SESC9741 — Environmental Management Systems

COURSE COORDINATION

Coordinator :	Dr Christian Khalil
Contact Details :	Tel : (+612)93855349   •   Fax : (+612)93856190   •   Email : c.khalil@unsw.edu.au

DELIVERY DETAILS		[ Current Schedules and Locations ]

Mode	Session	Type
Shortcourse	2	short

Description :

This course is available to both external fee payers and internal students. External fee payers should consult the EMS-2006.pdf document of above.  This course describes useful approaches for organisations to fulfil their professional obligations regarding the environment. It focuses on the management of environmental issues, incorporating current legislative requirements and due diligence. In addition it addresses customer requirements, safety aspects and the competitive pressures of firms. The course responds to multidisciplinary management challenges which require integrated management systems options. A number of case studies examples will be presented.

Objectives :

The objectives of this course are to let students develop an EMS structure or components for their organisations and share the experience with other class members.

COURSE DETAILS
Units of Credit :	6
Assumed Knowledge :	None -
Day :	The course runs as a 3 day short course in July. There are two course modes: as an enrolled student @ UNSW, or as a full fee paying external (external participants will get a UNSW certificate, if they choose to do the academic mode).   The course will run as a short course from 3 to 5 July 2006 with WebCT assistance.   This means that students and fee payers attending the lectures in July will be able to refer to the lectures during S2 (August-November 2006) streaming on-line via the university WebCT server. Students are more than welcome to come and see me in my office for any queries or assistance. The lectures will be archived on the WebCT server and could be accessed at anytime by enrolled students/fee payers as long as they have cable connection, media player and a sound card on their system. All the communications and assessments will be coordinated via the WebCT portal. Students with restricted internet access should contact me and I will arrange access to the new computer Laboratory in Safety Science.  The Assessments for the course will consist of an on-line exam, a class presentation and a final EMS report submitted at the end of session 2.
Downloads:	Application form

ASSESSMENT
Details Due Date Weight Online exam TBC 10% Presentation 1 - Project Proposal Major Report TBC 10% Major Report TBC 80%

COURSE SCHEDULE
Day 1 :	8.30-9.00am Registration 9.00-9.30am Introduction - Welcome The dilemmas and goals of strategic environmental management and the movementtowards EMS 9.30- 10.30am EMS History and Structure ISO 14000 series and BS 7750 10.45-12.15pm Legislative requirements Due diligence - implications for company managers and directors 1.15-3.00pm Implementation of an EMS developing a corporate EMS: objectives, principles and elements. 3.15-5.00pm Case study on EMs implementation
Day 2 :	9.00-10.30am Risk assessment and the EMS 10.45-12.15pm Waste Management Systems 1.15-3.45pm Case study: Contaminated site mangement 3.15-5.00pm Integrating quality, safety and EMS
Day 3 :	9:00 - 10.30am Environmnetal Performance Evaluation 10.45 - 12.15pm EMS Benchmarking and Reporting 1.15-3.45pm Environmental Auditing and EMS Certification 4.00-5.00pm Optical Session for those undertakingthe UNSW EMS Course Certificate

LEARNING RESOURCES
The University of New South Wales provides a range of resources to help students develop their skills and to realise their full potential. The Learning Centre, located at the entrance to the Library provides guidance material, which is also available on-line.
	The University also provides academic orientation programs called MyStart and ReStart for both new and returning students to help them in their transitions into academia..