Sustainable Engineering - 2023 entry
MODULE TITLE | Sustainable Engineering | CREDIT VALUE | 15 |
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MODULE CODE | ECMM163 | MODULE CONVENER | Unknown |
DURATION: TERM | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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DURATION: WEEKS | 11 weeks |
Number of Students Taking Module (anticipated) | 0 |
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Sustainable engineering concerns the design or operation of systems with the aim of reducing energy demand, resource extraction and carbon emissions with the goal of minimising the impact on the environment. The built environment alone accounts for approximately 40% of all carbon emissions in the western world in the form of heating, cooling and lighting. Domestic hot water alone is thought to be responsible for 35 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions. By transforming any sector to be more sustainable, it can play a major role in reducing the threat of climate change. This module discusses the interdependency between changes required across all activities of human life across all scales. This module will make you think across disciplines with the goal of evaluating sustainability on a whole system basis including resource supply and demand, energy supply and demand and sustainable management.
This module aims to provide you with an appreciation of the complexities which arise from considering sustainability and the need to tackle the issue from an interdisciplinary perspective. This module aims to provide some of the tools required to assess sustainability as well as the ability to critically analyse the extent to which a product, building, industry or service could be considered to be sustainable.
Lectures will cover a range of topics and will include:
The rational for sustainability: The impacts of Climate change, national and international policies
Methods to measure sustainability: sustainability frameworks, lifecycle analysis, embodied energy.
Conventional power generation: systems, environmental impacts and resources available
Renewable energy: systems, environmental impacts and resources available
Sustainable buildings: energy demand, human health, regulations and policy, and adaptation.
This is a constituent module of one or more degree programmes which are accredited by a professional engineering institution under licence from the Engineering
Council. The learning outcomes for this module have been mapped to the output standards required for an accredited programme, as listed in the current version
of the Engineering Council’s ‘Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes’ document (AHEP-V3).
This module contributes to learning outcomes: EA3m, EA1fl, EA5m, EA2fl, D1m, D2m, D4m, D6m, D7m, D2fl, D8m, D3fl, ET4m, ET1fl, ET4fl, EP11m, EP4fl, G1m, G1fl, G4m, G4fl
A full list of the referenced outcomes is provided online: http://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/emps/studentinfo/subjects/engineering/accreditation/
The AHEP document can be viewed in full on the Engineering Council’s website, at http://www.engc.org.uk/
On successful completion of this module you should be able to:
Module Specific Skills and Knowledge: D1m, D2m, D4m, ET4m, ET1fl, ET4fl
2. Apply theoretical analysis to the problems and limits associated with sustainability
Discipline Specific Skills and Knowledge: D7m, D2fl, D8m, D3fl, EA3m, EA1fl, EA5m, EA2fl
7. Use theoretical understanding to quantify and produce a rational comparison of options
Personal and Key Transferable / Employment Skills and Knowledge: D6m, EP11m, EP4fl, G1m, G1fl, G4m, G4fl
11. Process and use data from diverse sources
1. Introduction to sustainability: how sustainability can be defined
2. Legislative framework for sustainability, finite nature of resources,
3. Environmental impacts, potential impacts of climate change and business as usual
4. Sustainability frameworks, risk analysis, life cycle analysis: BS EN ISO 14040:2006.
5. Sustainable management: BS EN ISO 14001:2015
6. Sustainable buildings.
7. Conventional Power generation – Fossil fuels, nuclear power.
8. Renewable power generation – Wind, Solar, Water, Biomass, Heat pumps.
Scheduled Learning & Teaching Activities | 40 | Guided Independent Study | 110 | Placement / Study Abroad | 0 |
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Scheduled teaching and learning activities | 18 | Lectures |
Scheduled teaching and learning activites | 22 | Tutorials to discuss problems, provide feedback and participate in groups |
Guided independent study | 110 | Guided independent study, individual project work |
Form of Assessment | Size of Assessment (e.g. duration/length) | ILOs Assessed | Feedback Method |
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Worked examples in tutorials | All | Informal Feedback within tutorials | |
Coursework | 100 | Written Exams | 0 | Practical Exams | 0 |
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Form of Assessment | % of Credit | Size of Assessment (e.g. duration/length) | ILOs Assessed | Feedback Method |
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Coursework | 70 | 18 hours | 1-4, 6-12 | Sustainability assessment |
Coursework | 30 | 9 hours | 1-4, 6-12 | Sustainability in industry |
Original Form of Assessment | Form of Re-assessment | ILOs Re-assessed | Time Scale for Re-assessment |
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All Above | Coursework 100% | All | Complete over the Summer |
Reassessment will be by a single piece of coursework worth 100% of the module. For deferred candidates, the mark will be uncapped. For referred candidates, the mark will be capped at 50%.
information that you are expected to consult. Further guidance will be provided by the Module Convener
Basic reading:
ELE: http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/
Web based and Electronic Resources:
Other Resources:
David McKay Sustainable Engineering - Without The Hot Hair 2008
Reading list for this module:
Type | Author | Title | Edition | Publisher | Year | ISBN |
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Set | McKay, David | Sustainable Engineering - Without the Hot Air | 2008 |
CREDIT VALUE | 15 | ECTS VALUE | 7.5 |
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PRE-REQUISITE MODULES | None |
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CO-REQUISITE MODULES | None |
NQF LEVEL (FHEQ) | 7 | AVAILABLE AS DISTANCE LEARNING | No |
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ORIGIN DATE | Thursday 22nd February 2024 | LAST REVISION DATE | Thursday 22nd February 2024 |
KEY WORDS SEARCH | Sustainable, engineering |
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Please note that all modules are subject to change, please get in touch if you have any questions about this module.