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Course code: BŻS10066f14
Semester: 2014/2015 winter
Name: Environmental Management and Ecological Food Production
Major: Food Safety
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 7
ECTS points: 2
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 15 / 0
Lecturer: dr hab. Robert Kupczyński, prof. nadzw.
Language of instruction: Polish


Learning outcomes: Knowledge: W01 - Describes environmental management instruments [BZ1 - W16, BZ1 - W17]; W02 - Defines the technologies used in the agri-food establishments [BZ1 - W15, BZ1 - W19]; W03 - Indicates the key elements of quality management of organic and conventional food [BZ1 - W14, BZ1 - W15]; W04 - Defines the scope of the ISO 14001 standard [BZ1 - W016]; W05 - Knows the instruments and the principles of environmental management techniques [BZ1 - W016, BZ1 - W21]; W06 - Defines the process of Llife Cycle Assessment [BZ1 - W015, BZ1 - W16]; Skills: U01 - Uses the principles of rational environment management in the context of the company audit [BZ1 - U01, BZ1 - U02]; U02 - Evaluates olfactometric nuisance of odors in the environment [BZ1 - U05]; U03 - Assesses the ecological balance in the environment [BZ1 - U03, BZ1 - U11]; U04 - Uses methods and environmental management systems [BZ1 - U03, BZ1 - U11, BZ1 - U14]; U05 - Evaluates environmental pollution associated with the applied technology [BZ1 - U05]; U06 - Prepares environmental policy for processing plants [BZ1 - U01, BZ1 - U05];

Competences: K01 - Demonstrates the need for improvement of professional qualifications and the need for lifelong learning [BZ - K01, BZ - K02]; K02 - Has social awareness of the importance of professional and ethical responsibility for the formulation and the environment and production of safe food of high quality. [BZ - K07]; K03 - Understand the environmental risks associated with improper food production technology [BZ - K06, BZ - K11]; K04 - Able to think and act in an entrepreneurial manner taking into account the environmental aspects of the environment [BZ_K09];

Prerequisites: Organic chemistry with elements of inorganic chemistry, Technology of plant and animal resorces

Course content: Familiarization students with the environmental determinants of food production in terms of threats, Characteristics of organic products. Economic aspects and legal and environmental administration. Environmental problems in agro - food industryenterprises. Presentation solutions for comprehensive environmental management (ISO 14 001, EMAS and other tools). Classification of food due to the manufacturing process - organic food, traditional and conventional. Analysis of the Life Cycle Assesment and its impact on the environment (environmental management techniques). Integrating environmental management system with other systems.

Recommended literature: Kowal E.: Zarządzanie środowiskiem. Polskie Wydawnictwo Ekonomiczne, 2013 Kryński A.,Kramer M., Caekelbergh A. F., Urbaniec M.: Zintegrowane zarządzanie środowiskiem - systemowe zależności między polityką, prawem, zarządzaniem i techniką. Oficyna a Wolters Kluwer Business,2013. Borys T., Rogala P.: Systemy zarządzania jakością i środowiskiem. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu, 2012. Poskrobko B.: Zarządzanie środowiskiem w Polsce. Polskie Wydawnictwo Ekonomiczne, 2012. Karaczun Z. M.: Skuteczność ochrony środowiska w przedsiębiorstwach rolno-spożywczych. Wydawnictwo SGGW, 2008.

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