3 ECTS credits
75 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 1024308ANR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.
HOC (Lecture):
Introduction: connection between technology, sustainability, and environmental issues
Life cycle analysis and calculation of environmental impact
Case studies (partly guest speakers): sustainable construction, the energy challenge and sustainable energy, mobility, materials.
WPO (Project Work):
Students will receive a group assignment and will work on it during WPO (Work Placement Opportunities) and independently. The assignment is related to at least 1, preferably several of the themes covered in the lecture. Additionally, students must also address the aspects of ethics, legislation, and standards related to their chosen topic.
Group Assignment: The groups consist of 5 or 6 students and have a mixed composition (ideally at least one student from each of the three programs: BSc Engineering Sciences: Architecture, BSc Engineering Sciences, and BSc Industrial Sciences). The composition is arranged by the course instructors. The group distribution will be announced via Canvas before the start of the tutorial sessions.
Students may choose a theme from a list that is prepared in advance by the course instructors (available via Canvas), or, with the approval of the instructors, propose a theme themselves. Groups that have not chosen a theme before the start of the tutorial sessions will be assigned one.
The general learning outcome is to have knowledge on sustainablility and ethics. Moreover the students learn how to calculate the environmental impact of a product and they understand how to use this information to reduce the impact of the product.
General Learning Outcomes:
Overview of the General Learning Outcomes of the three programs to which this course contributes, thematically grouped (with mention of the program and the number of the corresponding learning outcomes):
Ethical Conduct with a Focus on Sustainability:
IA 5. The Bachelor of Science in Engineering: Architecture can understand the ecological and socio-cultural impact of construction and the criteria important in designing sustainable architecture.
IA 10. The Bachelor of Science in Engineering: Architecture can reflect on the principles of sustainable development in the built environment and translate them into design.
IA 14. The Bachelor of Science in Engineering: Architecture has embraced the ecological, social, and cultural scope of the discipline and consciously strives for sustainable, ethical design decisions.
IR 15. The Bachelor of Science in Engineering understands the scope of the ethical, social, ecological, and economic context of work and aims for sustainable solutions to engineering problems, including safety aspects.
IW 13. [The Bachelor in Industrial Sciences can] Act ethically and socially responsibly with attention to technical, economic, humane, and sustainability aspects.
Problem-Solving Thinking:
IA 7. The Bachelor of Science in Engineering: Architecture can analyze a problem within socio-cultural and ecological conditions and develop a well-founded vision based on it.
IA 16. The Bachelor of Science in Engineering: Architecture has an inventive and problem-solving attitude.
IR 2. The Bachelor of Science in Engineering can understand engineering principles and apply them to analyze key technical processes and explore new and emerging technologies.
IR 5. The Bachelor of Science in Engineering can define, classify, formulate, and solve engineering problems, identify limitations, and critically examine proposed solutions for sustainability and societal relevance.
IR 16. The Bachelor of Science in Engineering has a creative, problem-solving, result-oriented, and evidence-based attitude focused on innovation.
IW 3. [The Bachelor in Industrial Sciences can] Solve practical engineering problems based on an understanding of basic theory and methods for schematizing and modeling processes or systems.
IW 4. [The Bachelor in Industrial Sciences can] Engage in implementation-oriented and analytical problem-solving, design, development, and creative innovation with attention to the operational implications of specific cases.
IW 6. [The Bachelor in Industrial Sciences can] Select, apply, and process research, subject, and solution methods effectively based on acquired insights.
Teamwork:
IA 13. The Bachelor of Science in Engineering: Architecture can work independently and in a team.
IR 13. The Bachelor of Science in Engineering can engage in open dialogues, discussions, and negotiations and can write technical reports using the latest ICT technologies.
IR 14. The Bachelor of Science in Engineering can work in a team, demonstrating creativity and entrepreneurship and possessing intellectual mobility.
IW 12. [The Bachelor in Industrial Sciences can] Function as a team member in various roles and have insight into one's own functioning; take joint responsibility for determining and achieving team objectives.
Critical Reflection:
IA 12. The Bachelor of Science in Engineering: Architecture can rationally, abstractly, and critically reflect on one's own work and that of others.
IR 12. The Bachelor of Science in Engineering can reason logically, abstractly, and critically.
