Giovanni DE FEO | MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION OF SUSTAINABILITY

cod. 8860700018

MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION OF SUSTAINABILITY

	8860700018
	DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
	Corso di Dottorato (D.M.226/2021)
	INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES FOR INDUSTRIAL SUSTAINABILITY-IETIS
	2024/2025

PERCORSO COMUNE

	YEAR OF COURSE 1
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2024
	AUTUMN SEMESTER

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
1	MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION OF SUSTAINABILITY
	ICAR/03	2	16	LESSONS
2	MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION OF SUSTAINABILITY
	ING-IND/22	1	8	LESSONS

PROFESSORS

	GIOVANNI DE FEO1 T Curriculum
	SABINO DE GISI2 Curriculum

	Objectives
	KNOWLEDGE AND COMPREHENSION SKILLS ELEMENTS OF ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY, POLLUTION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY. SUSTAINABILITY COMMUNICATION. WASTE MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY. LIFE CYCLE THINKING: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATION OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA) TO INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES OR PRODUCTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT EVALUATION. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (ISO 14001, EMAS REGULATION). WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS (IEA). ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND EVALUATION OF THEIR SIGNIFICANCE, CHECKLISTS, AND OTHER METHODOLOGICAL SUPPORTS. APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING SKILLS ABILITY TO ANALYZE AND SOLVE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INTERACTION OF THE INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT, WITH AN APPROACH THAT ALSO CONSIDERS SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES, WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO DEFINING THE CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABILITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT DEVELOP AN INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF AN INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM FROM A LIFE CYCLE THINKING PERSPECTIVE AND WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. COMMUNICATION SKILLS ABILITY TO WORK IN A TEAM AND PRESENT THE MAIN TOPICS RELATED TO SUSTAINABILITY AND ITS MANAGEMENT IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR. LEARNING SKILLS ABILITY TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED TO CONTEXTS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE PRESENTED DURING THE COURSE, AND TO DEEPEN THE TOPICS COVERED USING MATERIALS OTHER THAN THOSE PROVIDED.

KNOWLEDGE AND COMPREHENSION SKILLS
ELEMENTS OF ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY, POLLUTION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY. SUSTAINABILITY COMMUNICATION. WASTE MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY. LIFE CYCLE THINKING: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATION OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA) TO INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES OR PRODUCTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT EVALUATION. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (ISO 14001, EMAS REGULATION). WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS (IEA). ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND EVALUATION OF THEIR SIGNIFICANCE, CHECKLISTS, AND OTHER METHODOLOGICAL SUPPORTS.

APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING SKILLS
ABILITY TO ANALYZE AND SOLVE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INTERACTION OF THE INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT, WITH AN APPROACH THAT ALSO CONSIDERS SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES, WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO DEFINING THE CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABILITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT
DEVELOP AN INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF AN INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM FROM A LIFE CYCLE THINKING PERSPECTIVE AND WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
ABILITY TO WORK IN A TEAM AND PRESENT THE MAIN TOPICS RELATED TO SUSTAINABILITY AND ITS MANAGEMENT IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR.

LEARNING SKILLS
ABILITY TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED TO CONTEXTS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE PRESENTED DURING THE COURSE, AND TO DEEPEN THE TOPICS COVERED USING MATERIALS OTHER THAN THOSE PROVIDED.

	Prerequisites
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	Contents
	1) INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY (3 HOURS, THEORY). 2) THE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM, CONCEPTS OF POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, THE DPSIR MODEL, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, AND SUSTAINABILITY (3 HOURS, THEORY). 3) WASTE MANAGEMENT AND THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY (3 HOURS, THEORY). LIFE CYCLE THINKING AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMUNICATION (3 HOURS, THEORY). 4) ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (3 HOURS, THEORY). INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS (IEA) (3 HOURS, THEORY). 5) ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND EVALUATION OF THEIR SIGNIFICANCE, CHECKLISTS, AND OTHER METHODOLOGICAL SUPPORTS (3 HOURS, PRACTICAL EXERCISE). 6) CASE STUDY ON THE INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF A COMPANY (3 HOURS, PRACTICAL EXERCISE).

Contents

1) INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY (3 HOURS, THEORY).

2) THE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM, CONCEPTS OF POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, THE DPSIR MODEL, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, AND SUSTAINABILITY (3 HOURS, THEORY).

3) WASTE MANAGEMENT AND THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY (3 HOURS, THEORY). LIFE CYCLE THINKING AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMUNICATION (3 HOURS, THEORY).

4) ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (3 HOURS, THEORY). INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS (IEA) (3 HOURS, THEORY).

5) ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND EVALUATION OF THEIR SIGNIFICANCE, CHECKLISTS, AND OTHER METHODOLOGICAL SUPPORTS (3 HOURS, PRACTICAL EXERCISE).

6) CASE STUDY ON THE INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF A COMPANY (3 HOURS, PRACTICAL EXERCISE).

	Teaching Methods
	THE COURSE INCLUDES THEORETICAL LESSONS (18 HOURS) AND PRACTICAL EXERCISES (6 HOURS) IN THE CLASSROOM. THE THEORY LESSONS INVOLVE THE USE OF MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS. DURING THE LECTURE, STUDENTS ARE ENGAGED AND STIMULATED WITH QUESTIONS, EXAMPLES, AND ANECDOTES AIMED AT FACILITATING DISCUSSION AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION. THE PRACTICAL EXERCISES INVOLVE THE USE OF LAPTOPS AND ARE CONDUCTED IN WORKGROUPS.

