Resource and Environmental Management at Operational Level
| Degree programme | Environment and Engineering |
| Subject area | Engineering Technology |
| Type of degree | Bachelor Full-time Winter Semester 2024 |
| Course unit title | Resource and Environmental Management at Operational Level |
| Course unit code | 086011050505 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Type of course unit (compulsory, optional) | Compulsory optional |
| Teaching hours per week | 4 |
| Year of study | 2024 |
| Level of the course / module according to the curriculum | |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 6 |
| Name of lecturer(s) |
None
The course provides a comprehensive introduction to corporate environmental and resource management systems:
- Qualitative and quantitative presentation and recording of all relevant material and goods flows: Control, optimisation Creation of scenarios: e.g. identification of redundant flows
- Basic knowledge of resource logistics and resource efficiency: cost savings coupled with environmental protection
- Detailed presentation of the environmental management system - method including case studies
- Presentation and critical examination of further concepts: certificates and labels, cleaner production, clean tech, eco-labels, eco-profit, etc.
The course provides knowledge of corporate environmental and resource management.
The students
- have an overview and understanding of resource cycles in companies
- can help develop resource budget concepts for companies
- have the ability to prepare and maintain an environmental management system (EMS) on the part of the company
- know the environmentally relevant laws for companies
- can write sustainability reports
The socio-economic as well as ecological character of the topic of environmental and resource management together with the processing of corresponding questions in small groups lead to the promotion of communication competence, self-competence and social competence.
- Lecture
- exercises
- Case studies
Final written or oral examination
None
- Brauweiler, Jana; Hoffmann, Anke Zenker; Will, Markus (2018): Environmental management systems according to ISO 14001: Basic knowledge for practitioners. 2nd ed. Gabler Verlag (= essentials, Management & HR). Online on the Internet: DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-20275-0 (Access on: 03.07.2020).
- Förtsch, Gabi; Meinholz, Heinz (2018): Handbook on Corporate Environmental Management. 3rd ed. Springer Vieweg. Online on the Internet: DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-19151-1 (accessed on: 03.07.2020).
- Günther, Edeltraud; Schrack, Daniela (2018): Resource management: Sustainable management of natural capital in companies. 1st edition. Munich: UVK Lucius (= UTB).
- Haas, Hans-Dieter; Schlesinger, Dieter Matthew (2016): Environmental economics and resource management. Special edition. Darmstadt: WBG (Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft) (= Geowissen kompakt).
- Ren, Jingzheng; Toniolo, Sara (eds.) (2019): Life cycle sustainability assessment for decision-making: methodologies and case studies. 1st ed. Cambridge: Elsevier. Online on the Internet: URL: https://www.elsevier.com/books/life-cycle-sustainability-assessment-for-decision-making/ren/978-0-12-818355-7
- bit management Beratung GmbH (no year): ÖKOPROFIT. Online on the Internet: URL: http://www.bitmanagement.at/Umweltmanagement/OeKOPROFIT/ (accessed on: 03.07.2020).
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