Sustainability and Life Cycle Engineering
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 24 hours Face to Face + Blended
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2023 teaching periods
| Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
UG:150 credit points
PG: Nil
Aims and objectives
Develop an understanding of life cycle engineering and focuses on recycling of engineering materials and products at their end of life.
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
1. Assess the environmental impacts in conjunction with economic impacts of particular engineering approaches/applications
2. Apply the relevant processing techniques, e.g. sorting, physical separation, and decontamination of products and their components
3. Apply the relevant recycling techniques for metals, plastics and ceramics components
4. Decide the choice of engineering materials for particular products to minimise the environmental impact
5. Analyse the engineering performance of recycled materials
6. Apply sustainability software to carry out life cycle assessment of products and communicate results in oral presentation and project report
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Live Online Lecture | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| On Campus Tuts in Computer Lab | 2 | 12 | 24 |
Unspecified Learning Activities | 8.5 | 12 | 102 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
Types | Individual/Group Role | Weighting | Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) |
Assignment | Individual | 30-50% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| Presentation | Group | 10-20% | 1,6 |
| Project Report | Group | 10-20% | 1,6 |
| Examination | Individual | 30-50% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Minimum Requirements
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:
(i) an aggregate mark of 50% or more, and
(ii) at least 40% in the final exam.
Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (ii) will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.
Content
- The importance of the human impact to the environment and long term economic welfare
- Life cycle analysis and life cycle engineering
- Waste management
- Design for resource efficiency
- Reuse and recycling of materials and products
- Environmental management systems
- Decarbonisation and hydrogen economy
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required texts will be made available in the Unit Outline.