MODULE DESCRIPTION Module code Module name Module name in English Valid from academic year 2013/2014 MODULE PLACEMENT IN THE SYLLABUS Zarządzanie środowiskiem i ekologia Environmental Management and Ecology Subject Level of education Studies profile Form and method of conducting Specialisation Unit conducting the module Module co-ordinator Mechanics and Machine Design 1st degree (1st degree / 2nd degree) General (general / practical) Full-time (full-time / part-time) The Department of Automotive Engineering and Transport Dariusz Kurczyński, PhD, Eng. Approved by: MODULE OVERVIEW Type of subject/group of subjects Module status Language of conducting Module placement in the syllabus - semester Subject realisation in the academic year Initial requirements Examination Number of ECTS credit points 1 Major (basic / major / specialist subject / conjoint / other HES) Compulsory (compulsory / non-compulsory) Polish 7 th semester Winter semester (winter / summer) No requirements (module codes / module names) No (yes / no) Method of conducting Lecture Classes Laboratory Project Other Per semester 15
TEACHING RESULTS AND THE METHODS OF ASSESSING TEACHING RESULTS Module target The aim of the module is to familiarise students with: environment functioning, the relationships between biotic and abiotic environment (particularly between the man and the environment); basic threats posed by man s economy; and the fundamentals of environmental management aiming at rational resource utilisation (which provides the development of present and future generations). Other aims of the module include the following: acquainting students with the issues of harmful effect of man s activity on the environment; acquiring knowledge on the structure and principle of operation as regards environment management systems (which are directed at limiting harmful effect of man s civilisational development on the environment and providing constant development of current and future generations; finally, the aim of the module is to utilise the acquired knowledge in technical and technological solutions which do not have a harmful effect on the environment. Effect symbol Teaching results Teaching methods (l/c/l/p/other) Reference to subject effects Reference to effects of a field of study W_03 W_04 W_07 A student knows basic issues as regards ecology and environmental management systems; a student also has extensive knowledge as regards the Earth. Moreover, a student is familiar with basic sources of information on ecology and environmental management systems. A student is acquainted with basic principles of population functioning (as well as whole ecosystems). A student is knowledgeable about the sources of environmental pollution connected with economic and daily activities of a man. A student is familiar with the phenomena which are a result of a man s economic activity posing a threat to his/her and other populations living environment. Moreover, a student is familiar with the interaction of these phenomena on the environment. A student has fundamental knowledge on environmental management systems. In addition, a student knows the fundamentals of legal and organisational system functioning which concerns environmental protection in Poland. A student has fundamental knowledge on the means and instruments of environmental management. A student is familiar with basic issues connected with environmental management in an enterprise. A student can search sources of information on the issues concerning ecology, environmental protection and environmental management, which are indispensable in engineering activity. A student is capable of acquiring knowledge on ecology, environmental protection and management in an independent manner. A student is aware of the threats to the environment by economic and living activity of a man. A student understands the necessity of acquiring knowledge on the changing requirements concerning environmental protection. A student understands the necessity of complying l l K_U01 T1A_U01 l K_U07 T1A_U05 l K_K02 T1A_K02 l K_K01 T1A_K01 K_K02 K_K05 T1A_K02 T1A_K05
with the changing requirements concerning environmental protection (both in as regards households and in enterprises). T1A_K06 Teaching contents: Teaching contents as regards lectures Lecture number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Teaching contents Introduction to the subject. Literature on the subject. Explaining the concept of ecology. The scope of research concerning ecology. Basic environmental notions and their definitions. The branches of ecology. Basic information on the Earth. Abiotic and biotic factors of the environment. Environmental factors constraining the occurrence of organisms. Tolerance range of organisms as regards environmental factors. Population and its features. The structure of population. Interactions among populations. Biocoenosis and its features. Food chains and trophic levels. Food relationship networks. Trophic pyramids. Biodiversity and its aspects. The reasons of threats as regards biodiversity. Ecosystem, its structure as well as functioning. The circulation of matter in the environment. The decomposition of organic matter. Environmental succession. Man s attitude towards the environments at various stages of development. The sources and types of environmental pollution. Atmospheric pollution. The effects of air pollution. The types of water contamination. The methods of anticontamination water protection. The significance of soil in the environment and man s activity The reasons for soil degradation. Chemical soil threats. The methods of soil protection. The types of waste. Waste arduousness for the environment. Phenomena associated with air pollution: greenhouse effect, ozone hole, acid rains, and smog their causes and effects concerning their impact on the environment and the man. The possibilities of preventing these phenomena. Basic scientific notions concerning environmental management. The concept and principles of continuous and balanced development. Generalised management system model. The object of environmental management. The components of the management object: society, economy, and the environment. Management system concerning environmental management system: management institutions and management tools. The means of environmental management. Environmental policy. The principles of environmental policy. Poland s environmental policy. EU environmental policy. Programming and planning in environmental management. Environment monitoring. Basic information on the funding system concerning environmental protection. Environment management tools: general regulations, legal and administration instruments, economic instruments, ecological tax reform, the instruments of voluntary application, and the instruments of social interaction. Environmental protection management. Water economy management. Waste economy management. Managing safety and ecological threat. Managing the environment in an enterprise. The development of environmental management systems in an enterprise. Environmentallyfriendly programmes. Environmental management according to ISO 14 001. EMAS system environmental management. Ecological product. Costs and benefits of an enterprise connected with introducing an environmental Reference to teaching results for a module W_03 W_03 W_04 W_07
management system. The methods of assessing teaching results Effect symbol Methods of assessing teaching results (assessment method, including skills reference to a particular project, laboratory assignments, etc.) - W_7 A written test on the lectures. A written test; a discussion with a student during an oral test. Observing a student s involvement during the ; a discussion with the student during tutorials; a discussion during an oral test. STUDENT S INPUT ECTS credit points Type of student s activity Student s workload 1 Participation in lectures 15 2 Participation in 3 Participation in laboratories 4 Participation in tutorials (2-3 times per semester) 1 5 Participation in project 6 Project tutorials 7 Participation in an examination 8 Participation in a final test on laboratory 1 9 Number of hours requiring a lecturer s assistance 17 (sum) 10 Number of ECTS credit points which are allocated for assisted work 0.6 11 Unassisted study of lecture subjects 5 12 Unassisted preparation for 13 Unassisted preparation for tests 8 14 Unassisted preparation for laboratory 15 Preparing reports 16 Preparing for a final test on laboratory 17 Preparing a project or documentation 18 Preparing for an examination 19 Preparing questionnaires 20 Number of hours of a student s unassisted work 13 (sum) 21 Number of ECTS credit points which a student receives for unassisted work 22 Total number of hours of a student s work 30 23 ECTS credit points per module 1 ECTS credit point=25-30 hours 1 24 Work input connected with practical 0.4
Total number of hours connected with practical 25 Number of ECTS credit points which a student receives for practical