COURSES FOR ECOBRU

Vasyl MateichykDrSc, Professor

Head of ecology department

For teachers of technical schools and colleges

Environmental management system of an enterprise

Environmental and economic

aspects of road transport system

development

Environmental monitoring of

transport systems

Course type - distance learning course

Total hours ― 72lectures ― 48

practicals ― 16

Environmental and economic aspects of road transport system development

Specific knowledge

To compare the functioning of different objects of road

transport system and their environmental impact

To develop strategies and methods to ensure

environmental safety of road transport

To assess the level of environmental impact

depending on the charac-teristics of transport system

objects

Methodological and didactic competences

To classify objects of road transport system and their

environmental impact

To analyze factors and the extent of environmental impact

of transport system objects

To know modern approaches and practices of urban

transport planning and traffic management systems

To design and create innovative transport systems based on energy-saving technologies

To understand operating principles of modern intelligent

transport systems and information systems used in

transport sector

To show the relationship between theoretical

statements in order to assess the environmental impact of

transport system objects

Course aims:To compare the functioning of different objects of road transport system and their environmental impact To assess the level of environmental impact depending on the characteristics of transport system objects To develop strategies and methods to ensure environmental safety of road transport system

Interdisciplinary competences, social

competences

For teachers of technical schools and colleges

Environmental and economic aspects of road transport system development

Course Structure

№ ThemesHours

lectures practicals

1

Modern transport system and its environmental impact: Basic aspects of transport development. Characteristics of road transport system functioning. General characteristics of transport impact on ecosystems. Specifics of environmental impact of kinds of transport.

4 2

2

Environmental and economic aspects of urban transport system functioning: The structure of urban transport systems, the principles of their development and functioning. The creation of a sustainable urban transport infrastructure. The principles of transport management under market economy conditions.

8 4

3

Environmental and economic aspects of transport enterprises: The assessment of hazardous emission from road transport system. The use of energy-saving and environmental technologies in transport as a way to protect the environment and society.

4 2

  16 8

For teachers of technical schools and colleges

Course aims:To get specific knowledge about the current state of the environment in view of the increasing anthropogenic influence of road transport systemTo form a system of knowledge about the environment, the reasons for the observed and expected changes in its condition, the acceptability of changes and environmental burden as a wholeThe ability to use modern information technology that is necessary for the professional activity

Environmental monitoring of transport systems

Specific knowledge

To structure monitoring objects in road transport system

To assess the environmental impact of monitoring objects using information systems

and technologies

To identify pollution factors of monitoring objects

Methodological and didactic competences

To design the processes of environmental pollution caused

by monitoring objects

To predict the state of the environment using modern information systems and

technologies

To redistribute the environmental impact of monitoring objects for

environmental improvement

To develop their own tools and technologies for environmental

monitoring using modern diagnostic tools and energy-

saving technologies

To create pollution maps using modern computer systems and

technologies

To design databases and knowledge bases in order to

analyze the impact of transport systems

Interdisciplinary competences, social

competences

For teachers of technical schools and colleges

Course Structure

№ ThemesHours

lectures practicals

1

Monitoring as a system of observation, assessment and prediction of the environment: goals and objectives of monitoring, classification of environmental monitoring, directions of environmental monitoring.

2 -

2

The peculiarities of transport system monitoring: monitoring object hierarchy of transport systems, methods of inventory of pollutants by monitoring objects, monitoring of individual vehicles and traffic flows, monitoring of companies and projects, comprehensive monitoring of regions and country.

6 4

3

Information Systems and Technology for Environmental Pollution Monitoring of transport system objects: the use of databases and knowledge bases for analysis and decision-making; energy-saving technologies as a tool to reduce emissions, computer systems to assess environmental impact of transport systems; modern technology and the formation of a visual assessment of environmental pollution.

8 4

  16 8

Environmental monitoring of transport systemsFor teachers of technical schools and colleges

Course aims:To get specific knowledge of effective implementing of managerial decisions to reduce the environmental impact of a transport enterprise. On the basis of methodological and didactic competences to acquire practical skills needed for the development of environmental management system documentation. To form the skills needed to adapt transport enterprise to modern requirements of environmental legislation, to develop the ability to make environmentally responsible decisions.

