MECH4105 Sustainable design and manufacturing of energy systems Course description

A sustainable future in the industrial sector relies on designing and manufacturing components that use green/reusable materials and mitigate process material waste. In this course, students learn about sustainable design and manufacturing principles, such as the reduction of materials and energy use, the life cycle assessment, and the circular economy related to the energy system. Furthermore, the students learn how to use Fusion 360 for computer aided design and computer aided manufacturing.

Knowledge

The candidate:

• can identify key elements of sustainable design and manufacturing as applied to energy systems
• can explain the 6R (reuse, recover, recycle, redesign, reduce and remanufacturing) principle as applied to product lifecycle analysis
• can solve relevant design problems using Design for X methodology
• can develop holistic strategies for the circular and sustainable design.

Skills:

The candidate

• can analyze the methods presented in the regulations, standards, and research papers for sustainable design and manufacturing
• can conduct life cycle assessments of energy systems and identify opportunities for improvement
• can analyze the environmental impact of energy systems and develop strategies for reducing waste and emissions
• can use Fusion360 for designing and manufacturing components digitally
• can perform research independently and document it in the form of a report following research ethics criteria
• can assess the societal impact of design choice relevant to circular economy in engineering
• can find relevant information in the literature, compare information sources critically and follow appropriate citation practices
• can summarize the content of scientific articles and dissertations within the field of sustainable design and manufacturing.

General Competence:

The candidate

• can justify decisions on design, process, and materials based on environmental, social, and economic impacts
• can reflect upon the key issues, and conclusions related to sustainable design and manufacturing
• can work independently and make informed decisions within the interdisciplinary projects requiring interaction between, engineering, society, and economy.

Lectures, project work and group assignments. The class is divided into groups and the students are asked to perform critical analysis of the scientific papers and present the findings in the class.

The following coursework requirements must have been approved for the student to take the exam: Four mandatory individual assignments, about 5 pages long each.

The exam consists of two parts:

• Part one: A project report in groups of 2-4 people, word limit 6000-8000; this report counts 80 % of the final grade.
• Part two: An individual oral presentation (10-15 min per person); the presentation counts for 20 % of the final grade.

Part one can be appealed, part two cannot be appealed.

In the event of a resit or rescheduled exam, an oral examination may be used instead. In case an oral exam is used, the examination result cannot be appealed

The overall aim of this course is to explore and challenge understandings of the significance, ambiguities and rhetoric of art, play and learning in an early childhood setting as well as the implications of these understandings for practice, research and professional development in the field.

After completion of the course, the student will have acquired the following learning outcomes, defined as knowledge, skills and general competence

Knowledge

By the end of the course the student has advanced knowledge of

• theories of art, play and learning that inform current thinking in early childhood education and care
• different historical, anthropological and cultural approaches to understandings of child culture/children's culture in an international perspective
• child culture and children's play culture with a focus on the interrelatedness between play and learning; and the inherent value of play
• aesthetic expressions in children's everyday life, in the early childhood curriculum, in the arts for children and in media for children

Skills

By the end of the course the student is able to

• engage critically and independently with academic studies on art, play and learning
• engage with participatory interaction as a pedagogical process from both child and adult perspectives
• analyse and deal critically with current theories, methods and interpretations concerning art, play and learning, children's perspectives, the roles of professionals and cultural diversity
• reflect critically on the integration of art, play and learning and the implications for practice and research

General competence

By the end of the course the students have

• developed their sensitivity regarding children's aesthetic practices as well as their own creative skills, values and practices and how these reflect their participatory interaction with children
• developed their own methodological research practice and scientific approach
• developed their creativity, improvisational abilities and playfulness in both scholarly approach and modes of artistic and academic communication

Literature studies are combined with lectures, seminars, and student work in groups.