Industrial Ecology and Quality Management

Code:

EA0044

Acronym:

EIQ

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Environmental Technologies
OFICIAL	Design, Development, Implementation and Operation
OFICIAL	Environmental Management
OFICIAL	Interp/Personal professional attitudes and capac.

Instance: 2011/2012 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Environmental Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEA	14	Syllabus since 2006/07	4	-	5	56	135

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

• Background
The environmental engineer is required to be able to respond to the need for sustainable processes and products used in the society. Industrial ecology, as defined early in 1994, is the study of the flows of resources in the technological environment, of the effects of those flows on the natural environment, and of the influences of economic, political, regulatory, and social factors on the flow, use, and transformation of resources (White, 1994). The recognition of concepts underlining this concept is an essential skill of the environmental engineer.

• Specific aims
Knowledge in concepts underlining the Industrial Ecology course as Cleaner Production, Life Cycle Management, Eco-design, Integrated Waste Management) Eco-industrial parks) and Sustainable consumption and Production. These concepts/tools when applied individually or in combination are important for a detailed knowledge of the environmental systems and to identify solutions for the environmental problems.
Students acquire knowledge in environmental sciences, and in the current practices and activities that cause environmental problems. and be capable of using the knowledge in the formulation, resolution and discussion of problems.
Acquire a sound knowledge in the area of training and be capable of using it in the design of solutions, forecast and prevention of those problems, including counterproductive effects;
Other aims include, the analysis with uncertainty, the solution and recommendation, the hypothesis formulation, systems thinking and the holistical approach is trained, prioritization and focus tradeoffs, judgment and balance in resolution.
Develop personal and interrelationship skills through group assignments, reporting and presentations in oral communication.
• Previous knowledge
Basic courses in environmental management of air pollution, water pollution and wastes management and natural resources conservation. Also in decision methods and in the environmental tools for aiding decision making.
• Perceptual distribution
Scientific component: 60%
Technological component (use of tools in assignments)- 40%
• Learning outcomes
Students at the end shall be able to:
i) acquire management skills and be capable of using them in the design, implementation and operation of environmental systems.
ii) recognize and compare the specificities of the different concepts and are able to applied them in order to systems analysis.
iii) recognize different concept being used to assess and promote sustainability with a strong emphases in the environment pillar.

Program

Concept, strategies and tools of industrial ecology

- Clean production
- Lifecycle management
- Product design
- Integrated waste management
- Eco-industrial parks
- Circular economy
- Sustainable consumption

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-practical classes (tutorials):
Presentation of course unit themes, supported, whenever possible, by the identification of real situations related to the environment problematic or examples of application of the concept of Industrial Ecology and case studies.

Theoretical-practical classes:
Compulsory writing of small reports on the course unit themes along with oral presentation.

Sessions with guest speakers and visits to companies (dates to be set).

keywords

Technological sciences > Technology
Natural sciences > Environmental science

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

To be admitted to exams, students have to obligatorily:
- reach a minimum average grade of 8 out of 20 in the continuous assessment component (exam).
- write four reports out of eight selected topics.

Calculation formula of final grade

FG1: Exam
FG2: practical component (reports and oral presentations)

Final Grade (FG) will be based on the following formula (FG=0.4*FG1+0.6*FG2).

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

The assessment at the special season encompasses a final exam and an article*. The final exam will cover the course unit themes.
*article can either be:
- a review paper – critical review of the topics of the program based on a bibliography research.
- research paper – oriented to the application of the course unit themes in a given situation.

Final Grade (FG) will based on the following formula (FG=0.4*exam + 0.6*article).

In order to improve their grades, students have to attend a final exam and they can only improve the grade of the exam.

Classification improvement

In order to improve their grades, students have to attend a final exam and they can only improve the grade of the exam and not the continuous assessment component (reports and presentations).

Observations

Prerequisites: knowledge in tools to aid environmental decision making.
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A study visit to Relvão eco-park and a session on eco-industrial parks.