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CP551 Sustainable Development
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Model questions and Past
examination papers: August 2005, May 2008, and August 2009 Module 1 (held
on August 24 and 28, 2009): Components of sustainable development: environment, economy and
society. Games and group discussions to introduce the need for sustainable
development in today’s world.
Module 2 (held
on September 18, 2009): Concepts of economic development and
human development. Economic development indices and their critique. Human
development index and its critique. Discussion on sustainable development
indices.
Module 3: Group discussion on economic development, and the impact on public
health and environment. Module 4: Group discussion on climate change and development, and other
environmental and ecological related issues in today’s world.
Module 5 (held
on September 25, 2009): Science, technology, innovations and sustainable development.
Assignment #1 (preparation on October 02, 2009 and discussion on October 09, 2009): Worked examples of Module 5 were presented by the class and
discussed. Industrial
Pumping systems (ppt) by R. Shanthini Temperature Control of Buildings by W.M. Lahiru Y. Walisinghe Domestic Water Systems
by Uditha Weerasamudra Passenger
Vehicles by Udaya Karunathilake Electronic and Computer Systems by Akbo Rupasinghe A total of 10 marks is assigned for the ability of the student to defend the methods used in the worked example assigned to the student. Module 6 is being modified (held on October 16, 2009 at Seminar
Room 03):
Energy and transport for economic development and human development,
and their impact on sustainable development.
Assignment #2 (held on October 26, 2009): Discussion on the following selected lectures on ‘Sustainable
Energy Solutions’ of Module 6 will be led by students, each of whom is assigned
a maximum of 20-min for presentation followed by a 15-min discussion
(schedule emailed): Opportunities for Energy Efficiency ins Manufacturing
Industries (Lecture
5.2) by W.M. Lahiru Y. Walisinghe Opportunities for Improving the
Efficiency of Boiler and Steam Distribution Systems (Lecture
3.2)
by Uditha Weerasamudra Energy Efficiency
Improvements available through Co-Generation (Lecture
3.3) by Udaya Karunathilake A total of 10 marks is assigned for the ability of the student to deliver and lead the lecture materials selected by the student. Module 7 (to be held on October 30, 2009 at Seminar Room 03): Industrial and service sector and their impact on sustainable
development. Module 8 is being modified (to be held on November 06, 2009 at Seminar
Room 03): Use of fertilizers and pesticides, green revolution and agricultural
biotechnology in the agricultural sector, and their impact on sustainable
development.
Assignment #3 (to be held on November 13, 2009): Presentation and defense of the following sustainable development
projects carried out by the students, each of whom is assigned a maximum of
20-min for presentation followed by a 15-min discussion (schedule emailed): Carbon Management in fossil-fuel consuming Sri Lankan
Industry by W.M. Lahiru Y. Walisinghe Efficient Utilization of Biomass as an
energy source at home, restaurants and bakeries.
by Uditha Weerasamudra A total of 10 marks is assigned for the project presentation and 20 marks is assigned for the report (due on the last day of the semester). Module 9 is
on the making (to be held on November
20, 2009 at Seminar Room 03): Globalization and its impact on sustainable development. Module 10 is
on the making (to be held on November
27, 2009 at Seminar Room 03): Information
and communication technology and its impact on sustainable development. ================================================================================= Sustainable Development
Project Report Guidelines:
Project report submission:
Project reports in their final form are accepted until the last day of the
semester. A softcopy must be emailed to rshanthini@pdn.ac.lk
or admin@rshanthini.com in *.doc format, and a hardcopy must be deposited in my letter box. Marks Assigned: A
maximum of 20 marks is assigned for the project report. Format: Format of the report is entirely of your choice.
However, formal referencing to the sources referred to is very important.
Your writing should be short and snappy (that is, to the point) and factual. Sentences must be properly
formed with absolutely no spelling mistakes. A sample report is made available for your information. Keep in mind
that word to word reproduction of material available elsewhere will
disqualify you in the CP551 project component. Information to be provided
in the CP551 Project Report: The report (about 2000 to 4000 words) should contain clear
statements on ·
the system studied (maximum of 2 marks), ·
recommendations
made to improve the sustainability of the system studied (maximum of 10
marks) ·
economically,
environmentally and socially sustainable features of the improved system
(maximum of 3 marks), ·
economically,
environmentally and socially unsustainable features of the improved system
(maximum of 3 marks), and ·
the references
used should be listed at the end of the report following standard format
(maximum of 2 marks) ================================================================================ Sustainable Development
Project Presentation Assessment Sessions: ·
A maximum of 10 marks is assigned for the
project report. ·
Student gets 20 minutes to present his
project and about 10 to 15 minutes to defend it. ·
The socially, economically and ecologically
sustainable and unsustainable features of the system studied and of the
recommendations made should be clearly presented during the presentation. ·
All CP551 students are expected to be
present during the presentation assessment sessions. ·
One question in the CP551 examination would
be based on the discussions taking place during the said sessions. ================================================================================= |
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