Personal Details

- Überblick über Softwares, Datenbanken und Methoden

- Einführung in die Software open LCA

- Berechnung und Präsentation der ökologischen Umweltauswirkungen ausgewählter Produktsysteme

- Dokumentation der durchgeführten LCA in Form eines Berichtes

Blended Learning Approach

Der Blended Learning Approach beinhaltet die Lehr- und Lernmethoden in den Präsenzklassen als auch in eigenständigen individuellen Arbeitspaketen.

- Übungsaufgaben

- Einzelaufgabe im Selbststudium

- Gruppenarbeit

- Präsentation

- Mitarbeit

Immanente Leistungsüberprüfung

Immanente Leistungsüberprüfung, Standard (LV-immanenter Prüfungscharakter mit abschließender Prüfung )

- Investigation of existing LCA studies

- Dealing with Ecoinvent, OpenLCA, as well as with streamlined tools

- Realization of a full LCA study including definition of goal and scope, life cycle inventory, life cycle impact assessment and interpretation

Presentational methods:

- Teaching and learning methods

Participatory methods:

- Blended learning

- Exercises

- Individual tasks

- Group work

- Presentations by the students

Immanente Leistungsüberprüfung

Formative assessment:

1. Installation OpenLCA (5 Points)

2. Group work – Presentation (20 Points)

3. Group work – Calculation (40 Points)

3. Group work – Report (30 Points)

5. Active participation in class (5 Points)

Prerequisite for the course:

- theory bridge course

IC content:

- in-depth studies of life cycle assessment (LCA) and related methodologies like Corporate Carbon Footprint (CCF), Product Carbon Footprint (PCF), Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) and Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)

- allocation (e.g. system expansion, economic and mass based allocation)

- impact assessment (normalization, weighting, interactions and correlations of impact categories)

- different methods and characterization models including e.g. Environmental Footprint, IPCC, CML and AWARE

- modelling of end of life (e.g. waste management processes with the Circular Footprint Formula)

- sensitivity analyses to assess the influence of a changed parameter on the LCA results arising from e.g. data quality, cut-off criteria, allocation method)

Presentational methods:

- Teaching and learning methods

Participatory methods:

- Blended learning

- Exercises

- Individual tasks

- Group work

- Presentations by the students

Immanente Leistungsüberprüfung

The integrated course is assessed through formative assessment. By awarding points during the integrated course (ongoing performance evaluation + 80% mandatory attendance) and not just at the end through a final examination, several advantages arise:

- The workload is distributed evenly throughout the semester.

- The assessment does not represent a snapshot.

- Teaching methods can be modified and adjusted as needed.

- Students take active responsibility for the learning process and receive individual courses for action.

- Application of software tools (STAN, openLCA),

- Establish material and energy flow diagrams / Sankey diagrams,

- Use of LCA databases (e.g. Ecoinvent),

- Realization of a combined MFA and LCA study

Blended learning (including learning methods such as frontal teaching, distance learning, exercises, work tasks, students´ presentations, etc.)

Participatory methods:

- Establishment of MFA model with the help of software STAN in groups.

- Establishment of LCA model with the help of software openLCA in groups.

Presentational methods:

- Presentation of MFA model with the help of software STAN

Presentation of LCA model with the help of software openLCA

Immanente Leistungsüberprüfung

Continuous assessment (including assessment methods such as as homework and a final group presentations/ report)

- Material Flow Analysis / Substance Flow Analysis (SFA),

- Material Flow Accounting,

- Mass Balance / Material Balance,

- System boundaries,

- Input–output analysis,

- Life Cycle Assessment,

- Life Cycle Inventory / Life Cycle Impact Assessment,

- Environmental Impact Categories,

- Carbon Footprint,

- Product Environmental Footprint,

- Comparative LCA

Participatory methods:

- Modelling of simplified MFA and LCA examples

- Research about LCA Papers and studys -> comparison of those in a written essay

Presentational methods:

- Frontal ppt Presentation with participative exercises (e. g. quizzes and discussions) in MFA and LCA

- Presentation of simplified MFA and LCA examples

Immanente Leistungsüberprüfung

Continuous assessment including intermediate and final examinations, seminar work and group presentations

The overall assessment of all partial performances will be

communicated by the lecturer in Moodle. The maximum achievable score

for the overall assessment of all partial performances is 100 points.

The overall assessment will be carried out according to the following

grading scale and will be communicated by the course instructor in the

students´portal.

> 0 to 59 points => insufficient (5)

> from 60 points => sufficient (4)

> from 70 points => satisfactory (3)

> from 80 points => good (2)

> from 90 points => excellent (1)