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Life cycle assessment (LCA) (5 cr)

Code: EE00CX36-3001

General information


Enrollment
16.12.2019 - 10.01.2020
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
20.01.2020 - 31.07.2020
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
Department of Forestry and Environmental Technology
Campus
Mikkeli Campus
Teaching languages
Finnish
Seats
0 - 30
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Environmental Engineering
Teachers
MYY Ymp1
Teacher in charge
Arto Sormunen
Groups
EEMI18SP
Environmental Engineering, full-time studies
Course
EE00CX36
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Objective

You know what life cycle assessment is and how to carry it out in practice. You are familiar with the terms LCI and LCIA. You know the key methodologies of assessing the environmental impacts of processes.

Content

How do you carry out an environmental life cycle impact assessment?
What types of computer programs exist for analyzing life cycle environmental impacts?
Why are LCIAs becoming more and more important and how are they used by companies?
What are the stages of LCA?

Evaluation

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
b. evaluate information sources critically.
e. choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices.
g. apply critically the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations.

Evaluation scale

1-5

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