Product life cycle assessment

Course: ECOLOGY (Master) FULL-TIME

Structural unit: Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center

Title
Product life cycle assessment
Code
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2022/2023
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6
Learning outcomes
PR08. Be able to clearly and unambiguously convey professional knowledge, own justifications and conclusions to specialists and the general public. PR11. Be able to use modern information resources on ecology, nature management and environmental protection. PR13. Be able to assess the potential impact of man-made objects and economic activities on the environment. PR14. Apply new approaches to developing a decision-making strategy in complex, unpredictable conditions. PR19. Be able to independently plan the implementation of a research task and formulate conclusions based on its results. PR23. Choose a strategy of the company's activity with minimization of the negative impact on the environment.
Form of study
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Know the basics of environmental protection legislation of Ukraine, orient yourself in the categories of ecological marketing and assessment of the impact of human activity on the environment. 2. To be familiar with the concept of sustainable development and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 3. Have skills: independent work with reference literature, work with a PC.
Course content
The discipline has an applied direction and focuses attention on a complex of problems of improving environmental and resource security, where the central place is occupied by issues of sustainable management of materials and resources. The discipline examines the problems and possible ways of reducing the anthropogenic load on the environment, increasingly focusing on the role and importance of environmental assessment of products.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. A Technical Framework for Life-Cycle Assessment. Workshop Report. – Washington D.C.: SETAC, 1991. 2. Шапочка М.К. Проектування продукту в системі управління відходами / М.К. Шапочка, Т.I. Шевченко // Механізм регулювання економіки. – 2008. – №3. – Т.2. – С. 137 – 142. 3. Екологічне керування. Оцінювання життєвого циклу. Принципи та структура: ДСТУ ISO 14040:2004. – [Чинний від 2006‑01‑01]. – Офіц. вид. – К.: Держстандарт України, 2007. – 14 с. 4. Система розроблення та поставлення продукції на виробництво. Основні терміни та визначення: ДСТУ 3278-95. – [Чинний від 1997‑01‑01]. – Офіц. вид. – К.: Держстандарт України, 1997. – 34 с. 5. Екологічне управління. Оцінювання впливів у процесі життєвого циклу. Приклади застосування ISO 14042: ДСТУ ISO/TR 14047:2007 (ISO/TR 14047:2003, IDT). – [Чинний від 2009‑07‑01]. – Офіц. вид. – К.: Держстандарт України, 2009. – 24 с.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Practical classes, Individual work
Assessment methods and criteria
- semester evaluation: 1. Modular control work 1 – RN –1.1.-4.2. – 16 points / 8 points 2. Modular control work 2 – RN –1.1.-4.2. – 16 points / 8 points 3. Practical works: RN – RN –1.1.-4.2. – 20 points / 10 points 4. Independent work: RN – RN –1.1.-4.2. – 8 points / 4 points - final evaluation: in the form of an exam
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Sergii Karlashchuk
Department of Ecology and Zoology
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Ecology and Zoology
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center