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| Studiengänge >> Integrierte Managementsysteme 2023 M.Sc. >> Environmental Management Systems |
| Code: | 266200 |
| Module title: | Environmental Management Systems |
| Version: | 1.0 (05/2020) |
| Last update: | 26.09.2022 |
| Responsible person: | Prof. Dr. rer.pol. Brauweiler, Jana j.brauweiler@hszg.de |
| Offered in 4 study courses: | Integrated Management (M.Sc.) valid from class 2020 | Integrated Management (M.Sc.) valid from class 2021 | Integrated Management Systems (M.Sc.) valid from class 2023 | Integrated Management Systems (M.Sc.) valid from class 2025 |
| Semester according to time table: | SoSe+WiSe (summer and winter semester) |
| Module level: | Master |
| Duration: | 1 semester |
| Status: | compulsory module (major subject) |
| Place where the module will be offered: | Zittau |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
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| * | Overall workload per module (1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 30 hours) |
| ** | One semester credit hour (SCH) corresponds to a workload / class meeting of 45 minutes per week in a semester |
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| Learning and teaching methods: | - Interactive lecture with presentations and joint work/development of case studies - Exemplary deepening of topics through practical application of individual instruments/tools of the management system to an operational topic, working in a team - Guest lectures/excursions - Independent development of substance complexes, research - Contents of teaching in Opal |
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| Assessment | Major exam (presentation) | 100.0% | |
| Syllabus plan/Content: |
1. Introduction: the nature and importance of EMSs - Development of management systems - Definition of management systems and EMS - Effects and barriers of EMSs 2. Requirements for an EMS according to ISO 14001 - Trends in the development of management systems - Preparation for the implementation of an EMS - EMS implementation (context, management, planning, support, operation, performance evaluation, continuous improvement) 3. Compliance of EMSs - Certification and validation process - Maturity model according to DIN EN ISO 14005 |
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| Subject-specific skills and competences: | After successful participation in this module: - the students know and understand the requirements of an environmental management system. - the students are practised and confident in the use of appropriate tools/instruments for implementing an environmental management system. - are able to initiate an environmental management system for a company in their practical work and to actively participate in its establishment and continuous improvement. - the students are able to grasp, structure and model environmental management problems as an interdisciplinary problem and to develop adequate proposals for solutions taking into account legal, technical, economic and social requirements. |
| Generic competences (Personal and key skills): | After successful participation in this module, students are able to - recognize essential information, process it in a structured manner and develop results independently. - to develop solutions for complex and novel problems based on theoretical principles and by means of initiative and creativity and to implement them. - to recognize signs of conflict and to actively participate in the conflict resolution process. - to extract knowledge from different areas and to combine or apply it in an appropriate way. - to integrate into a team, but also to take responsibility. - to discuss the results of their work with both experts and laymen and to present them successfully to a client or other stakeholders using appropriate presentation techniques. |
| Pre-requisites: | Environmental Law |
| Literature: | - Brauweiler, Jana; Will, Markus; Zenker-Hoffmann, Anke (2015): Auditing and certification of management systems, basic knowledge for practitioners. Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden - Brauweiler, Jana; Zenker-Hoffmann, Anke; Will, Markus (2018); environmental management systems according to ISO 14001, basic knowledge for practitioners. Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden - DNV GL: ISO 14001:2015 Environmental management systems - Requirements, Guidance, version 12.08.2015 - DIN EN ISO 14001:2015 Environmental management systems - Requirements with guidance for use - DIN EN ISO 14004:2016: Environmental management systems - General guidance on principles, systems and supporting methods - ISO/DIS 14005:2018: Environmental management systems - Guidelines for a flexible approach to phased implementation - DIN EN ISO 14031:2013: Environmental management - Environmental performance evaluation - DIN EN ISO 14044:2006: Environmental management - Life cycle assessment, requirements and guidance - DIN EN ISO 14063:2006: Environmental management - Environmental communication, guidance and examples - DIN EN ISO 19011:2011: Guidelines for the auditing of management systems - Reimann, Grit; Janson-Mundel, Ortrun: Successful environmental management according to DIN EN ISO 14001:2015, Beuth-Verlag, 2017 - Quality Austria: Environmental Management Systems ISO 14001:2015, qualityaustria, 2017 |