Teaching Methods

THE COURSE INCLUDES THEORETICAL LESSONS (18 HOURS) AND PRACTICAL EXERCISES (6 HOURS) IN THE CLASSROOM. THE THEORY LESSONS INVOLVE THE USE OF MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS. DURING THE LECTURE, STUDENTS ARE ENGAGED AND STIMULATED WITH QUESTIONS, EXAMPLES, AND ANECDOTES AIMED AT FACILITATING DISCUSSION AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION. THE PRACTICAL EXERCISES INVOLVE THE USE OF LAPTOPS AND ARE CONDUCTED IN WORKGROUPS.

	Verification of learning
	THE EVALUATION OF THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SET OBJECTIVES IS CARRIED OUT THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF A COLLECTIVE WRITTEN REPORT AND A CORRESPONDING ORAL INTERVIEW. THE SMALL GROUP OF STUDENTS MUST PREPARE A REPORT REGARDING THE INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF A COMPANY, IDENTIFYING SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND FORMULATING MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS FOR THEM. THE CHOICE OF THE COMPANY IS DISCUSSED WITH THE COURSE INSTRUCTORS. STUDENTS MUST SUBMIT THE REPORT BEFORE THE FINAL INTERVIEW, AND ITS PRELIMINARY EVALUATION ALLOWS THE INSTRUCTORS TO FORMULATE AN INITIAL JUDGMENT ON THE QUALITY OF THE WORK DONE. DURING THE ORAL INTERVIEW, STUDENTS MUST DELIVER A 30-MINUTE MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION, DURING WHICH THEY ARE NOT INTERRUPTED BY THE INSTRUCTOR. DURING THE PRESENTATION OF THE REPORT, THE INSTRUCTORS ADD FURTHER INFORMATION TO THE ASSESSMENT ALREADY INITIATED THROUGH THE REVIEW OF THE WRITTEN REPORT. AT THE SAME TIME, THE INSTRUCTORS PREPARE SOME FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PRESENTED REPORT. TO PASS THE MINIMUM THRESHOLD, STUDENTS MUST NOT DEMONSTRATE SERIOUS DEFICIENCIES IN THE BASIC TOPICS OF THE COURSE. THESE DEFICIENCIES ARE INITIALLY ASSESSED DURING THE PRESENTATION AND THEN VERIFIED IN DETAIL WITH SPECIFIC FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS AFTER THE PRESENTATION. THE MAIN EVALUATION CRITERIA ARE: 1) ABILITY TO IDENTIFY SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND DRAFT THE CORRESPONDING MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS FOR SUSTAINABILITY ASPECTS; 2) ABILITY TO RESPOND TO FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS; 3) PRESENTATION SKILLS. STUDENTS RECEIVE AN EXCELLENT EVALUATION IF THEY HAVE PRODUCED AN OUTSTANDING REPORT THAT IS WELL-WRITTEN AND ORGANIZED, WITH THOROUGH CALCULATIONS USEFUL FOR IDENTIFYING SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS. ADDITIONALLY, STUDENTS MUST PRESENT CLEARLY, DEMONSTRATING PERFECT MASTERY OF THE BASIC TOPICS OF THE COURSE, AND FINALLY, THEY MUST RESPOND COMPREHENSIVELY TO FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS.

Verification of learning

THE EVALUATION OF THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SET OBJECTIVES IS CARRIED OUT THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF A COLLECTIVE WRITTEN REPORT AND A CORRESPONDING ORAL INTERVIEW. THE SMALL GROUP OF STUDENTS MUST PREPARE A REPORT REGARDING THE INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF A COMPANY, IDENTIFYING SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND FORMULATING MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS FOR THEM. THE CHOICE OF THE COMPANY IS DISCUSSED WITH THE COURSE INSTRUCTORS. STUDENTS MUST SUBMIT THE REPORT BEFORE THE FINAL INTERVIEW, AND ITS PRELIMINARY EVALUATION ALLOWS THE INSTRUCTORS TO FORMULATE AN INITIAL JUDGMENT ON THE QUALITY OF THE WORK DONE. DURING THE ORAL INTERVIEW, STUDENTS MUST DELIVER A 30-MINUTE MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION, DURING WHICH THEY ARE NOT INTERRUPTED BY THE INSTRUCTOR. DURING THE PRESENTATION OF THE REPORT, THE INSTRUCTORS ADD FURTHER INFORMATION TO THE ASSESSMENT ALREADY INITIATED THROUGH THE REVIEW OF THE WRITTEN REPORT. AT THE SAME TIME, THE INSTRUCTORS PREPARE SOME FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PRESENTED REPORT.
TO PASS THE MINIMUM THRESHOLD, STUDENTS MUST NOT DEMONSTRATE SERIOUS DEFICIENCIES IN THE BASIC TOPICS OF THE COURSE. THESE DEFICIENCIES ARE INITIALLY ASSESSED DURING THE PRESENTATION AND THEN VERIFIED IN DETAIL WITH SPECIFIC FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS AFTER THE PRESENTATION. THE MAIN EVALUATION CRITERIA ARE: 1) ABILITY TO IDENTIFY SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND DRAFT THE CORRESPONDING MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS FOR SUSTAINABILITY ASPECTS; 2) ABILITY TO RESPOND TO FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS; 3) PRESENTATION SKILLS.
STUDENTS RECEIVE AN EXCELLENT EVALUATION IF THEY HAVE PRODUCED AN OUTSTANDING REPORT THAT IS WELL-WRITTEN AND ORGANIZED, WITH THOROUGH CALCULATIONS USEFUL FOR IDENTIFYING SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS. ADDITIONALLY, STUDENTS MUST PRESENT CLEARLY, DEMONSTRATING PERFECT MASTERY OF THE BASIC TOPICS OF THE COURSE, AND FINALLY, THEY MUST RESPOND COMPREHENSIVELY TO FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS.

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