Nivå/kategori

Yrkesstudier

Undervisningsspråk

Engelska

Kurstyp

Obligatorisk

Cykel/nivå

Yrkeshögskoleexamen

Rekommenderat studieår

2

Omfattning

5 sp

Kompetensmål

In this study unit the focus lies on the following
competency:
Sustainability

SDGs in focus:
#11 Susatinable cities and communities
#12 Responsible consumption and production
#13 Climate action

Läranderesultat

Once you have completed the study unit you will
have:

An understanding of life cycle assessments (LCA)
principles, standards and methodology that can be
applied to engineering products and processes.
(Knowledge)

Awareness of the relevance of accurate data
acquisition and models, the implications of the
environmental impact results. (Attitude)

Ability to utilize several digital resources and
tools for the LCA of products and whole life cycle
carbon footprinting of constructions projects.
Ability to interpret LCA and foot-printing results
critically and propose more sustainable solutions
through scenario modelling. (Skill)

Innehåll

Lectures, computer-based exercises, group project,
guest presentations

- Introduction to LCA and industrial ecology
- Environmental impacts
- Material flow analysis (MFA)
- Environmental product declarations (EPD)
- Carbon assessment of buildings (OneClickLCA)
- Sustainability tools in CAD (SolidWorks)
- LCA software (GaBi)

Förkunskaper

Miljö och resurser [GT-2-015(0)]

Litteratur

All materials will be provided in itslearning.

Studieaktiviteter

  • Föreläsningar - 27 timmar
  • Praktiska övningar - 27 timmar
  • Projekt- och produktionsarbete/konstnärlig verksamhet - 27 timmar
  • Självstudier - 54 timmar

Arbetsbelastning

  • Kursens totala antal arbetstimmar: 135 timmar
  • Varav självstyrda studieformer: 135 timmar
  • Varav schemalagda studier: 0 timmar

Undervisningsform

Närundervisning

Examinationsformer

  • Demonstrationer och färdighetsprov
  • Essä, rapporter, produktioner och portfolio

Examinationskrav

Individual assignments, group project presentation

Lärare

Makkonen-Craig Stewart

Examinator

Makkonen-Craig Stewart

Antal kursplatser

Ingen begränsning

Delprestation i kraft till

Tills vidare

Examinationsformer

  • Datum meddelas senare - Demonstrationer och presentationer
  • Datum meddelas senare - Rapporter och produktioner

Kurs och studieplanssökning