HF1007 Environmental Science and Work Science 6.0 credits

• Educational level

  First cycle

• Academic level (A-D)

• Subject area

  Built Environment
  Techonology
  

• Grade scale

  A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

• Course page on KTH Social

Learning outcomes

This course is to give knowledge of environment and work science and lawmaking related to these issues.

After completing this course students are to:

• know as much about environmental problems, techniques and lawmaking that he/she can develop products and processes in an environmentally manner and be able to handle trading and contacts with authorities in a technically and ethically correct way
• know as much about work sites that he/she can prevent accidents at work and is able to take active part in efforts to improve the work site
• be able to design production processes taking into consideration man - machine interaction

Course main content

• Environmental effects
• Environment techniques: gas-, air- and water purification
• Comprehensive attitude to environmental work
• How environment matters are prioritized in a business enterprise, live cycle estimates
• The tools available to society to control environment protection, description of environmental consequences
• Treatment of refuse and recycling principles
• Physical environment: load, noise, illumination, chemical health risks etc
• How to design a work site ergonomically
• Mental processes: perception, learning, cognition, memory, categorisation etc

Disposition

The course consists of lectures, exercises, compulsory lab work and exercises, accounts, seminars and self studies.

Eligibility

Knowledge and skills corresponding to the requirements for acceptance to the engineering education

Literature

Antonson m fl: Miljö i ett företagsperspektiv, Prevent ISBN 91-7365-006-9

Jakobsson m fl: Handbok Bättre Arbetsmiljö, Prevent ISBN 91-7365-028-1

Examination

• LAB1 - Laboratory Work, 1.5 credits, grade scale: P, F
• TEN1 - Examination, 3.0 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
• ÖVN1 - Excercises, 1.5 credits, grade scale: P, F

Requirements for final grade

Passed written exam
(TEN1, 3 cr. credit rate A-F)
Passed exercises
(ÖVN1, 1,5 cr. credit rate failed, passed)
Passed lab work
(LAB1, 1,5 cr. credit rate failed, passed)

Offered by

STH/Science

Contact

Anna Williamsson; annwil@kth.se

Examiner

Lotta Dellve <dellve@kth.se>

Version

Course plan valid from: Autumn 10.
Examination information valid from: Autumn 10.