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Industrial Ecology and Life Cycle AnalysisLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: BIY6030

Credits

5 op

Teaching language

  • Finnish

Responsible person

  • Lasse Okkonen

Objective

Student understands different aspects on sustainability and sustainable development. Student knows the concepts of industrial ecology and can identify improvement opportunities in industrial production systems. Student can identify system boundaries, actors and material- and energy flows. Student can describe the sustainability and evolution of industrial ecosystems and eco-industrial areas. Student knows the concepts of life cycle analyses and can analyse life-cycle impacts of a product or a service.

Content

Alternative aspects on sustainability and sustainable development, basics of systems analyses, industrial ecology concepts and principles, regional and product based approaches on industrial ecology, concepts and standards of life-cycle analyses, generating life-cycle analyses by LCA application; tutorial practicesj, oint assignment with Quality and Environmental Management. Assignment includes generation of life-cycle analyses with working-life partners.

Enrollment

01.04.2023 - 15.04.2023

Timing

11.09.2023 - 15.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Energy and Environmental Engineering
Teachers
  • Lasse Okkonen
Teacher in charge

Lasse Okkonen

Groups
  • IENS21
    Engineer, Energy and Environmental Engineering, Full-Time Studies, Fall, 2021

Objective

Student understands different aspects on sustainability and sustainable development. Student knows the concepts of industrial ecology and can identify improvement opportunities in industrial production systems. Student can identify system boundaries, actors and material- and energy flows. Student can describe the sustainability and evolution of industrial ecosystems and eco-industrial areas. Student knows the concepts of life cycle analyses and can analyse life-cycle impacts of a product or a service.

Content

Alternative aspects on sustainability and sustainable development, basics of systems analyses, industrial ecology concepts and principles, regional and product based approaches on industrial ecology, concepts and standards of life-cycle analyses, generating life-cycle analyses by LCA application; tutorial practicesj, oint assignment with Quality and Environmental Management. Assignment includes generation of life-cycle analyses with working-life partners.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

01.04.2022 - 30.04.2022

Timing

05.09.2022 - 16.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

RDI portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

10 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Energy and Environmental Engineering
Teachers
  • Lasse Okkonen
Teacher in charge

Lasse Okkonen

Groups
  • BIYNS20
    Engineer, Energy and Environmental Engineering, Full-Time Studies, Fall, 2020

Objective

Student understands different aspects on sustainability and sustainable development. Student knows the concepts of industrial ecology and can identify improvement opportunities in industrial production systems. Student can identify system boundaries, actors and material- and energy flows. Student can describe the sustainability and evolution of industrial ecosystems and eco-industrial areas. Student knows the concepts of life cycle analyses and can analyse life-cycle impacts of a product or a service.

Content

Alternative aspects on sustainability and sustainable development, basics of systems analyses, industrial ecology concepts and principles, regional and product based approaches on industrial ecology, concepts and standards of life-cycle analyses, generating life-cycle analyses by LCA application; tutorial practicesj, oint assignment with Quality and Environmental Management. Assignment includes generation of life-cycle analyses with working-life partners.

Evaluation scale

H-5