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Course title -
Course code UECHI/C502
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Štefanča Branislav, Mgr.
  • Šelešovská Renáta, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Krejčová Anna, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Pouzar Miloslav, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Weidlich Tomáš, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Janíková Lenka, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Palarčík Jiří, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Skills training
Learning outcomes
1. Sustainability - the rule of the seventh generation. History of environmental protection. Green Deal for Europe. Strategy Sustainable development and its pillars. 2. The environmental pillar of sustainable development, its principles and case study examples. 3. The economic pillar of sustainable development, its principles and case study examples. 4. The social pillar of sustainable development, its principles and case study examples. 5. Sustainable development at the University of Pardubice, practical examples of respecting the principles of sustainability in the university's facilities. 6. Comparison of chemical and biological methods of cleaning with the impact on the public opinion of the population. 7. Sustainable chemical technologies used in the Czech Republic and the EU: production based on renewable sources, further use of chemical products at the end of their useful lives according to the principles of the circular economy. 8. Sustainability in waste management, case studies. 9. Textile industry and fast fashion and their impact not only on the environment, case study. 10. The importance and application of analytical chemistry for the benefit of sustainable development, with an emphasis on environmental protection and improving the quality of life; concepts of green analytical chemistry and point of care testing. 11. Examples of bad practice, or what went wrong in a good effort to protect the environment, case study 12. Sustainable development in public space, practical examples of respecting the principles of sustainability in the conditions of a big city. 13. Student conference with presentation of student projects.
The student will gain an overview of the breadth of sustainability issues and the necessary cross-industry connectivity. After completing the course, he is able to orient himself in the issue of sustainability from an environmental and socio-economic point of view. He is able to point out the possibility of environmental, social and economic problems associated with common professional and personal events. This qualification is necessary for specialists ensuring the technological aspects of waste production and disposal, quality control in chemical laboratories or administrative management in public administration and other institutions in the field of environmental protection.
Prerequisites
General knowledge is required

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination, Presentation

The evaluation of acquired knowledge and orientation in the lectured subject matter will consist of: 40% student project evaluated at the final student conference by a team of pedagogues who are involved in the teaching; necessary consultation of the semester work during the semester with the teacher who assigned the topic 6% final written exam, repeated oral attempts
Recommended literature
  • Beard, James M. Environmental chemistry in society. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4398-9267-1.
  • Kočí V. Environmentální dopady, Posuzování životního cyklu. Praha, 2013.
  • Manahan, Stanley E.. Fundamentals of sustainable chemical science. Boca Raton ;: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4398-0239-7.
  • Matlack, Albert S.. Problem-solving exercises in green and sustainable chemistry. Boca Raton ;: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016. ISBN 978-1-4822-5257-6.


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