Design for Environment
BASIC DATA
course listing
A - main register
course code
NTK1440
course title in Estonian
Ökodisain
course title in English
Design for Environment
course volume CP
-
ECTS credits
6.00
to be declared
yes
assessment form
Examination
teaching semester
autumn
language of instruction
Estonian
English
Study programmes that contain the course
code of the study programme version
course compulsory
NAEM06/25
yes
Structural units teaching the course
ET - Tartu College
EV - Virumaa College
Course description link
Timetable link
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VERSION SPECIFIC DATA
course aims in Estonian
NB! Õppeainet loetakse ainult Tartu kolledžis.

Kursuse eesmärgiks on anda ülevaade toodete, protsesside ja teenuste konstrueerimisest nii, et arvesse oleks võetud nende keskkonnamõjud kogu olelusringi jooksul.
course aims in English
NB! The course is taught only in Tartu College.

A general overview how to design products, processes and services to reduce their life-cycle environmental impacts.
learning outcomes in the course in Est.
Õppeaine läbimisel omandab üliõpilane teadmised toote, protsessi või teenuse konstruktsiooni mõju kohta toote valmistamisest, turustamisest, tarbimisest ja utiliseerimisest tulenevatele keskkonnamõjudele ning mõistab ja tunneb materjalide ja energia efektiivse kasutamise võimalusi.
learning outcomes in the course in Eng.
Passing the course, the student has knowledge and a clear comprehend how the design of a product, process or service influence their environmental impact during produsing, delivery, use and recycling. The student has a clear comprehend how to design materials and energy efficiency.

brief description of the course in Estonian
Kursus koosneb teemadest: tootedisain- ja arendus, tööstuslike protsesside konstrueerimine ja opereerimine, materjalide valimise printsiibid, energia effektiivsema kasutamise projekteerimine, toote turustamise projekteerimine, toote tarbimisest tulenevad keskkonnamõjud, toote eksistentsi lõpu projekteerimine, teenindus, tehnoloogia ja keskkond, nende vastastikused suhted.
brief description of the course in English
The course topics: product design and development, industrial processes design and operation, choosing materials, design for energy efficiency, designing product delivery, environmental interactions during product use, design for end of life, services, technology and environment.
type of assessment in Estonian
Hindamine toimub kirjaliku eksamiga
type of assessment in English
Assessment by written exam
independent study in Estonian
Grupi koosseisus kõigi läbivõetud teemadega seotud ülesannete lahendamine
independent study in English
Solving exercises in groups
study literature
- Graedel, T.E., Allenby, B.R., Industrial Ecology, Pearson Education, Inc., 2003
- Ayres, R.U., Ayres, L.W., A Handbook of Industrial Ecology, Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2002
- Atila Ertas, Jesse C.Jones, The engineering design process, John Wiley&Sone
- Ecodesign requirements in the EU https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/product-requirements/compliance/ecodesign/index_en.htm
- Eco Design: Examples https://youmatter.world/en/definition/definition-eco-design-examples-definition/
- EcoDesign roadmap / Conrad Luttropp, Göran Brohammer, Lund : Studentlitteratur, c2014, 124 lk.: ill. ISBN/ISSN: 9789144101002
- Ecodesign : [ecofriendly objects for everyday use] / Sivia Barbero, Brunella Cozzo, Potsdam: Ullmann, c2012, 349, [2] lk.: ill. Special ed. ISBN/ISSN: 9783833163074
study forms and load
daytime study: weekly hours
4.0
session-based study work load (in a semester):
lectures
4.0
lectures
24.0
practices
0.0
practices
-
exercises
0.0
exercises
-
lecturer in charge
-
LECTURER SYLLABUS INFO
semester of studies
teaching lecturer / unit
language of instruction
Extended syllabus or link to Moodle or to home page
2025/2026 autumn
Tiit Lepasaar, ET - Tartu College
Estonian
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    2024/2025 autumn
    Tiit Lepasaar, ET - Tartu College
    Estonian
      NTK1440eng.pdf 
      2023/2024 autumn
      Tiit Lepasaar, ET - Tartu College
      Estonian
        2022/2023 autumn
        Tiit Lepasaar, ET - Tartu College
        Estonian
          2021/2022 autumn
          Tiit Lepasaar, ET - Tartu College
          Estonian
            NTK1440eng.pdf 
            Course description in Estonian
            Course description in English