Environmental management system of an enterprise

Specific knowledge

To determine environmental problems of the enterprise

To develop a strategy in order to reduce environmental impact of the enterprise

To conduct the analysis of main environmental aspects of

enterprise’s activity

Methodological and didactic competences

To carry out an initial environmental analysis

To select and apply methods for economic analysis of

environmental activity of the enterprise

To determine the significant environmental aspects of the

transport enterprise

To characterize and assess environmental impact of the

enterprise

To develop a strategy for transport enterprise energy

saving in order to improve energy efficiency of technological

processes and the transition to alternative fuel sources

To apply management techniques in order to reduce the impact of transport enterprise activities on

ecosystem

Interdisciplinary competences, social

competences

For teachers of technical schools and colleges

Course Structure

№ ThemesHours

lectures practicals

1

Fundamentals of environmental management and regulatory support: preconditions for environmental management system implementation, international standards of environmental management, regulatory support of environmental management of the enterprise

4 2

2

Planning and implementing of environmental management system for transport enterprise: carrying out initial environmental analysis of the enterprise activity, the assessment of significant environmental aspects, the determination of conformity of enterprise activity with environmental legislation, environmental policy of the enterprise, programme, goals and tasks of environmental management system

8 4

3Environmental audit and certification of environmental management system: environmental audit and evaluation of its results, certification.

4 2

  16 8

Environmental management system of an enterprise

For teachers of technical schools and colleges

For teachers of schools

Project management as a method to solve

local environmental

problems

Current environmental problems and ways to solve

them

Modern technologies of

waste management

Course type - distance learning course

Total hours ― 72lectures ― 48

practicals ― 16

Course aims:To get specific knowledge contributing to recognize the relationship of natural resources management and the ecological balance of the environment

On the basis of methodological and didactic competences to determine nature protection problems and to develop practical recommendations for nature protection in order to ensure sustainable development

Understanding and evaluation of prospective scientific solutions to global processes as a world human responsibility

Current environmental problems and ways to solve them

Specific knowledge

To distribute current environmental problems by

categories

To demonstrate knowledge of methods and ways to solve

current environ-mental problems and to use them to

stabilize the state of the environment

To explain the features of global social and environmental

problems and to determine key events contributing to sustainable

development of the society

Methodological and didactic competencesThe ability to process and

interpret information from various sources on global environmental,

social and economic problems

To evaluate technologies and methods for effective energy

conservation as a tool for sustainable development

To systematize factors of environmental impact and to

analyze the ways to solve environmental problems of

various levels

To structure the effects of current global environmental, social and

economic problems

To apply knowledge and skills from different fundamental

disciplines and later on in professional field

To develop their own concepts in order to improve the state of the environment in the processes of

human activity

Interdisciplinary competences, social

competences

For teachers of schools

Course Structure

№ ThemesHours

lectures practicals

1

Global social and environmental problems of our time: the problems of population growth in the world, the impact of the greenhouse effect, ozone depletion, acid rain, the increasing amount of waste, noise pollution; international treaties, directives, conventions (Kyoto Protocol and Montreal Protocol, Basel Convention, and others) to regulate global environmental problems.

4 2

2

Ways to solve regional environmental problems in Ukraine: the current state of the environment in Ukraine and its regions, the reduction of mineral reserves, changes in the structure of land resources, contamination by heavy metals, pesticides and other substances, the reduction and pollution of surface and ground waters, air pollution and change of its composition, the reduction of the diversity of flora and fauna. Ways and means to solve regional environmental problems in Ukraine.

6 3

3

The peculiarities of solving local environmental problems: the problem of increasing amount of industrial and household waste, the effects of waste impact on the environment; the organization of industrial and household waste treatment; legal, organizational, technical and financial methods to solve the problem; technologies of waste use as a source of alternative energy and raw material.

6 3

  16 8

Current environmental problems and ways to solve them

For teachers of schools

Course aims:To get specific knowledge of implementing effective managerial decisions in order to reduce anthropogenic impact of industrial and household waste on the environment.

Based on the methodological and didactic competences to acquire practical skills to choose methods and technologies for waste management.

To form the skills needed to improve the culture of waste management based on the popularization of modern technologies for waste management.

