Course Plan
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Ser. No. |
Module |
Portion |
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1. |
General |
Motivational. Advantages of being in RSET; advantages of taking ‘Instrumentation’, opportunities. What do we do towards placement. |
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2. |
General |
PPT: self introduction, employability skills, how we impart these, discipline in detail, need for change of learning method. |
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3. |
General |
How to attend classes, being prepared – writing notes – asking questions. |
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4. |
Module 1 |
Meaning of sustainability, course objectives, expected outcomes, list of references, class methodology, importance of assignments and test papers, meaning of sustainability, development, sustainable development, |
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5 |
The fundamental concept of sustainability and the three pillars of sustainable development.
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6 |
QP structure and explanation, the three domains in detail. |
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7 |
Challenges for sustainable development
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8 |
Challenges for sustainable development (cont.)
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9 |
GHGs and CDM |
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10 |
Multilateral environmental agreements and Protocols |
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11 |
Nexus between technology and SD |
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12 |
Module2 |
Air pollution, Effects of air pollution |
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13 |
Water Pollution |
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14 |
Sustainable waste water treatment, Sources of solid wastes, Impacts of solid wastes |
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15 |
Zero waste concept, 3R approach |
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16 |
Module 1 |
Environmental legislations in India: Water act , Air act |
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17 |
Module 2 |
Ozone layer depletion |
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18 |
Global environmental issues |
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19 |
Regional and local environmental issues. Carbon credits and carbon trading, carbon footprint. |
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20 |
Carbon credits and carbon trading, carbon footprint. |
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21 |
Module 3 |
Introduce Environmental management standards - ISO 14000 series |
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22 |
Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) – Scope and goal, |
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23 |
Biomimicking |
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24 |
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) – Procedures of EIA in India. |
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25 |
Module 4 |
Basic concepts of sustainable habitat, Green buildings, |
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26 |
Green materials for building construction, material selection for sustainable design |
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27 |
Green building certification |
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28 |
Methods for increasing energy efficiency of buildings, |
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29 |
Sustainable cities, Sustainable transport. |
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30 |
Simple activities
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31 |
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32 |
Module 5 |
Energy sources: Basic concepts – Conventional and nonconventional |
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33 |
Solar energy, Fuel cells, Wind energy |
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34 |
Small hydro plants, bio-fuels |
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35 |
Energy derived from oceans, Geothermal energy |
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36 |
Presentations by student groups |
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37 |
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38 |
Module 6 |
Green engineering, Sustainable urbanization |
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39 |
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Industrialization and poverty reduction; Social and technological change |
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40 |
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Industrial processes: Material selection, pollution prevention |
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41 |
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Industrial ecology, Industrial symbiosis |