Teaching Integrated Technique Assessment based on Open-Source Software

Using new media technology and the Internet offers possibilities to enhance e-learning methods and deepen the understanding of technical and economic backgrounds. In this work the focus is on the academic teaching within seminars. Students work in teams on corporate strategic planning simulations furthering professional competence through research papers and social competence through group presentations and discussions. Different production scenarios are defined in order to portray the spectrum of different processes for reducing environmental problems before these scenarios are characterised by relevant decision parameters. A special focus is placed on environmental management, which comprises the techno-economic evaluation of mass and energy flows within and between enterprises and analyses of input and output dependencies. Besides emissions into the environment the industrial production process including location and investment planning, logistics etc. will be considered. The students can modify the process models according to their developed production strategy in order to play different scenarios. Input from students and teachers will ensure constant improvement the open source software for e-learning.