WASTE TREATMENT AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY (SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY)
| Title | ΔΙΑΧΕΙΡΙΣΗ ΑΠΟΒΛΗΤΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΚΥΚΛΙΚΗ ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΑ (ΑΕΙΦΟΡΙΚΗ ΔΙΑΧΕΙΡΙΣΗ ΚΑΙ ΚΥΚΛΙΚΗ ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΑ) / WASTE TREATMENT AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY (SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY) |
| Code | 325 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Mechanical Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Christos Vlachokostas |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600020296 |
Programme of Study: UPS of School of Mechanical Engineering
Registered students: 28
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | Elective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course) | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Industrial Management | Elective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course) | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2021 – 2022 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 5 |
| Class ID | 600192349
|
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600192349
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Design and manage projects
- Respect natural environment
Course Content (Syllabus)
Sustainable management of resources (energy, water, natural), circural economy, circular transformation processes, sustainable product design, assembly to disassembly, industrial symbiosis, desicion models for synthesizing economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainability, decision support tools for sustainable management, mathematical programming, (linear, stochastic, MOLP, GP), multi-criteria decision analysis, simulation and stochastic processes, risk management,flow network applications, sustainable costing, Life Cycle Assessment, Life Cycle Costing, cost-benefit of sustainability strategies, Social-LCA, external costs, externalities, sustainable value chains, system analysis, industrial ecology, cleaner production, responsible consumption and production, biological and technical models of resources' management, "smart" technologies of participatory managemement of resources and waste, use of software in sustainable management applications and circular economy (e.g. Solver, LINDO , ELECTRE-III, PROMETHEE).
Keywords
Engineering and Sustainability Management, Circular Economy, Environmental Engineering and Management, Waste Management and Energy Utilization, Climate Change and Energy Strategies, Decision support and risk assessment tools
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 70 | 2.3 | |||
| Laboratory Work | 20 | 0.7 | |||
| Reading Assigment | 15 | 0.5 | |||
| Tutorial | 5 | 0.2 | |||
| Project | 20 | 0.7 | |||
| Written assigments | 15 | 0.5 | |||
| Exams | 5 | 0.2 | |||
| Total | 150 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
- Report (Formative, Summative)
Last Update
19-01-2022
