MODULE DESCRIPTION Module code Module name Module name in English Valid from academic year 01/01 MODULE PLACEMENT IN THE SYLLABUS Ekologia i zarządzanie środowiskiem Ecology and Environmental Management Subject Level of education Studies profile Form and method of conducting classes Specialisation Unit conducting the module Module co-ordinator Safety Engineering 1 st degree (1st degree / nd degree) General (general / practical) Full-time (full-time / part-time) The Department of Automotive Engineering and Transport Dariusz Kurczyński, PhD, Eng. (lectures) Tomasz Ambrozik, PhD, Eng. (classes, project) Approved by: MODULE OVERVIEW Type of subject/group of subjects Module status Language of conducting classes Module placement in the syllabus - semester Subject realisation in the academic year Initial requirements Examination Number of ECTS credit points Method of conducting classes Major (basic / major / specialist subject / conjoint / other HES) Compulsory (compulsory / non-compulsory) Polish rd semester Winter semester (winter / summer) No requirements (module codes / module names) No (yes / no) Lecture Classes Laboratory Project Other Per semester 15 15 15
TEACHING RESULTS AND THE METHODS OF ASSESSING TEACHING RESULTS Module target The aim of the subject is to familiarise students with the functioning of the environment, relationship between animate and inanimate environment (particularly between the environment and a man, basic hazards which human economy poses for the environment as well as with the fundamentals of environmental management whose purpose is to use environmental resources in a rational manner, which guarantees the development of current and future generations). Other aims of the module include the following: acquiring knowledge which concerns natural environment as the place of living and human activity; familiarising students with the issue of harmful effect of human activity on the environment; acquiring knowledge on the construction and principle of operation as regards environmental management systems (which are directed at limiting a harmful impact of the civilizational development of a man on the environment and providing a continuous development of current and future generations); utilising the acquired knowledge in harmless technical and technological solutions. Effect symbol Teaching results Teaching methods (l/c/l/p/other) Reference to subject effects Reference to effects of a field of study W_0 A student knows basic issues as regards ecology and environmental management systems; a student has broadened knowledge of the Earth. A student is familiar with basic sources of information on ecology and environmental management systems. l/c A student knows basic principles as regards the functioning of population and whole ecosystems. l/c A student is knowledgeable about the sources of environmental pollution connected with living and economic activity of a man. l A student is knowledgeable about the phenomena resulting from economic activity of a man which are harmful as regards the life of a man and other populations. Moreover, a student knows the effects l of interacting of these phenomena on the environment. A student has fundamental knowledge on environmental management systems. In addition, a student knows the basics of the functioning as l regards a legal and organizational system (concerning environmental protection) in Poland. A student has fundamental knowledge on environmental protection means and instruments. l A student knows basic issues connected with environmental management in an enterprise. l A student can search sources of information on the issues connected with ecology, environmental protection, and environmental management, which is necessary in engineering activity. A student can independently acquire knowledge as regards ecology, environmental protection, and environmental management. A student can independently prepare and give a presentation on ecology and environmental c/p c/p c K_U01 K_U05 K_U01 K_U0 T1A_U01 T1A_U05 T1A_U01 T1A_U0
management. A student can prepare documentation and/or a project which concerns the instruments of environmental management and ecological systems. A student is aware of hazards as regards the environment which are caused by economic and living activity of a man. A student understands the necessity of complying with the changing requirements which concern environmental protection (both in a household and in an enterprise). p l/c/p l/c/p K_U05 K_U07 K_U01 K_U0 K_U0 K_K0 K_K01 K_K0 T1A_U05 T1A_U07 T1A_U01 T1A_U0 T1A_U0 T1A_K0 InzA_K01 T1A_K01 T1A_K0 InzA_K01 Teaching contents: Teaching contents as regards lectures Lecture number 1 Teaching contents Introduction to the subject. The literature on the subject. Explaining the concept of ecology. The scope of ecology. Basic ecological concepts and their definitions. The branches of ecology. Basic information concerning the Earth. Abiotic and biotic factors of the environment. Environmental factors constraining the occurrence of living organisms. Tolerance range of organisms as regards environmental factors. Population and its features. The structure of population. Interactions among populations. Biocenosis and its features. Food chains and trophic levels. Food dependencies networks. Trophic pyramids. Biological