Problem Based Learning on Licensing, Expectation and Stakeholder Management

Mining laws: general overview, essential elements

•  stakeholders "mining authorities" and licensing practical organization of licensing and inspectorate activities
• stakeholders "land owners" and access of miners to their land
• stakeholders "real estate owners" and forced sales to miners 
• stakeholders "employees and contracted parties" and health and safety management
• stakeholders "damaged third parties" and rules of liability and of compensation
• stakeholders "in general" and models and methods of stakeholder identification and management.

The following course/module was developed at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg.

Learning outcomes / Competencies:

• Students learn to understand and especially practice tools and techniques for an effective management of stakeholders in mining operations.  
• Acquiring this knowledge and best practice through an application of the PBL (Problem Based Learning) technique
• Learning of the various steps of the PBL (Knowing the problem scenario, Identifying facts, Identifying knowledge gap, Develop resources, Gain insights to apply knowledge, Reflecting on knowledge gained)
• Acquiring ofskills to conduct research work focusing on a specific problem
• Learn to engage in group work with setting and fulfilling individual tasks and coordinating the results in a joint overall output