Credits: 3

Pre-requisites: None

Core / Optional: Optional

Aim(s):To introduce the concept of circular economy and discuss the necessary involvement of Engineering Managers for the effectiveness of its application in engineering processes.

Intended Learning Outcomes:

1. explain the differences between a circular economy and a linear economy.
2. explain the basic concepts of a circular economy.
3. create circular economic business models for different processes.
4. analyse material recovery indications for a circular economy.

Course Content (Only main topics & subtopics):

1. Introduction to Circular Economy: Linear economy and waste of resources, green economies, regenerative economics, the Circular Economy.
2. Basic Principles of a Circular Economy: The concepts of design out, regeneration, zero waste, 3R; reduce, reuse, and recycle, 5R, 10R and extended 6R principles.
3. Models of Circular Economy: Circular supply chain, engineering inputs at different levels of a circular economy.
4. Initiation of material recovery: Developing indicators for a circular process in engineering activities.
5. Challenge Project: Building a circular economic model for any engineering activity and presenting the model.

Time Allocation:

Learning component	Hours
Theory	12
Small group activities	28
Assignments	10
Practical	–
Independent Learning	100

Marks Allocation:

Assessment	Percentage Marks
Continuous Assessments	50%
Final Assessment	50%

Recommended Reading:

• De Angelis, R. (2018). Business Models in the Circular Economy: Concepts, Examples and Theory. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-3-319-75126-9
• Machado, G. and Davim, J. P. (2020). Circular Economy and Engineering. Springer: Switzerland. ISBN 978-3-030-43043-6
• Mao, J., Li, C., Pei, Y., Xu, L. (2018). Circular Economy and Sustainable Development Enterprises. Springer: Singapore. ISBN 978-981-10-8524-6
• Scott, J. T. (2015). The Sustainable Business. 2nd Edition. Greenleaf Publishing, UK. ISBN-13: 978-1-907643-52-1