PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES

Summary: Generic steps of the PDP applied to sustainable products; Sustainable project management models; project management (processes: scope, planning, execution, control, closing; knowledge areas recommended by PMBoK: scope, deadline, budget, communication, risks, integration, human resources, acquisitions and quality); Decision making in project and process management. Management of environmental processes, Environmental Management and Audit, ISO 14001 and other certifications.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Summary: Relationship between human populations and the natural environment. Human population trends, agriculture, air and water pollution, biodiversity, forest and land use, energy and mineral resources and toxic substances. Behavior of pollutants in different environmental compartments. Management of polluted environments. Pollution mitigation. Consideration of factors related to economics, legislation, politics, political behavior and ethical issues. Environmental Impact Assessment: history and applied legislation.

 

INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES AND RESEARCH

Summary: Understanding the characteristics of interdisciplinary studies. Understanding and debating the difference between multidisciplinarity, interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity. Discussing the practical use of interdisciplinarity.

 

BIBLIOGRAPHIC RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC WRITING

Summary: Search in bibliographic databases, Association of bibliographic research with scientific publication, Optimization of the operation process of bibliographic databases, scientific writing and plagiarism, ethics in science.