Life Cycle Assessment (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Opetus tapahtuu 15.1-16.2.2024 välisenä aika tiistaisin ja perjantaisin. Lisätietoa ITS:ssä

Objective

Student learning objectives:
1. Understand the principles of the LCA process.
2. Are able to clearly communicate the fundamental concepts of LCA
3. Understand the results of a LCA analysis.
4. Practice work in a multidisciplinary and multicultural team
5. Practice think in a customer-oriented way
6.Practice to act independently using external networks and resources to manage a work successfully

Content

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is used to assess environmental impacts of different subjects, such as products, services, processes and economic activities. They can also be used as a basis for reducing the environmental impacts, for example by highlighting the problem areas and finding alternatives for the causes.
The core idea of a LCA is to look at the complete life cycle of a subject and both identify and quantify the different sources of environmental loads. There exists many different types of LCAs, some compare different products to each other and can be more simplified while others investigate the life cycle of one product in high detail and accuracy, some describe the current situation while others focus on capturing consequences of decisions. LCAs can be constructed based on processes when there is detailed data available but they can also be based on input-output data.

Materials

Kaikki kurssissa tarvittavat materiaalit ovat ITS:ssä.

Teaching methods

Asiantuntijaluentoja online, lähiopetusta ja -ohjausta, päästölaskentaa, tehtäviä ITS:ssä.

Exam schedules

Ei tenttiä.

Pedagogic approaches and sustainable development

Päästölaskentaharjoituksia yksin ja ryhmässä.

Completion alternatives

Ei muita tapoja

Student workload

Pienempiä tehtäviä sekä isompi päästölaskentatehtävä.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Harkka päästölaskenta vaikuttaa loppuarvosanaan 40%
Pienemmät tehtävät vaikuttavat 60%

Failed (0)

Student has not returned tasks in deadline.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Student poorly understands the principles of LCA process and the results of a LCA analysis. Student has shortcomings in their independent work management and use of external networks and resources. Student has difficulties to think in a customer-oriented way.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Student understands the principles of LCA process and the results of a LCA analysis. Student practices to act independently using external networks and resources to manage a work successfully. Student practices to think in a customer-oriented way.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student excellently understands the principles of LCA process and the results of a LCA analysis. Student acts independently using external networks and resources to manage a work excellently. Student thinks excellently in a customer-oriented way.

Further information

Lisätietoa: henna.knuutila@turkuamk.fi