ENGN4420 will not be running in 2017. Students should enrol in ENGN4027 to replace the course in the MMSY-MAJ or SUSY-MAJ.
This course will cover sustainability issues for industry, such as techniques for environmental conscious product design and sustainable product-service development. The syllabus will include life-cycle analysis (LCA) based on ISO14000 standards, end-of-life product management considerations (recycling, remanufacture, and reuse), and carbon emission issues such as global warming potential and ecological/carbon footprint, and cleaner production technologies.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Students will be able to:
- apply international standards to undertake product life-cycle analysis
- determine the energy needs and carbon footprint for product development and manufacturing
- design a manufacturing process using cleaner production technologies
- develop an end-of-life product strategy and integrate this strategy into the preliminary product development stage.
Mapping of Learning Outcomes to Assessment and Professional Competencies
Indicative Assessment
Project with interim reports (15%) and final reports (60%); Tutorials (10%); Presentation (15%)
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Workload
Weekly workload comprised of lectures and linked activities (2 hours), tutorial (1 hour), quizzes (1 hour), project work (3 hours), self-directed study (3 hours).
Requisite and Incompatibility
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 2
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $4740 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $6000 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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