IR 17. The Bachelor of Science in Engineering has a critical attitude toward one's own results and those of others.
IW 8. [The Bachelor in Industrial Sciences can] Demonstrate a research attitude: accuracy, critical reflection, scientific and technical curiosity, justification of choices made.
Communication and Presentation:
IA 11. The Bachelor of Science in Engineering: Architecture can communicate in writing, orally, graphically, visually, and through scale models, using appropriate scientific vocabulary and digital tools.
IR 10. The Bachelor of Science in Engineering can report on design results correctly through a technical report or paper.
IR 11. The Bachelor of Science in Engineering can present and defend results in a scientifically sound manner using contemporary communication tools.
IW 11. [The Bachelor in Industrial Sciences can] Communicate and present results of technical and scientific work in writing, orally, and graphically to the peer group.
Scientific Research:
IA 6. The Bachelor of Science in Engineering: Architecture can independently search for information from (inter)national professional literature and other sources, evaluate it in a scientifically responsible manner, and report on it.
IR 9. The Bachelor of Science in Engineering can use and evaluate information from technical literature and other sources.
IW 5. [The Bachelor in Industrial Sciences can] Purposefully seek, evaluate, and process scientific and technical information and refer to it correctly.
The student comprehends the ethical, social, ecological, and economic context of their work and strives for sustainable solutions to engineering problems.
The student exhibits a creative, problem-solving, result-oriented, evidence-based approach focused on innovation.
The student demonstrates the ability to work in team, showcasing creativity and entrepreneurship, and possesses intellectual flexibility.
The student can reason logically, abstractly, and critically.
The student can present and defend results in a scientifically sound manner using contemporary communication tools.
The student can utilize and evaluate information from technical literature and other sources.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 20% of the final mark.
PRAC Teamwork determines 80% of the final mark.
Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the PRAC Teamwork category, the following assignments need to be completed:
First Session
20% Permanent Evaluation, Individual:
The score is determined based on individual tests via Canvas. If absent without justification for more than 2 hours of the lectures, the student will not be graded (AFW).
There is no exam during the exam period in first session.
Students must achieve a minimum of 8/20 in the permanent evaluation to pass on the first attempt.
80% Group Assignment:
The group assignment consists of various components and communication forms (50% written paper + 30% audiovisual, e.g., video or podcast). Guidelines regarding content and format will be provided via Canvas and during workshops. Objectives and evaluation criteria are aligned with the learning objectives of this course. Participation in the group assignment and attendance at Work session (WPO) are mandatory; no alternative individual assignment is possible. If the student is absent for more than 50% of the WPOs, the student will not be graded (AFW). Peer assessment (Buddy Check) will determine each individual's contribution and whether an individual adjustment of the group work score is needed (positively or negatively, up to 0/20 or AFW). Students must achieve a minimum of 8/20 on the assignment (after adjustment by peer assessment) to pass on the first attempt.
Students must achieve a minimum of 8/20 on both components (permanent evaluation and group assignment) to pass this course on the first attempt. Partial exemptions will not be granted for one of the components for the next year. No second session is possible.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
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Bachelor of Engineering: Civil Engineering (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Engineering: Chemistry and Materials (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Engineering: Electronics and Information Technology (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Engineering: Electronics and Information Technology Profile Profile Computer Science (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Engineering: Startplan (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Engineering: Biomedical Engineering (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Architectural Engineering: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Engineering Technology: Startplan (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Engineering Technology: Electromechanical Engineering (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Engineering Technology: Electronics-ICT Engineering (only offered in Dutch)
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Bachelor of Engineering Technology: verkort traject elektromechanica na vooropleiding getuigschrift lijnpiloot (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Engineering Technology: verkort traject elektronica-ICT na vooropleiding prof. bachelor elektronica-ICT (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Engineering Technology: verkort traject elektronica-ICT na vooropleiding prof. bachelor toegepaste informatica (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Engineering Technology: verkort traject elektronica-ICT na vooropleiding prof. bachelor multimedia & communicatietechnologie. (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Engineering Technology: verkort traject elektronica-ICT na vooropleiding prof. bachelor elektrotechniek. (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Engineering Technology: verkort traject elektronica-ICT na vooropleiding prof. bachelor elektromechanica, luchtvaart en autotechnologie. (only offered in Dutch)