ECTS
ECTS Course Catalogue
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Course code: BŻS10066f15Semester: 2015/2016 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: Describes environmental management instruments; Defines the technologies used in the agri-food establishments; Indicates the key elements of quality management of organic and conventional food; Defines the scope of the ISO 14001 standard; Knows the instruments and the principles of environmental management techniques; Defines the process of Llife Cycle Assessment; Skills: Uses the principles of rational environment management in the context of the company audit; Evaluates olfactometric nuisance of odors in the environment; Assesses the ecological balance in the environment; Uses methods and environmental management systems; Evaluates environmental pollution associated with the applied technology; Prepares environmental policy for processing plants;
Competences: Demonstrates the need for improvement of professional qualifications and the need for lifelong learning; 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; Understand the environmental risks associated with improper food production technology; Able to think and act in an entrepreneurial manner taking into account the environmental aspects of the environment.
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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