COURSE SYLLABUS
Environmental Impact Assessment of Castings, 3 credits
Miljökonsekvensbedömning av gjutgods, 3 högskolepoäng
Course Syllabus for students Autumn 2022
Course Code: | TMKK11 |
Confirmed by: | Dean Mar 1, 2021 |
Revised by: | Director of Education Jan 20, 2022 |
Valid From: | Aug 1, 2022 |
Version: | 2 |
Education Cycle: | First-cycle level |
Disciplinary domain: | Technology |
Subject group: | MA2 |
Specialised in: | G1F |
Main field of study: | Product Development |
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)
After a successful course, the student shall;
Knowledge and understanding
• demonstrate comprehension of how a cast component affects the environment and how the different phases of its life cycle contribute to consumption of energy
• display knowledge of how life cycle analysis must be produced, from raw material extraction to disposal or recycling
• demonstrate comprehension of how individual phases as well as the total environmental impact are calculated and analyzed
• display knowledge of how life cycle analysis must be produced, from raw material extraction to disposal or recycling
• demonstrate comprehension of how individual phases as well as the total environmental impact are calculated and analyzed
Skills and abilities
• demonstrate the ability to apply life cycle assessment and to use appropriate methods of conducting an environmental impact assessment
Judgement and approach
-• demonstrate the ability to critically assess how to prevent and minimize environmental impact and energy consumption
Contents
The course includes following elements:
• Identification of the various environmentally burdening phases related to cast components
• Evaluation of the environmental load associated with the different phases including the calculation of CO2 emissions and the total consumption of energy using appropriate tools
• Case study
• Identification of the various environmentally burdening phases related to cast components
• Evaluation of the environmental load associated with the different phases including the calculation of CO2 emissions and the total consumption of energy using appropriate tools
• Case study
Type of instruction
Lectures, online laboratory activities and exercises, quizzes, project work, discussion forum.
The teaching is conducted in English.
Prerequisites
General entry requirements, Physics 2, Chemistry 1, Mathematics 3c, and completed course in Component Casting, 6 credits, and proof of English proficiency is required (or the equivalent).
Examination and grades
The course is graded 5,4,3 or Fail.
Registration of examination:
Name of the Test | Value | Grading |
---|---|---|
Examination1 | 1.5 credits | 5/4/3/U |
Exercises and Project Work | 1.5 credits | U/G |
Course literature
Literature
The literature list for the course will be provided 8 weeks before the course starts.