Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool Antwerpen
Business en Recht
Sustainable transport and energy36506/3368/2425/1/85
Study guide

Sustainable transport and energy

36506/3368/2425/1/85
Academic year 2024-25
Is found in:
  • Bachelor of Business Management, programme stage 3
    Choice option within specialisation:
    • Green logistics within Supply Chain Management
  • Microcredential Business & Recht (Insurance, Social Law or Sustainable Business), programme stage 2
This is a single course unit.
Study load: 3 credits
It is not possible to enrol in this course unit under
  • exam contract (to obtain a credit).
  • exam contract (to obtain a degree).
Teaching staff: Hintjens Joost
Languages: English
Scheduled for: Semester 1
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).
Possible deadlines for learning account: 15.10.2024 ()
Re-sit exam: is possible.
Possibility of deliberation/tolerance: This course unit is eligible for deliberation/tolerance according to the criteria as determined by the degree programme you are enrolled in.
Total study time: 78,00 hours

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Short description

The course wil deepen your knowledge of transport and logistics and focus on how their processes can become (more) sustainable. We work within the framework of the EU known as : "the green deal", and the "fit for 55" programme of the European Commission.

Active partciapation is crucial for succedding this course attendance is (almost) compulsary. The course is a CLIL coursde, so exclusively in English.

Learning outcomes (list)

OLR SCM 1.0 - The bachelor BM/SCM has insights in transport, in the streams and processes of goods and information, in the regulations of the logistics sector and in the general corporate organisational processes as well as in their interconnection, and can consequently apply these insights in a broad, globalised and changing (inter)national context.
You calculate external costs of transportation modes.
You identify opportunities for sustainability enhancing projects in the context of energy and/or transportation.
You point out the evolution of renewable energy forms.
You set up a multimodal transport chain and point out its sustainability.
You apply the legislation around renewable energy and transport modes.
OLR SCM 7.2 - The bachelor BM/LM can communicate fluently and spontaneously, both in spoken and written English, using professionally appropriate vocabulary in a professional context.
You express yourself correctly in most formal situations and use appropriate business terminology.
You understand job-specific longer texts.

Course content

Together we will explore the ways organisations kan make their logistical operations and their supply chain more sustainable. We will start from the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and from the concept of external costs. We will do this through a combination of theory and practice.

Educational organisation (list)

Learning Activities
Collaborative learning12,00 hours
Lectures and / or tutorials12,00 hours
Work time outside of contact hours54,00 hours

Evaluation (list)

Evaluation(s) for first exam chance
MomentForm%Remark
Eerste examenperiodeKnowledge and comprehension test during the examination series50,00Open en/of gesloten vragen
Gesloten boek
Evaluation(s) for re-sit exam
MomentForm%Remark
2nd examination periodKnowledge and comprehension test during the examination series50,00Open en/of gesloten
Gesloten boek
Evaluation(s) for both exam chances, not reproducible in re-sit exam
MomentForm%Remark
Eerste examenperiodeProject assignment50,00Casus