Study Guide

Objective

- you are familiar with eco-efficiency and environmental protection requirements
- you can design products which follow the principles of ecological design
- you can design products which are recycled and dispoded of in a proper way
- you pay attention to the separate stages of the production: anticipating, planning, choice of materials, manufacturing process, packing and logistics, use, maintenance and recyclability

Content

What does the sustainable life cycle approach mean?
How are the environmental considerations and life cycle approach taken into account and ensured in the product design stage?
How do you implement the life cycle approach in your own design?

Materials

Available in Learn platform.

Teaching methods

Xamk offers its students an opportunity to pursue studies flexibly to suit their various life situations. Students can choose between three learning routes: a learning route based on a working week, a learning route that accelerates the studies, and a work-based learning route.

A learning route based on a working week according to timetable.

Employer connections

Possible working life oriented excercise, in which assignment from external cooperation company.

Student workload

5cr is 135h where contact teaching is 70h and independence working is 65h

Further information

Learning tasks which are related to the subject will be carried out in the study module.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Student's self-reflection and peer evaluation
Evaluation of learning exercise
Active participation