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Courses » Ecology and Environment

Ecology and Environment

ABOUT THE COURSE:

The objectives of the course is to introduce and sensitize all BTech students to the issue of ecology, environment and sustainability. The lectures are aimed at posing various questions that are relevant for all students of engineering and management to incorporate sustainability and a sensitivity to ecology and environment in their design of products, processes and systems.

Important For Certification/Credit Transfer:

Weekly Assignments and Discussion Forum can be accessed ONLY by enrolling here

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Note: Content is Free!

All content including discussion forum and assignments, is free


Final Exam (in-person, invigilated, currently conducted in India) is mandatory for Certification and has INR Rs. 1100 as exam fee.


INTENDED AUDIENCE: NIL

CORE/ELECTIVE: Core

UG/PG: UG

PREREQUISITES: NIL

INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT: NIL

3640 students have enrolled already!!

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:



                                       

Prof. Abhijit P. Deshpande                Prof.R. Ravi Krishna                         Prof. B S Murty
Dept. of Chemical Engg.                  Dept. of Chemical Engg.                   Civil Engineering
IIT Madras                                         IIT Madras                                             IIT Madras


                                                                       

Prof. Ligy Philip                               Prof. Srinivas Jayanti                  Prof. Sudhir Chella Rajan                         
Civil Engineering                             Chemical Engineering                 Humanities & Social Sciences                
IIT Madras                                         IIT Madras                                     IIT Madras                           



                       
Prof. Susy Varughese
Chemical Engineering
IIT Madras

The course will be taught by multiple instructors who have expertise in different areas of ecology, environment and sustainability. The instructors are faculty at IIT Madras and researchers in other organisations in specific areas of expertise in this topic.

COURSE LAYOUT:

Week 1
Dr. B.S. Murty
• Introduction (1)
• Sustainability Definition / Goals, Climate Change (2)
• Case Studies (3) (Eg: Dams, Chemicals, e-waste, IOT, Landfill siting etc)

Week 2
Dr. Sudhir Chella Rajan
• Sustainability and Economics (3)
• Sustainability and Ethics (3)

Week 3
Dr. Ligy Philip (Water Quality/ Waste Management)
• Water Quality and Treatment (3)
• Waste Management and Treatment (3)

Week 4
Dr. B. S. Murty (Water Management/ Resources)
• Urban Drainage
• Water Resource Management
• Impact of Climate Change

Week 5
Dr. Srinivas Jayanti (Energy)
• Energy Demand / Resources (1)
• Pollution from Energy generation (1)
• Energy and Climate Change (Global Warming) (1)
• Energy and Sustainability (1)
• Long Range and Short Range Solutions (1)
(Global vs. India)

Week 6
Dr. R. Ravi Krishna
• Risk Assessment Definition (1)
• Pollutant Pathways / Safety/ Exposure (1)
• Liability /Examples (1)
• Life Cycle Assessment (2)
• Environmental Management and LCA (1)

Week 7
Dr. Sudhir Chella Rajan
• Urban Planning / Sprawl (1)
• Challenges in Urban Planning
o Transport (1)
o Energy (Smart Grid) (1)
o Water (1)
o Waste (1)
o Governance (1)

Week 8
Dr. Susy Varughese / Dr. Parag Ravindran
• Ecology – definitions / Systems (1)
• Biodiversity (1)
• Examples of Historical Impact of economy on Ecology
• Restoration / Ecological Engineering


Week 9
Dr. Ligy Philip / Dr. Ravi Krishna 
• Solid Waste Management
• Hazardous Waste Management
• Wrap up  Emphasis on Climate Change and Adaptation
CERTIFICATION EXAM :
  • The exam is optional for a fee.
  • Date of Exams : October 28 (Sunday)
  • Time of Exams : Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon session: 2pm to 5pm
  • Exam for this course will be available in both morning & afternoon sessions.
  • Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
  • The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published.

CERTIFICATION:

  • Final score will be calculated as : 25% assignment score + 75% final exam score
  • 25% assignment score is calculated as 25% of average of Best 6 out of 8 assignments.
  • E-Certificate will be given to those who register and write the exam and score greater than or equal to 40% final score. Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Madras.It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.