Course detail

Environmental Management

FP-BezpPAcad. year: 2016/2017

The course deals with macroeconomic and microeconomic aspects of the environment - sustainable development indicators, strategies for sustainable development in the EU and the Czech Republic. The main emphasis is on voluntary environmental tools and their applications in business conditions (environmental management systems EN ISO 14000), cleaner production, life cycle assessment and product LCA and environmental Business economics (environmental management accounting, environmental costs, accounting for sustainable development) reporting.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Alena Kocmanová, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Economics (ÚE)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students profit by theoretic knowledge from areas environmental management.

Prerequisites

Students are expected to have general economic knowledge.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lectures consist of an explanation of basic principles, methodology of the discipline, problems and their solutions.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Knowledge is verified by a written test. The written test consists of six questions from theoretical and practical elements defined by lectures in the field of environmental economics enterprise. The student can obtain max. 70 points. Restake the test is possible just one in the credit week. Skills of the student are tested on the basis of the team project on a given topic, the student gets 30 points.
A 100 – 90
B 89 - 80
C 79 – 70
D 69 – 60
E 59 – 50

Course curriculum

1. Introduction. Voluntary instruments environment.
The concept of environmental management-EN ISO 14000 and EMAS I, II, III.
Implementation of the enterprise EN ISO 14000-A practical example.
2. Cleaner production – practical example.
3. Method of Life Cycle Assessment-LCA-practical example.
4. Eco-labeling, environmental claims II, III type - a practical example.
6. Environmental reporting.
7. Presentation of projects.
8. Presentation of projects.


Seminars:
1. Requirements of the credit. Case study standard ISO 14 000
2. Case study of the implementation of LCA in the company.
3. Case Study of Eco-label.
4. Case Study - Assessment of the impact on the environment EIA.
5. Test. Presentation of team projects.
6. Presentation of team projects.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Goal object is give to students basic knowledge about ecological aspects.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

During the semester there is the development and the defense of the project team. In the case of excused absence from seminars, teacher in justified cases can set a condition alternative task.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

VEBER,J.Environmentální management.Praha:VŠE, nakladatelství Oeconomica, 2002.1.vyd.94s.80-245-0336-0. (CS)
REMTOVÁ,K.ISO normy.Praha:Ministerstvo životního prostředí,2003.1.vyd. 15 s.ISBN 80-7212-232-0. (CS)
HADRABOVÁ,A.Ekologické aspekty v podnikání.1.vyd.Praha:VĚ,1996.118s.ISBN 80-7079-415-1. (CS)
KOCMANOVÁ, Alena. Management životního prostředí. (Studijní texty) Brno: VUT v Brně, Fakulta podnikatelská, 2014. 58 s. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BAK Bachelor's

    branch BAK-EPM , 3. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Marie Pavláková Dočekalová, Ph.D.

Exercise

13 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Marie Pavláková Dočekalová, Ph.D.