TECH 245: Pollution, Prevention and Sustainable Production (a
GenEd course)
Spring 2024. T/Th 11-12:15. Still Gym 211
Instructor. Dr. Theodore J. Hogan
Knowledge Domain: Sustainability Pathway
You
will learn about sustainability
- It's
complicated
- Simple
solutions like buying "green" won't work
- The whole supply chain (from
mineral extraction to your hands) contributes to the environmental impacts
of a product
How
you will learn?
- Active
learning. Not lectures
- By
taking apart a phone accessory (and its packaging) and looking at the
lifecycle of each component (plastics, paper, and metals)
- By
redesigning the phone accessory and manufacturing process to reduce
overall life cycle impacts
- By
examining how sustainability can be good for businesses
