision-making |
| Structured client handover | A briefing containing material-flow, harvest or operational data, quality constraints, current waste streams and commercial expectations |
| Student project structure | Defined team responsibilities for analysis, prototype development, business modelling and commercialisation planning |
| External validation | Participation by SMEs, community stakeholders, technical specialists or industry panellists able to evaluate feasibility |
| Risk and governance arrangements | Procedures for safety, ethics, intellectual property, product testing, data governance and reputational risk |
| Feedback and continuity mechanisms | A process for returning student findings to operational managers, coupled with post-semester ownership, incubation or longitudinal tracking arrangements |
| Requirement | Minimum arrangement |
|---|---|
| Productive environmental asset | A farm, garden, laboratory, food system, energy system or other identifiable material stream capable of generating operational data and material inputs |
| Credit-bearing curriculum mechanism | An existing unit with authentic assessment, explicit learning outcomes and sufficient flexibility to work with live operational uncertainty |
| Operational-academic agreement | Named representatives responsible for data sharing, site access, safety, timelines, ownership and decision-making |
| Structured client handover | A briefing containing material-flow, harvest or operational data, quality constraints, current waste streams and commercial expectations |
| Student project structure | Defined team responsibilities for analysis, prototype development, business modelling and commercialisation planning |
| External validation | Participation by SMEs, community stakeholders, technical specialists or industry panellists able to evaluate feasibility |
| Risk and governance arrangements | Procedures for safety, ethics, intellectual property, product testing, data governance and reputational risk |
| Feedback and continuity mechanisms | A process for returning student findings to operational managers, coupled with post-semester ownership, incubation or longitudinal tracking arrangements |
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