Material Efficiency and Sustainable Materials (5 cr)
Code: AT00CK12-3002
General information
Enrollment
15.05.2023 - 01.09.2023
Timing
01.11.2023 - 29.02.2024
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
5 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Unit
Faculty of Technology (LAB)
Campus
E-campus, Lahti
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
0 - 30
Degree programmes
- Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Sustainable Solutions Engineering
Teachers
- Lea Heikinheimo
Scheduling groups
- Luennot (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
-
TLTISSE22SV
Small groups
- Lecture 1
Learning outcomes
The student is able to
- to understand material flow cost accounting
- to know how material efficiency auditing works in practice
- to understand how industrial symbioses can bring added value to companies
Implementation and methods of teaching
Lectures, courseworks and seminars according to a separate program.
Timing and attendance
Lectures 5 x 4h
Learning material and recommended literature
Available in Moodle.
Alternative completion methods
No alternative performances.
Working life cooperation
The course contains assignments connected with working life based projects and competences.
Learning environment
The course contains assignments connected with working life based projects and competences.
Student time use and work load
The time and load of the course is 5 x 27 hours of which about 80% is independent work.
Contents
The course introduces material flow cost accounting (MFCA) and principles of material efficiency auditing in companies. Recycled and renewable materials circulation will be looked with the concept of industrial symbiosis.
Competences
The Student will learn:
• to understand material flow cost accounting
• to know how material efficiency auditing works in practice
• to understand how industrial symbioses can bring added value to companies
Assessment criteria
Courseworks and presentations need to be acceptable.
Assessment scale
1-5
Failed (0)
Assignments don´t fulfill the criteria of the course.
Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)
Student
- identifies the principles related to the MFCA
- is able to present a supervised evaluation how material efficiency auditing and industrial symbioses can bring added value to companies
- is able to use professional source material
Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)
Student
- is able to identify and present the principles related to the MFCA
- is able to prepare a feasible evaluation how material efficiency auditing and industrial symbioses can bring added value to companies
- is able to use scientific and professional source material
Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)
Student
- is able to critically identify and present the principles related to the MFCA
- is able to draw up an independent feasible evaluation how material efficiency auditing and industrial symbioses can bring added value to companies
- is able to successfully use international and scientific as well as professional source materials