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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