CHE5888 Sustainability and innovation
Faculty of Engineering
CHE5888 Sustainability and innovation is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2021 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 5 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
Apply industrial ecology and circular economy principles to utilise by-products, minimise waste and enhance profitability of bioproduct manufacturing products. Apply design for recycling and eco-design principles to develop a new generation of biomass-derived materials and chemicals, including utilising lignocellulosic biodegradability and waste to energy applications. Critically evaluate new bioproduct manufacturing processes (either stand-alone or processing by-products) for techno-economic feasibility and their potential to enhance overall process sustainability. Apply lifecycle analysis to quantify the environmental sustainability of bio-based chemicals and materials and compare them with non-renewable alternatives. Understand the application of lifecycle analysis to multi-function systems, such as how to divide the overall lifecycle impacts to systems
producing multiple products and having multiple functions.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | Online |
Assessment
- Weekly quizThreshold hurdle10%
- Practical class participationThreshold hurdle5%
- Practical class presentations (x3)Threshold hurdle15%
- Assignments x3 (10% each)Threshold hurdle30%
- Final assessmentThreshold hurdle40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Design products to meet recyclable eco-design.
- 2
Research the most effective materials and processes to maximise sustainability.
- 3
Synthesise and integrate a wide range of tools and best practices to evaluate product and process innovation sustainability.
- 4
Design processes using concepts such as green chemistry, industrial ecology and cleaner production to minimise environmental impact.
- 5
Utilise LCA to assess the sustainability of processes and materials.
Workload and teaching
- Practical activities18 hours
- Teaching approachOnline learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 4-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-8 hours independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.
All lectures have been recorded and will be available online through Moodle. Students are required to attend the virtual practical class (via Zoom) every week during the semester.
This unit broadly follows a flipped classroom approach, which seeks to promote active learning. Students are required to review a series of videos, readings and knowledge-based quiz questions prior to attending a virtual practical class, where they will practice applying the weekly skills with their peers and lecturer. At the end of the week, students will then have an opportunity to independently test their ability to apply these skills by completing a practice case study or quiz. The unit will use a series of case studies and problems to teach the unit content in an industrially-relevant way.
Students are required to apply industrial ecology and circular economy principles to utilise by-products, minimise waste and enhance profitability of bioproduct manufacturing products.
Learning resources
Technology resources
Zoom
LCA software
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Warren Batchelor
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Warren Batchelor
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for CHE5888?
CHE5888 has no prerequisites.
When is CHE5888 offered?
In 2021, CHE5888 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton, with an online option.
How much work is CHE5888?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does CHE5888 have an exam?
No. CHE5888 has 5 assessment tasks and no exam.