diversity. The aspects of biological diversity. The causes of hazards as regards biological diversity. Ecosystem, its structure and functioning. The circulation of matter in the environment. The decomposition of organic matter. Ecological succession. The relationship between a man and the environment at various stages of its development. The sources and types of environmental pollution. Atmosphere pollution. The effects of air pollution. The types of water contamination. The significance of soil in the environment and human activity. The reasons of soil degradation. Chemical hazards concerning soil. Precipitation types. The arduousness of precipitation for the environment. Phenomena connected with air pollution: the greenhouse effect, ozone holes, acid rains, and smog (their reasons and effects on the environment and a man). Basic notions concerning environmental management. The idea and concept of constant and balanced development. A general model of the management system. The object of environmental management. The components of the management object: society, economy, environment, and the environment. A system managing environmental management processes: management institutions and management tools. Reference to teaching results for a module W_0 W_0 5 6 The means of environmental management. Ecological policy. The principles of ecological policy. Poland s ecological policy. Ecological policy of the EU. Programming and planning in environmental management. Environmental monitoring. Basic information on the financing system as regards environmental protection. The instruments of environmental management: general law regulations, legal and administrative instruments, economic instruments, ecological taxation reform, the instruments of voluntary application, and the instruments of social interaction. 7 Managing environmental protection. Water management. Waste management.
8 Managing safety and ecological risk. Managing the environment in an enterprise. Developing environmental management systems in an enterprise. Environmentally-friendly programmes. Environmental management according to ISO 1001. Environmental management according to EMAS. An ecological product. Costs and benefits of an enterprise connected with implementing an ecological management system. Teaching contents as regards classes Class number Teaching contents 1 Discussing the subject matter of the module. Discussing the requirements concerning students. Discussing the principles of preparing a paper, a presentation as well as conducting a short presentation on the selected subject. Discussing the sources of information on the issues connected with environmental protection in transport. 5 6 7 8 A legal and organisational system in environmental management. Ecological policy of the EU and Poland. Managing ecological aspects in an enterprise. The characteristics of environmental elements on the selected examples. The impact of economic growth on the environment. Ecolabelling as an example of marketing in environmental management. Instruments in environmental management. Politics in relations to environmental protection. Technology in relations to environmental protection. Waste management. Economic aspects of environmental protection. Reference to teaching results for a module W_0 Teaching contents as regards project classes
Project class number 1 Teaching contents The instruments of environmental management. The systems of financing environmental management. Ecological systems applied in industry. A project of an environmentally-friendly system. Reference to teaching results for a module 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.) - A written test. Assessing a student s involvement (a paper). Observing a student s involvement during the classes. A discussion with a student during the classes. Assessing report quality. Observing a student s involvement during the classes. A discussion with a student during the classes, tutorials, and an oral test. STUDENT S INPUT Type of student s activity ECTS credit points Student s workload 1 Participation in lectures 15 Participation in classes 15 Participation in laboratories 15
Participation in tutorials (- times per semester) 5 Participation in project classes 6 Project tutorials 5 7 Participation in an examination 8 Participation in a final test on laboratory classes 1 9 Number of hours requiring a lecturer s assistance 5 (sum) 10 Number of ECTS credit points which are allocated for assisted work (1 ECTS credit point=5-0 hours) 11 Unassisted study of lecture subjects 10 1 Unassisted preparation for classes 15 1 Unassisted preparation for tests 10 1 Unassisted preparation for laboratories 15 Preparing reports 16 Preparing for a final laboratory test 17 Preparing a project or documentation 15 18 Preparing for an examination 19 Preparing questionnaires 0 Number of hours of a student s unassisted work 50 (sum) 1 Number of ECTS credit points which a student receives for unassisted work (1 ECTS credit point=5-0 hours) Total number of hours of a student s work 10 ECTS credit points per module 1 ECTS credit point=5-0 hours Work input connected with practical classes Total number of hours connected with practical classes 75 5 Number of ECTS credit points which a student receives for practical classes (1 ECTS credit point=5-0 hours)