COURSE OUTLINE

Course : MBE4046 Green Industrial Systems

Semester : Semester B, 2016-17

Please note that the contents of the course shown in the Website of the University are for reference
only, the course has been customized for the Semester B of 2016-17 and will be conducted as
followings.

Dr. John Ho (JH): Room: B6611. Email: mejohnho@cityu.edu.hk

Mailbox: No. MBE12 (located outside the MBE General Office)
Dr. Ken Yeu (KY): Room: P6612. Email: honkyau@cityu.edu.hk
Mailbox: No. SEEM17

Aims : The course covers a broad appreciation of the responsibility, obligation and
practices on environmental issues in an industrial organisation. The objectives
are to provide an overview of various techniques, skills and strategies for
environmental and social conscious industry.

Teaching: Lectures/Tutorials/ Web learning / Case based study /

Teamwork / Group discussions / Mini-project

Schedule:

Week Lecturer Topic

1 JH Course work. Design for Green.
2 JH Design for Green examples. LCA framework & examples.
3 JH WEEE & RoHS
4 JH Product Recovery.
5 JH Group Presentation: Product Design for Green
6 KY Environmental Management System (EMS) -1
7 KY Environmental Management System (EMS) -2
8 KY Environmental Management System (EMS) -3
9 KY Group Presentation: EMS
10 JH Eco Industrial Systems. Re-cycling
11 JH Public holiday
12 JH Environmental Impact Assessment
13 JH Group Presentation: Re-cycling Centre for HK

Lecture Content:

Environmental management system: ISO14000

Environmental Impact Assessment: Concepts and Case Studies
Design for Products of Green: Design Challenge, Tools, Choosing Materials, RoHS,
Green Manufacturing Processes and Systems: Process/System Design Challenge, Tools, WEEE
Industrial Ecology: Concepts, Life Cycle Assessment, Eco-Industrial Parks, logistic
Assessment: Coursework 40% & Examination 60% (2 hours, closed book written)

Coursework: The coursework will be assessed by Three (3) Assignments as outlined as follows:

Marks: Three Assignments Due Dates: Presentations / Submissions

(100) and a Test:
1 30 Product Design for February 10, 2017 Submission of softcopy- PPT
Green
February 13, 2017 Group presentation (WK 5)
2 40 Environmental March 13, 2017 Week 9 Group presentation.
Management System Week 9 Submission of EMS
manual & Checklist
3 30 Re-cycling plant and April 7, 2017 Submission of softcopy- PPT
its environment
Impact Assessment April 10, 2017 Group presentation (WK13)

Submission after the Due Date will be subjected to the deduction of 2 marks per day.

Note: Students are required to form into groups of not more than 7 members at the end of Week-2
latest for carrying out the Assignments of 1, 2 & 3.

Reading References:

1. Curran, M.A. Environmental life-cycle assessment, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996.

2. Ritchie, I. and Hayes, W. A guide to the implementation of the ISO 14000 series on
environmental management. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1998.
3. Fiksel, J. (Ed.) Design for environment: creating eco-efficient products and processes. New
York: McGraw-Hill, 1996.
4. ISO14000 Environmental Management Series, International Organization for Standardization
(ISO)
5. Directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE): Directive 2002/96/EC
6. Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and
electronic equipment (RoHS): Directive 2002/95/EC
7. Technical Memorandum on Environmental Impact Assessment Process, Hong Kong
Environmental Protection Department
8. Richard T. De George, Business Ethics, 6th Edition, Prentice Hall, 1995