ECTS
ECTS Course Catalogue

Course details
Course code: RSSS20128o14
Semester: 2014/2015 winter
Name: Environmental Management
Major: Environmental Protection
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 2
ECTS points: 4
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: Dr inż. Lech Paczkowski
Language of instruction: Polish


Learning outcomes: Knowledge A student is acquainted with general and detailed concepts in the field of management as well as with theoretical basics of environmental management A student has knowledge about relation between economy, society and environment as well as its quality. A student is also familiar with the structure of the environmental management system A student also has knowledge about the range of environmental management means and about “clean production” as the main strategy of environmental protection Skills A student has ability to build the system of environmental management and to carry out classification of instruments used in environmental protection as well as to evaluate their effectiveness A student is also capable of evaluating pro environmental programmes and pro ecological activity of an enterprise based on the analysis of ecological-economic accounting

Competences: Social competences A student understands and is familiar with problems resulting from the relation of the systems: economy, society and environment and is aware of the necessity to constantly improve environmental protection

Prerequisites: Bases of ecomonics

Course content: Theoretical basics of the structure of the environmental management system. Management means. The best available technique (BAT) as a goal of implementation of „clean technology”. Implementation of ISO 14001in Poland. Pro ecological formation of products. Management instruments. Ecological responsibility.

Recommended literature: 1. Żylicz T.2004 Ekonomia środowiska i zasobów naturalnych PWE Warszawa 2. Poskrobko B. (pod red.) 2007. Zarządzanie środowiskiem PWE Warszawa 3. Gajdzik B., Wyciślik A. 2007. Wybrane aspekty ochrony środowiska i zarządzania środowiskowego Wyd. Politach. Śląska Gliwice 4. Niedrzwicki W. 2006. Zarządzanie środowiskowe PWE Warszawa 5. Nowak Z. (pod red.) 2001. Zarządzanie środowiskiem cz. I i II Wyd. Politach. Śląska Gliwice

Assessment methods: Knowledge: Written examination Skills: Evaluation of the analysis of the environmental management system elaborated on the basis of bibliography Social competences: Evaluation of adequacy of utilization of sources and their usefulness for the purpose of a task to be realized

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