Circular Economy Diploma
In this course, it explores the circular economy and it is about providing solutions we really believe in a circular economy. How businesses can create value by reusing and recycling products, how designers can come up with amazingly clever solutions, and how students can contribute to making the Circular Economy happen. Students will learn to re-think the economic system experiencing every day and act upon it.
Assessment
This course does not involve any written exams. Students need to answer 5 assignment questions to complete the course, the answers will be in the form of written work in pdf or word. Students can write the answers in their own time. Each answer needs to be 200 words (1 Page). Once the answers are submitted, the tutor will check and assess the work.
Certification
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Course Credit: TU Delft
Course Curriculum
| Module: 01 | |||
| 1.1 What is circular economy? | 00:01:00 | ||
| 1.2.1 The principles of circular economy | 00:04:00 | ||
| 1.2.2 Principles of circular economy | 00:03:00 | ||
| 1.3.1 Why we need a circular economy (1/3)? | 00:02:00 | ||
| 1.3.3 Why we need a circular economy (3/3)? | 00:02:00 | ||
| 1.6.2 Interview Marian Chertow | 00:02:00 | ||
| 1.6.3 Interview Marian Chertow | 00:01:00 | ||
| 1.6.4 Cradle tot cradle | 00:02:00 | ||
| 1.6.5 Biomimicry | 01:03:00 | ||
| Module: 02 | |||
| 2.1.1 The fastest growing company | 00:01:00 | ||
| 2.3.1 Four types of value creation (1/3) | 02:00:00 | ||
| 2.3.3 Four types of value creation (3/3) | 02:00:00 | ||
| 2.4.1 The business value of refurbishment (1/3) | 00:05:00 | ||
| 2.4.3 Refurbishment as a strategic business decision | 00:02:00 | ||
| 2.4.5 Barriers for refurbishment decision | 00:03:00 | ||
| 2.5.1 Overview of business models | 00:02:00 | ||
| 2.5.3 The challenges of moving to a result-oriented model | 00:03:00 | ||
| Module: 03 | |||
| 3.1.1 Dave drops new Fairphone | 00:01:00 | ||
| 3.2.2 Why product life extension? | 00:03:00 | ||
| 3.3.1 The fair phone philosophy | 00:02:00 | ||
| 3.3.2 Fairphone going circular | 00:03:00 | ||
| 3.4.1 Designing longer lasting products (1/3) | 00:02:00 | ||
| 3.4.2 Six design strategies (2/3) | 00:06:00 | ||
| 3.4.3 Fairphone demonstration | 00:02:00 | ||
| 3.4.4 3D-printing and the circular economy (3/3) | 00:01:00 | ||
| 3.9.2 Planned obsolescence in a circular economy? | 00:01:00 | ||
| Module: 04 | |||
| 4.1.1 a huge industry, but mostly unknown.. | 00:01:00 | ||
| 4.2.1 What is remanufacturing? | 00:02:00 | ||
| 4.2.2 The business value of remanufacturing | 00:04:00 | ||
| 4.2.3 Remanufacturing: an untapped opportunity | 00:03:00 | ||
| 4.3.1 Design for remanufacturing pays off | 00:03:00 | ||
| 4.3.2 industry perspective: Meritor | 00:02:00 | ||
| 4.3.3 Industry perspective: actronics | 00:02:00 | ||
| 4.4.1 Barriers to remanufacturing | 00:03:00 | ||
| 4.4.2 The major research questions | 00:01:00 | ||
| 4.8.3 Growth within | 00:30:00 | ||
| Module: 05 | |||
| 5.1.1 Recycling refrigerators | 00:01:00 | ||
| 5.2.1 Recycling case: Coolrec | 00:04:00 | ||
| 5.3.1 Circular textiles introduction | 00:02:00 | ||
| 5.3.2 World’s second most polluting industry | 00:04:00 | ||
| 5.3.3 Textile to textile recycling | 00:03:00 | ||
| 5.3.5 Barriers and opportunities | 00:04:00 | ||
| 5.3.6 Business models and fashion design | 00:04:00 | ||
| 5.4.1 Nature inspired design: entropy | 00:02:00 | ||
| 5.4.2 Architecture inspired by nature (1/2) | 00:03:00 | ||
| 5.4.3 Architecture inspired by nature (2/2) | 00:03:00 | ||
| 5.4.4 Case: interface mission zero | 00:03:00 | ||
| 5.7.2 The downside of fast fashion | 00:02:00 | ||
| Module: 06 | |||
| 6.2.2 Taking the circular economy to the next level | 00:02:00 | ||
| 6.3.1 Will a circular economy prevent us from running out of metals | 00:03:00 | ||
| 6.3.3 Will a circular economy decrease our environmental impact? | 00:06:00 | ||
| 6.4.1. Exploring the urban mine | 00:04:00 | ||
| 6.4.2 Urban mining for a circular economy | 00:02:00 | ||
| 6.5.1 How long will it take to reach a circular economy | 00:04:00 | ||
| 6.5.2 How long will it take to reach a circular economy | 00:04:00 | ||
| 6.5.3 How long will it take to reach a circular economy? | 00:02:00 | ||
| 6.8.2 What are critical materials? | 00:05:00 | ||
| 6.8.3 Solving the critical materials problem | 00:01:00 | ||
| Assessment | |||
| Submit Your Assignment | 00:00:00 | ||
| Certification | 00:00:00 | ||
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