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CE50178: IEM environmental management and assessment residential school

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2015/6
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Chemical Engineering
Further information on credits Credits: 3
Further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Modular (no specific semester)
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: RS 100%
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Residential (RS 100%)
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
This residential school aims to introduce the principles of environmental management tools and environmental management systems and to provide a practical appreciation of how they are applied.

Learning Outcomes:
Through attending this residential element, which is complementary to the Environmental Management and Assessment unit and serves as an introduction to the IEM MSc programme, students will develop and reinforce their understanding of environmental management systems and gain a detailed insight into the other environmental management tools addressed by the IEM MSc. The residential school emphasises the development of a real world perspective on environmental management.

Skills:
During the residential school, students work in groups on a case study with tutor support, thus developing interpersonal skills and getting to know their cohort group, and the tutors.

Content:
The residential school covers environmental management systems and overviews of environmental impact assessment, environmental audit, cost-benefit analysis, life cycle assessment, clean technology, energy management, environmental risk management and sustainable development. The residential school may be supported by online resources and activities as part of the development of blended delivery.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

CE50178 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Chemical Engineering
Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2015/16 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2016/17 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2015/16.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.