After successful completion of the course, students are able to

• compare different issues in the fields of resource management and waste management.
• provide critical and analytical questions about lectures.
• enter into a scientific discourse with specialist speakers.
• check results and conclusions for plausibility.
• conduct own literature research in the fields of resource management and waste management.

In the course current issues from the fields of resource management and waste management are presented in specialist lectures by speakers both from TU Wien and external. Experts from science, industry and administration are presenting.

After each lecture a discussion with the auditorium take place. There are 45 minutes each for the lecture as well as for the discussion.

The aim is to get to know different methods, problems and solutions. However, the active discourse strengthens the ability to correctly classify and correlate results of different issues and levels of complexity.

Due to the current situation, the lecture will be held online.

We are happy to announce, that this semester will be a joint-venture with the waste management institute of BOKU Vienna.

The following methods are used in the course:

• Specialist lectures on current issues in the fields of resource management and waste management
  
• Discussion with experts on the basis of the lectures
  
• Independent literature research and writing a seminar paper

The presentation of our summer term courses is taking place on March 2, 2021 at 10:00. Access Link: https://tuwien.zoom.us/j/3889704455   The participation in the presentation is not mandatory.

Active participation in the discussion

As performance record the students must be present and actively participate in the discussion. In the course a presence of more than 80% of the dates is obligatory. We kindly ask you to join the meeting with your real name or matriculation number and to activate the visual feed at the beginning of the lecture and for the discussion.

Submission of "insights"

Students must submit (TUWEL) “insights” for every attended lecture. Insights concise of some keywords or one to two sentences which summarise insights gained in the lecture.

Submission of a seminar paper

For a selected topic, which is based on one of the lectures held, a short seminar paper (2000-2500 words) has to be submitted. This should take up the topic or a sub-aspect of it and question it critically. In the paper, the essential statements and key points of the lecture should first be briefly summarized. The presentation documents will be provided in the TISS. Furthermore, the issue has to be supplemented or further elaborated and critically discussed. Hence, a literature research and own considerations has to be conducted.

Formal requirements

The paper should comprise 2000-2500 words and has to meet the following formal requirements:

• Title page with your name and matriculation number and a refercene list are mandatory.
• Compliance with the scope without artificial text extensions.
• The paper can be submitted either in German or in English.
• Use uniform and correct citation practice, also for illustrations and information from the presentation documents.  
  

Submission

Submit the paper until 15/07/2021 as pdf-Document via TUWEL

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