CHEM-E1220 - Sustainability in Bioproduct Industry D, Lecture, 24.10.2023-30.11.2023

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • Understand the concept and dimensions of sustainability
  • Understand the concept and principles of circular economy
  • Understand life cycle thinking and assessment
  • Understand sustainable forest management
  • Understand environmental management and associated systems

Credits: 5

Schedule: 24.10.2023 - 30.11.2023

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Mark Hughes, Luana Dessbesell

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    • The concept and dimensions of sustainability
      • UN SDGs and planetary boundaries
      • Environmental, economic, social and cultural aspects
      • Sustainability management and assessment
      • Sustainability competencies
      • Systems thinking
    • The concept and principles of circular economy
      • The concept and principles
      • Assessment approaches
    • Life cycle thinking and assessment
      • Life cycle thinking
      • Life cycle assessment (LCA)
      • ISO standards
      • Carbon footprint and handprints
    • Sustainable forest management
      • Environmental, economic, social and cultural aspects
      • Forest certification
      • State of forests
    • Environmental management
      • Management systems
      • ISO Standards
      • The principle of continuous improvement

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    • Lessons (10 - 15 x 2h), discourse
    • LCA exercise and reporting
    • Examination
    • Guest speakers specially on corporate social responsibility and reporting, permitting, environmental impacts and environmental strategy

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    • Lectures 20 - 30 h, lecture preparation,
    • Independent study and exam preparation 60 h,
    • LCA exercise 10 - 20 h,
    • Report/presentation, 35 h
    • Total 135 (5 cr)

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    12 Responsible Production and Consumption

    4 Quality Education

    7 Affordable and Clean Energy

    9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language : English

    Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn II
    2023-2024 Autumn II

    Enrollment :

    Students in the Master's Programme in Chemical, Biochemical and Materials Engineering and students taking the minor Teollinen prosessitekniikka will be accepted directly. Students with other backgrounds will be assessed individually.

    A course implementation may be cancelled if the number of students enrolled to the course implementation does not meet the required minimum of five students. In the case of cancelled course implementations, the students enrolled to them must be provided with an alternative way of completing the course or be advised to take some other applicable course.

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