COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT AND SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇEV 3112 LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT AND SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Environmental Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NURDAN BÜYÜKKAMACI

Offered to

Environmental Engineering

Course Objective

The course aims to teach a systematic approach to determining the environmental impacts of products or processes throughout their life cycle. Students will be taught the life cycle analysis approach, examining the concept of sustainability from different perspectives. They will be provided with information about the efficient use of natural resources, waste management, and environmentally friendly production principles. Students will learn to apply life cycle analysis to different processes, interpret the results, and use them for sustainable production.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describes the basic structure and application steps of life cycle analysis
2   Determines the data required to assess the environmental impacts of a process
3   Defines the requirements for the use of software used in the impact assessment phase
4   Reports the results of life cycle analysis
5   Explains the relationship between life cycle analysis and sustainable production

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Sustainability Assessment Tools in Manufacturing
2 Life Cycle Analysis Standards, Structure and Basic Concepts
3 System Boundary Determination Principles and Case Studies
4 Data Collection and Analysis
5 Impact Assessment and Analysis Methods
6 Software and Databases Used in Life Cycle Analysis
7 Software and Databases Used in Life Cycle Analysis
8 Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis
9 Reporting of Life Cycle Analysis Results
10 Life Cycle Analysis Application Areas
11 Sustainability Policies and Life Cycle Analysis
12 Group Study: Life Cycle Analysis Study for Different Sectors
13 Group Presentations and Discussion
14 Group Presentations and Discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

TS EN ISO 14040. Çevre yönetimi - Hayat boyu değerlendirme - Ilkeler ve çerçeve, 2007.
TS EN ISO 14044. Çevre yönetimi - Hayat boyu değerlendirme - Gerekler ve kılavuz, 2007.
Hans Bruijn, Robbert Duin, Mark A. J. Huijbregts, Jeroen B. Guinee, Marieke Gorree, Reinout Heijungs, Gjalt Huppes, Renée Kleijn, Arjan Koning, Lauran Oers, Anneke Wegener Sleeswijk, Sangwon Suh, Helias A. Udo de Haes. Handbook on Life Cycle Assessment Operational Guide to the ISO Standards. Springer Nature, 2002.
Sphera - GaBi ve OpenLCA software tutorial documents

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures (Theoretical Presentations): Life cycle analysis structure, implementation, reporting of results.
Practical Lessons: Introduction to OpenLCA, an open-source LCA software, and licensed GaBi SimaPro software.
Individual and/or Group Studies: Determination of environmental impacts of products through life cycle analysis with group studies.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Exams and group work assignments

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students are expected to attend classes regularly. Attendance will be evaluated at the end of the term.
Group work will be done as part of the course. Active participation in group work and timely presentations in class are required.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr. Nurdan Büyükkamacı
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi
Mühendislik Fakültesi
Çevre Mühendisliği Bölümü
35390 Buca/IZMIR Tel:232-3017106
E-mail: nurdan.buyukkamaci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 7-8

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 10 2 20
Tutorials 3 2 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 2 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Project Assignment 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.133
LO.2345
LO.35
LO.45
LO.54

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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