Semester A
Mandatory
Circular Economy in Industry
The course integrates the principles of the circular economy within the context of Industry 4.0, focusing on advanced manufacturing, remanufacturing, smart cities, and sustainability. The curriculum is designed to equip students with theoretical knowledge and practical skills, enabling them to design circular economy chains for real-world applications.
Learning Outcomes
1)
Understanding the fundamental concepts of the circular economy and its relationship to sustainability and climate change
2)
Analysis of the role of Industry 4.0 technologies in facilitating circular economy practices
3)
Implementation of resource recovery and conservation strategies to reduce waste
4)
Introduction to the Use of Digital Twins and Building Information Modeling Tools
5)
An introduction to applications of the circular economy in non-manufacturing sectors
6)
Incorporating climate change considerations into strategies for implementing the circular economy
7)
Application of artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to circular economy systems
8)
Presentation of project ideas as part of the course and constructive feedback
9)
Application of artificial intelligence tools to address the real challenges of the circular economy in various sectors
General Skills
Adaptation to new situations
Decision-making
Independent Project
Team Project
Inductive & Creative Thinking
Syllabus
Week
Topic
1
Introduction to the Circular Economy
2
Circular Economy in Industry
3
Climate Change and the Circular Economy
4
Advanced Industry and Industry 4.0
5
Project Topic Selection
6
Circular Economy in Smart Cities
7
Circular Economy in Cultural and Creative Industries
8
Midterm Project Presentations
9
Midterm Project Presentations
10
Policy and Regulatory Frameworks
11
Advanced Topics in the Circular Economy
12
Guest Lecture on Industrial Symbiosis
13
Final Project Presentations
Evaluation & Workload
Bibliographic Assignment
Project Implementation
Independent Study
Bibliography
J. Kirchherr, N.-H. N. Yang, F. Schulze-Spuntrup, M. J. Heerink and K. Hartley
M. de Jong, S. Joss, D. Schraven, C. Zhan, and M. Weijnen
L. Fusco Girard and F. Nocca
S. Rajput and S. P. Singh
C. A. Tavera Romero, D. F. Castro, J. H. Ortiz, O. I. Khalaf, and M. A. Vargas
Transactions in Industrial Informatics
Transactions on Multimedia
Frontiers in Virtual Reality
Journal of Cleaner Production
Sustainable Cities and Society
Course Information
Semester
Minutes per Week
180
Type
Specialized Knowledge
Requirements
Course Format
Synchronous
Asynchronous
Remote
e-class
Technologies & Tools
Industry 4.0
AI
Remanufacturing