Air pollution (5 cr)
Code: T87B315-3001
General information
Enrollment
20.08.2018 - 07.09.2018
Timing
03.09.2018 - 15.12.2018
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Mikkeli Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
0 - 45
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Environmental Engineering
Teachers
- Juho Rajala
Teacher in charge
Juho Rajala
Groups
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T8716SN
Objective
You know the sources of air pollution and the air quality affected by emissions, transport and atmospheric chemistry of pollutants. You know the basic monitoring methods and can analyze the pollution level and its sources. You know the main features of national and international guidance and regulations concerning air pollution.
Content
What are the air pollutants? Where do anthropogenic emissions come from? How are the emissions transformed and transported in the atmosphere? What are the health and environmental consequences of air pollution? How can you analyze the pollution sources chemically and mathematically? The course includes 1,5 cr mathematics applied in the subject area.
Location and time
Possibility to take the course when precending studies are completed, or taken at the same time.
Materials
MAterial will be provided online
Teaching methods
Scheduled track:
Contact lessons marked in the course schedule.
Blended track:
Possibility to take the course when precending studies are completed, or taken at the same time.
Exam schedules
Two following general exams after the course
Student workload
Workload is based on the amount of credits earned.
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment criteria, good (3)
The student can a) use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations. b) evaluate information sources critically. c) work as team members in working life expert duties and identify and describe the problems of the professional field. e) choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices.
Assessment methods and criteria
Final exam and project works done during the course
Qualifications
Basic engineering physics. Basic engineering chemistry. Energy production.