Waste Management Module (15 cr)
Code: 5131084-1001
General information
- Timing
- 11.01.2016 - 22.04.2016
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 15 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 15 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- Engineering and Business
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 8 - 50
- Teachers
- Henna Knuutila
- Course
- 5131084
Evaluation scale
H-5
Objective
Students willunderstand the main principles of waste managementidentify the business potential of recycling and reuserecognize the need for new innovationsrecognize the value of waste as a resourcerecognize the need for legislative incentivesenhance their working life competencesStudents will be ableto work in a multidisciplinary and multicultural teamto think in a customer-oriented wayto act in presentation and interaction situationsto act independently using external networks and resourcesto manage a project successfully
Content
The Waste Management Module deals with current themes related to waste management, circular economy and resource efficiency. For example:principles of waste legislationthe waste management hierarchy: minimization, reuse, recycling, energy recovery, final disposalwaste amounts and compositionmost common waste utilization methods