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Module Number:
| 43201
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| Module Title: | Corporate Environmental Protection |
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Umweltschutz im Unternehmen
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| Department: |
Faculty 5 - Business, Law and Social Sciences
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| Responsible Staff Member: | -
Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Zundel, Stefan
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| Language of Teaching / Examination: | English |
| Duration: | 1 semester |
| Frequency of Offer: |
Every summer semester
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| Credits: |
6
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| Learning Outcome: | After attending the module the students will have a basic understanding of environmental management systems. Especially they should be able:
- to understand the advantages of companies to deal with environmental issues
- to know the legal framework of the Federal Republic of Germany and EU and its influence on companies
- to understand and use concepts and instruments of environmental management systems
- to understand the whole process of implementation of an environmental management system and to participate in this
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| Contents: | - Concepts of sustainability as guidelines for companies
- Law, business and moral behaviour
- Environmental law in the European Union and Germany
- Integrated approaches within companies
- Evaluation tools, for example life cycle assessment, indicators for ecological performance, environmental accounting
- Management tools and standardisation of management tools: EMAS, DIN ISO 14000
- Implementing an environmental management system
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| Recommended Prerequisites: | Students are expected to have background knowledge in quality management systems and accountancy. Furthermore they should like to deal with environmental issues. |
| Mandatory Prerequisites: | None |
| Forms of Teaching and Proportion: | -
Lecture
/ 2 Hours per Week per Semester
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Seminar
/ 2 Hours per Week per Semester
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Self organised studies
/ 120 Hours
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| Teaching Materials and Literature: | The lecture is based on presentations which can be used for lecture notes. For the seminar there will be practice sheets. |
| Module Examination: | Continuous Assessment (MCA) |
| Assessment Mode for Module Examination: | - Written examination, 80 minutes (80%)
- Presentation, 15 minutes (20%)
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| Evaluation of Module Examination: | Performance Verification – graded |
| Limited Number of Participants: | None |
| Part of the Study Programme: | -
Abschluss im Ausland /
Architektur /
keine PO
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Abschluss im Ausland /
Betriebswirtschaftslehre /
keine PO
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Abschluss im Ausland /
Biotechnologie /
keine PO
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Abschluss im Ausland /
Environmental and Resource Management /
keine PO
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Bachelor (research-oriented) /
Environmental and Resource Management /
PO 2015
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Abschluss im Ausland /
Maschinenbau /
keine PO
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Abschluss im Ausland /
Power Engineering /
keine PO
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Abschluss im Ausland /
Umweltingenieurwesen /
keine PO
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| Remarks: | None |
| Module Components: | - Lecture 2 hours per week per semester
- Seminar 2 hours per week per semester including presentations
- Written examination
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| Components to be offered in the Current Semester: | |
