Duration
10h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in chemical and materials engineering (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits | |||
| Master in mechanical engineering (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits | |||
| Master in innovation management and the food design (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course, given in English, presents the Life Cycle Assessment methodology (LCA), allowing to evaluate the environmental impact of a process, product, service, following a 'cradle to grave' approach. The LCA related environmental communication is also considered (Environmental Product Declarations, ecolabels, ...).
It combines theoretical courses, case studies, software demonstrations and one personal (or group depending on the number of students) work.
The course is structured as follows:
- Introduction to environmental impacts and LCA
- Presentation of standards related to the realisation of an ACV
- Environmental communication
- LCA and ecodesign
- Case studies
- Introduction to one LCA software
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, the student will be able to
- show his understanding and his knowledge of the LCA methodology and related standards;
- to explain the advantages, potential applications, and limitations of the this methodology;
- to understand and interpret the results of an LCA study;
- to explain the environmental communication concept;
- to explain the ecodesign approach;
- to realize a basic LCA study on the basis on data available in demo cases.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Bachelor level scientific background.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is based on 'ex-cathedra' lectures, software demo sessions, homeworks and one personal work.
The individual work will be the object of a written report which will be presented and defended during the oral examination before a jury.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face lectures.
Recommended or required readings
Slides used during the lectures may be downloaded from eCampus.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam (personal work defense).
Homeworks must be given for formative evaluation one week after their reception.
Students who do no make homeworks will have their final mark on 18 (loss of 2 points during oral examination).
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
The course is be on Wednesday morning during the first quadrimester (8h30 - 12h30), room 1.94 (B28).
Contacts
Prof. Angélique LEONARD
A.Leonard@ulg.ac.be
Saicha Gerbinet
Saicha.Gerbinet@ulg.ac.be(sbelboom@ulg.ac.be
)
Dpt of Chemical Engineering
PEPs - Products, Environment, Processes
Quartier Agora
Institut de Physique, B5a, Room 1/51 and 1/53