Chem395:Role play

The Acme Chemical Company is a fictional chemical company.

Students will take on various roles on the environmental committee of a fictitious chemical manufacturing company. One assignment will involve two "virtual meetings" taking place during the weekly discussion timeslot where environmental problems will be reviewed and an environmental management system will be discussed. You will also need to write a paper making the case for the company to invest in something to meet its sustainability goals. This part of the course aims to bring home the real-world problems of creating a sustainable manufacturing enterprise.

Students will also need to write a paper making the case for the company to invest in something to meet its sustainability goals. This is worth 10% of the total grade. The first draft of case presentations are due by March 21, and the final draft of case presentations are due by Friday April 11, 2008.

The first meeting will be held online on this page at 4:00pm EST on Friday, February 8th.

The second meeting will be held online on this page at 2:00pm EST on Wednesday, February 27th.