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Environmental Management

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Environmental Management
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Industrial Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2021
Module code: WIBb21-850
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P450-0186
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
30SU (30 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
5
Semester: 8
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Exam

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Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
450 class hours (= 337.5 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 150 hours (equivalent to 5 ECTS credits).
There are therefore -187.5 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Studienleitung
Lecturer: Studienleitung

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Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module, students will:
be familiar with the concepts, instruments, and practical applications of corporate environmental management.
 
 They will be able to quickly familiarize themselves with this field within a company and carry out the corresponding tasks.
 
 And they will be familiar with specific rules and regulations.
 

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Module content:
1. Principles of environmental management
2. Company life cycle assessments and environmental management systems (ISO 14001; EMAS-VO)
3. Life cycle assessment and product life cycle assessment
4. Integrated management systems (quality and occupational safety)
5. Environmental Law (focus on waste law) / Commissioners / EU directives
6. Operational material flow and waste management (waste concepts, material flow management, waste logistics, residual materials ordinance, recycling packaging ordinance, electronic waste ordinance, company representative)

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Teaching methods/Media:
Lectures, seminar-style teaching, digitally supported teaching, self-study

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Recommended or required reading:
• Handbuch Umweltcontrolling, Herausgeber Bundesumweltministerium und Umweltbundesamt, Verlag Franz Vahl, München, 2001
• Baumast, A./Papa, J.: Betriebliches Umweltmanagement, 4. Auflage, Verlag Eugen Ulmer, 2009
• Schmid, D.: Qualitätsmanagement: Arbeitsschutz und Umweltmanagement, 4. Auflage, Europa Lehrmittel, 2012
• Beckmann, M.: Abfallrecht, 16. Auflage, DTV, 2012

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