Description
The aim of the course is to give engineers, particularly in the automotive industry, the competence to integrate environmental concerns in their work, and the ability to form the basis for decisions that include environmental parameters. The lecturers in the course are researchers from Chalmers and invited lecturers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT and The University of Tokyo.

Content
The course will cover the following themes:
1. Sustainable development will provide an overview over the environmental and sustainability concerns.
2. Drivers and barriers to environmental work in automotive industry will cover the regulatory context which partly drives environmental improvement in industry and the more market and business related drivers for environmental improvement.
3. Technical Strategies for environmental improvement.
4. Methodologies for environmental assessment on the performance and potentials of technical options. Life Cycle Assessment.

Scope
Web based course with web lectures, on-line discussions and assignments. The course material is accessed through a web-based learning platform. All course activities and communication with teachers and other participants is done using the learning platform.
The course is given during an approximate period of 20 weeks requiring 10-15 hours per week of course work.
Course language is English.

Course literature
Baumann, H, Tillman, A-M, “The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to LCA", Studentlitteratur, Lund, Sweden 2004, ISBN: 9144023642 (Available from Amazon.com)
Mc Kinney, M L, Schoch, R M, "Environmental Science - Systems and Solutions" 3rd ed, Jones and Bartlett publishers, 2003, ISBN: 0763709182 (Available from Amazon.com)
Additional material may be recommended or will be provided in the electronic classroom.
Literature is not included in the course fee

Course examiner
Professor Anne-Marie Tillman
Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Energy and Environment
Telephone: +46 31-772 2122 E-mail: anne-marie.tillman@chalmers.se

Kontaktperson

Önskar du ytterligare information, vänligen kontakta Tuula Bergqvist.

Telefon: +46 31 772 42 00
Mobil: +46 70 609 93 22
E-post: tuula.bergqvist@chalmers.se