Curricular Unit:			Code:
Environmental Management Systems			997SGAS
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
2	Undergraduate	Quality, Environment and Safety Management	6 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
		Portuguese/English	78
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
The course aims to provide knowledge related with the main principles of the implementation of an environmental management system. The students are expected to develop skills regarding: the recognition of the importance of environmental management, as well as of the external recognition of these management practices; the identification of the requirements of an Environmental Management System; the active contribution that their professional role can have on the implementation of these management systems, namely regarding the identification, monitoring and control of the environmental impacts of the organization’s activities.
Syllabus:
1. Environmental Management: motivations 2. Environmental Management System: standards and certification. 3. Implementation of an Environmental Management System according to ISO 14001. 4. Implementation of an Environmental Management System according to EMAS Regulation
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
1. Environmental Management: what is environmental management, and what are the motivations for its implementation in organizational context. 2. Environmental Management System: the different reference standards regarding environmental management are introduced in this chapter. Special focus is given to the certification process of a management system. 3. Implementation of an Environmental Management System according to ISO 14001: requirements of this standard. Theoretical explanations will be always associated with case studies and practical applications regarding realistic professional problems. 4. Implementation of an Environmental Management System according to EMAS regulation: requirements of this regulation is focused in this chapter. Theoretical explanations will be always associated with case studies and practical applications regarding realistic professional problems.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
The teaching methodologies are mainly expositive, interrogative and demonstrative, both during classes and tutorial orientation sessions. Case-studies are frequently used, in order to allow the interpretation and correct application of theoretical knowledge. Students are encouraged and oriented to perform research essays. Whenever possible, field trips are promoted. The evaluation is continuous, through the practical application of knowledge in individual or group assignments, and research essays.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
The teaching methodologies of this curricular unit were planned in order to enhance the practical applicability of the theoretical concepts transmitted. It is aimed to enhance students’ ability to identify adequate operational practices regarding environmental management, and to make them aware of their active contribution regarding these practices. According to this, it is believed that learning methodologies like field trips, and case-studies, together with study orientation practices, will enable the students to understand the relevance of these subjects in the practice of organizational management, as well as the relevance of their role in this scope.
Reading:
[1] Pinto, A. ISO 14001:2015 – um guia prático. Lisboa, Edições Sílabo, Lda, 2018.