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- Überblick über Softwarelösungen, Datenbanken und Methoden

- Einführung in die Software open LCA

- Berechnung und Präsentation der ökologischen Umweltauswirkungen ausgewählter Produktsysteme

Didaktisches Setting - Präsenz- und Onlinephase:

2,5 SWS / 5 ECTS (= 125 EH Workload Studierende) =

- 19 EH Präsenz Unterricht

- 1 EH Prüfung (Prüfungsaufsicht durch LV-Leitung!)

- 105 EH Fernlehre (=Workload Studierende)

Darbietende Methoden:

- Lehr- und Lernmethoden

Erarbeitende Methoden:

- Blended Learning

- Übungsaufgaben

- Einzelaufgaben

- Gruppenarbeit

- Präsentationen der Studierenden

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Im Detail wird die UE durch folgende Teilleistungsbeurteilungen bewertet:

1. Installation (5 Punkte)

2. Gruppenarbeit 1 (15 Punkte)

3. Gruppenarbeit 2 (50 Punkte)

4. Präsentation (30 Punkte)

5. Mitarbeit (5 Punkte)

Die Gesamtbeurteilung aller Teilleistungen werden von der LV-Leitung in Moodle kommuniziert. Die maximal erreichbare Anzahl für die Gesamtbeurteilung aller Teilleistungen beträgt 100 (+5 Zusatz-) Punkte.

Für die Gesamtbeurteilung erfolgt gemäß nachfolgendem Notenschlüssel und wird von der LV-Leitung im Studierenden Portal kommuniziert:

> 0 bis 59 Punkte => Nicht Genügend (5)

> ab 60 Punkten => Genügend (4)

> ab 70 Punkten => Befriedigend (3)

> ab 80 Punkten => Gut (2)

> ab 90 Punkten => Sehr gut (1)

- Investigation of existing LCA studies on packaging

- Operating OpenLCA and Ecoinvent

- Realization of an LCA study

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

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

- Life Cycle Assessment,

- environmental Impact Categories,

- processes,

- flows,

- functional unit,

- system boundary,

- ISO 14040/44,

- comparative LCA,

- product Environmental Footprint,

- management of LCA projects,

- historical background of LCA

Didactic setting – in class (face-to-face) and online teaching:

1,5 SWS / 3 ECTS (= 75 TU workload students) =

11 TU in class teaching (face-to-face)

1 TU exam (examination supervision by the lecturer)

63 TU distance learning (=workload students)

Presentational methods:

- Frontal ppt Presentation with participative excercies (e. g. quizzes and discussions)

- Presentation of an example of calculation of environmental impacts as well as normalization and weighting

- Presentation of an example of calculation allocation

Participatory methods:

- Creating of a functional unit for chosen examples

- Calculating the environmental impact (working with characterization factors)

- Calculation of the normalization and weighting of impact factors as well as allocation calculations

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

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In detail, the course is assessed through the following partial

performance evaluations:

1. Midterm exam 1 (15 points)

2. Midterm exam 2 (15 points)

3. Individual work (30 points)

4. Written final examination (= 40 points | min. 2 groups)

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)

- 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

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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

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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.