Sustainability and Life Cycle Engineering
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36 Hours
2021 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 | |
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On successful completion of this unit students will be able to: | |
# | Unit Learning Outcome Description |
ULO1 | Assess the environmental impacts in conjunction with economic impacts of particular engineering approaches/applications |
ULO2 | Apply the relevant processing techniques, e.g. sorting, physical separation, and decontamination of products and their components |
ULO3 | Apply the relevant recycling techniques for metals, plastics and ceramics components |
ULO4 | Decide the choice of engineering materials for particular products to minimise the environmental impact |
ULO5 | Analyse the engineering performance of recycled materials |
ULO6 | 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
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Activity Type | Activity | Total Hours | Number of Weeks | Hours Per Week | Optional - Activity Details |
Face to Face Contact | Lecture | 24 | 12 weeks | 2 | No Description |
Face to Face Contact | Tutorial Labs | 12 | 12 weeks | 1 | Tutorials in Computer Lab |
Unspecified Learning Activities | Independent Learning | 114 | 12 weeks | 9.5 | No Description |
Total Hours: | 150 | Total Hours (per week): | 12.5 |
Assessment
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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
- Introduction: The importance of the environment impact on human 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
Study resources
- References.
References
Reading materials will be made available in the complete Unit Outline available to students when unit is offered.