Course Name | Recyclability of Packaging Materials |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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FE 440 | Fall/Spring | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Elective | |||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | ||||||
Course Coordinator | - | |||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | The course objective is to acquire knowledge on the interaction between postconsumer materials and environment focusing on recycling.This course will teach how production and disposal of materials with minimum environmental impact can be achieved. It also aims at the development of students’ communication skills through delivering an oral presentation, as a part of a team. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | This course will cover; Materials and waste classification; Collection and processing of collected materials for recycling; Open cycle, Close cycle; Sustainable materials; Material design for the environment; Recycling laws & regulations |
Related Sustainable Development Goals | |
| Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses | X | |
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Materials and solid waste classification Source reduction and reuse | Course Notes |
2 | Recycling of Materials Collection and processing of collected materials for recycling | Course Notes |
3 | Recycling of Materials Collection and processing of collected materials for recycling | Course Notes |
4 | Recycling of Materials Collection and processing of collected materials for recycling | Course Notes |
5 | Contamination and cleaning of recycled materials | Course Notes |
6 | Sustainable materials Open cycle, Close cycle | Course Notes |
7 | Material design for the environment | Course Notes |
8 | Material design for the environment | Course Notes |
9 | Recycling laws & regulations | Course Notes |
10 | Midterm | |
11 | Case examples/Project | Course Notes |
12 | Case examples/Project | Course Notes |
13 | Case examples/Project | Course Notes |
14 | Case examples/Project | Course Notes |
15 | Review | Course Notes |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Lecture notes and slides |
Suggested Readings/Materials | Waste, Recycling and Reuse. Sally Morgan. White-Thomson Publishing Ltd. 2009 Handbook of Plastics Recycling. Francesco La Mantia. 1st ed; Rapra Technology Ltd. UK 2002. McGraw-Hill Recycling Handbook. Herbert F. Lund; 2nd ed.; Mc McGraw-Hill Education; 2000. |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | 13 | 10 |
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | 1 | 40 |
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | 1 | 20 |
Final Exam | 1 | 30 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 2 | 70 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 30 |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | |
Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | |||
Presentation / Jury | |||
Project | 1 | 32 | |
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | 1 | 8 | |
Final Exams | 1 | 14 | |
Total | 150 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | Being able to transfer knowledge and skills acquired in mathematics and science into engineering, | X | ||||
2 | Being able to identify and solve problem areas related to Food Engineering, | X | ||||
3 | Being able to design projects and production systems related to Food Engineering, gather data, analyze them and utilize their outcomes in practice, | X | ||||
4 | Having the necessary skills to develop and use novel technologies and equipment in the field of food engineering, | X | ||||
5 | Being able to take part actively in team work, express his/her ideas freely, make efficient decisions as well as working individually, | X | ||||
6 | Being able to follow universal developments and innovations, improve himself/herself continuously and have an awareness to enhance the quality, | X | ||||
7 | Having professional and ethical awareness, | X | ||||
8 | Being aware of universal issues such as environment, health, occupational safety in solving problems related to Food Engineering, | X | ||||
9 | Being able to apply entrepreneurship, innovativeness and sustainability in the profession, | X | ||||
10 | Being able to use software programs in Food Engineering and have the necessary knowledge and skills to use information and communication technologies that may be encountered in practice (European Computer Driving License, Advanced Level), | |||||
11 | Being able to gather information about food engineering and communicate with colleagues using a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1) | X | ||||
12 | Being able to speak a second foreign language at intermediate level. | |||||
13 | Being able to relate the knowledge accumulated during the history of humanity to the field of expertise |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest