Part of the YH programme CAD designer in mechanics at TUC Yrkeshögskola. This course cannot be applied for on its own. Programme code: CAD23LIN.
Environment, quality and sustainable production development, 20 YH credits, gives you knowledge of sustainable development and global, regional and local environmental problems, as well as environmental and quality assurance according to ISO 9000 and ISO 14000. Through theory and practical exercises you develop the ability to evaluate a product's environmental impact and quality, and to understand how the designer's choice of material, manufacturing method and design affects the environment and quality from a life cycle perspective.
Duration: 4 weeks
Language: Swedish
Level: Intermediate
CSN-eligible
Time commitment: Full-time study equivalent to 20 YH credits (about 4 weeks)
The course aims for students to develop knowledge and understanding of sustainable development and global, regional and local environmental problems. Further content is environmental and quality assurance of products and companies, including ISO 9000 and ISO 14000. The goal of the course is for students, through theory and practical exercises, to develop their knowledge of evaluating and describing a product's environmental impact and quality. Students should also know how their decisions as designers regarding choice of material,
manufacturing method and design affect quality and the environment from a life cycle perspective. After completing the course, students have the competence to understand, present and interpret the meaning of the results of an environmental impact analysis with a life cycle perspective, as well as analyses of product quality.
The course aims for students to develop knowledge and understanding of sustainable development and global, regional and local environmental problems. Further content is environmental and quality assurance of products and companies, including ISO 9000 and ISO 14000. The goal of the course is for students, through theory and practical exercises, to develop their knowledge of evaluating and describing a product's environmental impact and quality. Students should also know how their decisions as designers regarding choice of material,
manufacturing method and design affect quality and the environment from a life cycle perspective. After completing the course, students have the competence to understand, present and interpret the meaning of the results of an environmental impact analysis with a life cycle perspective, as well as analyses of product quality.
What you will learn
What you learn.
You have knowledge of sustainable development and global/regional/local environmental problems.
You know the environmental and quality standards ISO 9000 and ISO 14000.
You can evaluate and describe a product's environmental impact and quality.
You understand how choice of material, manufacturing method and design affect the environment and quality from a life cycle perspective.
You can interpret the results of an environmental impact analysis.
Curriculum
How the course is built.
Sustainable development and environmental problems
Global, regional and local environmental issues and the concept of sustainability.
ISO 9000 and ISO 14000
Environmental and quality management systems for products and companies.
Life cycle perspective
How choice of material, manufacturing method and design affect the environment and quality.
Environmental impact analysis
Interpreting and presenting results from environmental impact and quality analyses.
Target audience
Who is this for?
The course suits future designers and product developers in technology and manufacturing.
What "verified" means here
Verified credential.
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