Study Guide

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
- Describe the terminology of circular economy and sustainable development
- Describe products, services and technologies which can minimize negative environmental effects
- Apply circular economy, materials recycling, processing and usage in developing new services and products
- Take into account special characteristics of materials and production processes

Content

- Terminology of clean production technologies
- Business models of circular economy
- Clean production technologies
- Reuse of Industrial side streams and circulation material
- Exploitation of biomasses in industrial processes
- Characterization and optimization of materials
- Renewable energy and materials efficiency

Materials

Materials in Itslearning.
Materials given during workshops.
Own material.

Teaching methods

Web based material, Project based learning, Research, Workshop

Exam schedules

No Exam.

International connections

Digital learning, Team-based learning, Project working, Discussion

Completion alternatives

If you are not able to participate the workshop, please inform in forehand. You will be given an extra task.

Student workload

1 credit requires in average 26,7 working hours.
5 credits = 133 hours.
The course consists of Pre-Task and a tailored Individual Task that will be presented during Workshop days. The Course also includes 2 Group Tasks: a Company assignment and a new idea for a RDI-Project.

Content scheduling

Different concepts of circular economy, biotechnology and cleantech. The emphasis of the conceps is on students' own fields of work and education.
The objectives of the course are:
- to activate the ability to recognize the possibilities of circular economy in own (working) environment
- create a new way of thinking that the implementation of circular economy requires.
The course consists of 2 compulsory workshop days.

The structure and tasks:

Before workshops
-Individual Pretask

Tu 18.1.22, Workshop
-Presentations of Individual PreTasks
-Briefing for Individual Tasks in teams (done or at least presented in teams)

Tu 15.2.22 Workshop
-Presentations of Individual Tasks in Pairs
-Briefing of Company Assignment

Tu 15.3.22 Workshop
- Presentations of Company Assignments and next steps
- Briefing of Innovation Task

Tu 12.4.22 Workshop
- Presentations of Group Tasks
- Dead line of final reporting will be agreed together.

Further information

All the tasks have to be returned in order to pass the course.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment is based on student's reports, presentations and active participation during workshops.
Group Tasks will be evaluated based on the quality of the reports as well as novelty and implementability of the ideas.
The Company will also give their evaluation of the Company assignment.

If report is returned late, its evaluation will be decreased by one number.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Tasks has not been returned. Student has not participated workshops.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The evaluation of reports is based on Assessment criteria of reports -table, which can be found from Itslearning and general instruction of Thesis (in Messi).
Not participating discussion during workshops.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The evaluation of reports is based on Assessment criteria of reports -table, which can be found from Itslearning and general instruction of Thesis (in Messi).
Moderate participating discussion during workshops.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The evaluation of reports is based on Assessment criteria of reports -table, which can be found from Itslearning and general instruction of Thesis (in Messi).
Actively participating discussion and bringing new points of view during workshops.