Chem395:Schedule
MANUFACTURING (Chemistry 395) |
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The table below outlines the schedule for the whole semester. The details of each week's schedule can be accessed by clicking on the "week of" links.
| Week beginning | Unit | Topics | Readings | Assignments |
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| January 21 | Unit 1 | What is sustainability? What is sustainable development? Agenda 21, government responses to sustainability. |
Dorf Ch. 2 | |
| January 28 | Unit 1 Unit 2 |
Current environmental problems Economic & political aspects |
Dorf Ch. 2, Lewis reading | |
| February 4 | Unit 2 Unit 3 |
Economic & political aspects The role of science and technology |
Dorf Ch. 3-6 | Problem Set 1 due |
| February 11 | Unit 3 Unit 4 |
Science and technology, Business and sustainability, uses of technology, |
Dorf Ch. 7-8 | |
| February 18 | Unit 4 | (Mon/Tue, no classes), Business and sustainability, uses of technology | Problem Set 2 due | |
| February 25 | Unit 5 | History of manufacturing. What is manufacturing? The manufacturing enterprise. | Dorf Ch. 19 | |
| March 3 | Unit 6 | Waste management and waste reduction | Dorf Ch. 17 | Problem Set 3 due |
| March 10 | Unit 7 | Energy | AWEA readings | First draft of case presentations due |
| March 17 | Unit 8 | Food & agriculture | Dorf Ch. 18 | |
| March 24 | Spring break, no classes | |||
| March 31 | Unit 9 | Mining and materials | Problem Set 4 due | |
| April 7 | Unit 10 | Environmental management systems and ISO 14000 | Sample plans, Dorf Ch. 23 | Final draft of case presentations due |
| April 14 | Unit 11 | Green engineering, green chemistry, green manufacturing | Review Dorf Ch. 4-6 Chemistry & Industry article, |
Problem Set 5 due |
| April 21 | Unit 12 | Transforming the corporate mindset, new business models | Dorf Ch. 23-25 | First draft of term paper due |
| April 28 | Unit 13 | Models for sustainable living, the hydrogen economy | Dorf Ch. 22 | |
| May 5 | Unit 14 | What does the future hold? | Final draft of term paper due | |
| May 12 | Final exam |
