Module Information
Module Identifier
BEM2305
Module Title
Life Cycle Assessment 1 (Introduction)
Academic Year
2023/2024
Co-ordinator
Semester
Distance Learning
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Identify the main reasons for, and challenges to life cycle approaches to evaluating value chains
Match appropriate evaluation tools to value chains they could be used to assess
Brief description
This module provides students with a technical introduction to Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Students will gain an understanding of concepts of Value Chains and identify tools suitable for assessing them
Content
Through a series of online lectures, guided reading and quizzes, students will explore:
- Value Chains, Circular Economies & Life Cycle Approaches to evaluation
- The uses and focus of different tools for evaluating Value Chains
- The main reasons for taking a life cycle approach to evaluating a Value Chain
- Value Chains, Circular Economies & Life Cycle Approaches to evaluation
- The uses and focus of different tools for evaluating Value Chains
- The main reasons for taking a life cycle approach to evaluating a Value Chain
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Creative Problem Solving | The MCQ exam will pose theoretical problems for the students to solve. |
| Critical and analytical thinking | Students will be expected to synthesise complex information |
| Digital capability | Students will be required to examine and synthesize quantitative data from a range of publications and databases to develop answers for their MCQ exam |
| Real world sense | This module will provide the students with and introduction to Life Cycle Assessment; they will be assessed on their understanding of this information. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Students will compare the uses and focus of different tools for evaluating value chains. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7