B635 – Solid Waste Management and Recycling

Module
Solid Waste Management and Recycling
Solid Waste Management and Recycling
Module number
B635
Version: 4
Faculty
Civil Engineering
Level
Master
Duration
1 Semester
Semester
Summer semester
Module supervisor

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ines Dragon
ines.dragon(at)htw-dresden.de

Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ines Dragon
ines.dragon(at)htw-dresden.de
Lecturer in: "Solid Waste Management and Recycling"

Hon.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Martin Socher
martin.socher(at)htw-dresden.de
Lecturer in: "Solid Waste Management and Recycling"

Course language(s)

English
in "Solid Waste Management and Recycling"

ECTS credits

5.00 credits

Workload

150 hours

Courses

4.00 SCH (1.00 SCH Lecture | 1.00 SCH Seminar | 2.00 SCH Internship)

Self-study time

90.00 hours

Pre-examination(s)
None
Examination(s)

Alternative examination - Project
Module examination | Weighting: 100% | tested in English language
in "Solid Waste Management and Recycling"

Form of teaching

Introduction lecture

Project work with partners from the industry

Media type
No information
Instruction content/structure

Policy and economics

Collection and transfer, reduction, processing, reuse, recycling and disposal and other technology aspects of various wastes

Qualification objectives

Students develop an understanding of policy and economics, collection and transfer, reduction, processing, reuse, recycling and disposal and other technology aspects of various wastes. They are able to identify technological advantages and limitations, synergies and solutions and to present and discuss their results.

Social and personal skills

Work scientifically and independently

Recording, processing, selecting and explaining information

Evaluating information, drawing conclusions

Analysing facts, recognising cause-effect relationships

Strengthening social competence and the ability to work in a team, as cooperation in groups is a priority.

Special admission requirements
No information
Recommended prerequisites
No information
Continuation options
No information
Literature

Journals:

  • The Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management
  • Waste Management – International Journal of Integrated Waste Management
  • Science and Technology
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Journal of Environmental Management
Current teaching resources

Script

Notes
No information