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Università degli Studi di Parma Università degli Studi di Parma
Degree course in
Sustainable design for food systems
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Engineering and Architecture

EVALUATION TOOLS FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF FOOD SYSTEMS
cod. 1009628

Academic year 2023/24
3° year of course - First semester
Professor
- Roberta STEFANINI
Academic discipline
Impianti industriali meccanici (ING-IND/17)
Field
Attività formative affini o integrative
Type of training activity
Related/supplementary
30 hours
of face-to-face activities
3 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN
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Integrated course unit module: PROJECT

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Learning objectives

The aim of this laboratory module will be to make the students of the course understand the principles of Life Cycle Assessment, in order to be able to apply them to practical cases of the product they have designed.

Prerequisites

Nessuno

Course unit content

The course includes an initial part in the classroom where the basic principles of the Life Cycle Assessment will be described.
The laboratory at Building A will then be used to describe the functioning of the Simapro Software.
In the last phase of the course, students will deepen the calculation of the environmental impact with Simapro software on a product they have designed, thanks to the other modules.

Full programme

Basic principles of the 2030 agenda
Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment
Phases of the LCA
ISO 14040 - ISO 14044
Certifications available
Simapro software
Laboratory exercises on Simapro
Case study on food technology
LCA calculation on a case study carried out in groups
Checks on the models created

Bibliography

Analisi del ciclo di vita LCA
Gli strumenti per la progettazione sostenibile di materiali, prodotti e processi
Gian Luca Baldo, Massimo Marino, Stefano Rossi

Teaching methods

Frontal teaching
Computer lab
Group exercise in the computer lab

Assessment methods and criteria

The final exam will take place in a collegiate manner involving the three modules of the course. In particular, the exam will include a written part with closed-answer questions including the topics covered in all modules of the teaching (9 questions at all - 3 for each module - which will be assigned a maximum score of 15 points, with a sufficiency threshold of 9 points) and a oral part relating to the presentation and discussion of a project relating to the teaching contents (the project will be awarded a maximum of 15 points, with a sufficiency threshold of 9 points). The final mark is defined by the sum of the written test and the evaluation of the project activity. The score attributed to the written and oral parts will be determined on a weighted basis with respect to the credits attributed to each teaching module.

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