Modern technologies of waste management

Specific knowledge

To own information about the current state of waste generation

and its environmental impact

To generate environmental and economic criteria for the

selection of waste carrier to get it to the places of its recovery or

disposal

To develop strategies for waste management based on international experience

Methodological and didactic competences

To work with legal documents in the field of waste management

To develop environmentally efficient and cost-effective route

of waste transportation

To search and analyze scientific and technical information and

choose methods for waste disposal and recycling

To develop the ability to collect and analyze ecological

information in the field of waste generation and methods of waste

disposal

To be able to effectively use the information in order to educate the public for reduction of waste

in places of its generation

To determine the relationship between waste management

system and the level of culture of the population in matters of waste

management

Interdisciplinary competences, social

competences

For teachers of schools

Course Structure

№ ThemesHours

lectures practicals

1

Current state and main problems of waste generation: industrial and household waste; waste generation, collection, accumulation, storage and primary processing of waste; international legislation for waste management; international experience in managing waste treatment systems.

4 2

2

The peculiarities of waste management in Ukraine: legal and regulatory framework of waste management in Ukraine; organizational structure of the state, regional and local waste management system; programmes and projects of waste treatment; technologies for the collection, accumulation, storage and primary processing of waste; characteristics of waste treatment as secondary resource and alternative energy source.

6 2

3

Ecological and logistics systems for waste treatment management: management logistics of household solid waste (HSW); communication management in the system of household solid waste management; the conservation of resources and energy in the recycling and waste disposal processes in Regional programmes of household solid waste treatment; ecological and economic rationale for the choice of waste carrier and route of transportation of solid waste to the disposal site.

6 4

  16 8

Modern technologies of waste managementFor teachers of schools

Course aims:To get specific knowledge of project management to solve local environmental problems allowing to initiate a project based on the analysis of local environmental state.

To acquire practical skills for the development of environmental project documentation.

To form the skills needed to organize and manage environmental project team able to realize a project idea.

Project management as a method to solve local environmental problems

Specific knowledge

To determine the local environmental problem

To analyze the prerequisites for initiating the project (STEP

and SWOT - analyses), to describe the environment of

ecological project

To select the project idea to solve local environmental

problem

Methodological and didactic competences

To plan resources and costs of the project

To conduct economic and environmental analyses of the

project

To identify project risks and to develop a map of risk

management of environmental project

To develop interpersonal skills, the ability to work in a team, to

resolve conflicts, and to behave in social situations

To implement environmental project in order to deal with the

increasing amount of waste

To form the ability to choose an effective strategy of behavior and

appropriate means of communication in the

implementation of environmental project

Interdisciplinary competences, social

competences

For teachers of schools

Course Structure№ Themes

Hours

lectures practicals

1

The peculiarities of projects as an effective method to solve environmental problems: environmental projects and their characteristics, life cycle of environmental project; the range of environmental problems for project initiation; the description of the environment of ecological project, STEP and SWOT - analyses; the determination of goals and objectives of the project

4 2

2

Planning and development of environmental project: a hierarchical structure and list of activities of environmental project (WBS structure); organizational structure of the project (OBS structure) and matrix of responsibility (RAM matrix); project budgeting: resource planning and project costs; the determination of project risks and the development of risk management map of environmental project; environmental and economic analyses of the project.

4 2

3

Environmental project implementation in school to solve problems of resource conservation and energy efficiency: the peculiarities of school environmental projects (projects to improve the culture of waste management, promotion of separate waste collection, batteries recycling, plastic waste, projects for heat preservation in buildings, etc.); the formation of the project team; initiation, planning, realization and completion of school environmental project).

8 4

  16 8

Project management as a method to solve local environmental problems

For teachers of schools

Basic aspects of diagnostics

Terms and conditions of allowance to take an exam

The allowance to the examination is the completion of all practical tasks (case studies) and passing the test control with the number of correct answers of not less than 70%

The type of document certifying the successful learning of the course

Certificate of advanced training

Venue: National Transport

University

Test controlWritten

examinationEssay writing

Business project

Case decision and case analysis

Forms of control and marks

The recommended

number of participantsup to 20

Thank you for your attention!