Search result: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2019
Environmental Engineering Bachelor  | ||||||
 5. Semester | ||||||
| Compulsory Courses 5. Semester | ||||||
| Examination Block 4 | ||||||
| Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
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| 101-0031-02L | Business Administration | O | 2 credits | 2V | J.‑P. Chardonnens | |
| Abstract | Introduction to business administration Principles of accounting and financial management Financial planning and capital budgeting of projects Costing systems by corporations | |||||
| Learning objective | Prepare and analyze the financial statements of organizations Establish budget and determine profitability of investment Understand the major costing systems Perform some product calculations | |||||
| Content | Overview in business administration Financial Accounting - Balance sheet, income statement - Accounts, double-entry bookkeeping - Year-end closing and financial statements Financial Management - Financial statement analysis - Financial planning - Investment decisions Management Accounting - Full costing and marginal costing - Product costing - Management decisions | |||||
| 851-0723-00L | Environmental Law I: Fundamentals and Concepts  Only for Environmental Engineering BSc | O | 2 credits | 2V | C. Jäger | |
| Abstract | This class introduces students to the fundamentals of legal systems, focusing on environmental law. It covers the fundamentals of constitutional and administrative law, as opposed to private and criminal law. The class will focus on concepts, terminology and procedures of Swiss environmental law and selected aspects of European environmental law, supplemented through case studies. | |||||
| Learning objective | Students learn fundamental structures of the legal system, understand core concepts and selected problems of public law, focusing on Swiss and European environmental law. These insights can be applied in further law courses, in particular in the course "Environmental law: Areas and Case Studies." | |||||
| Content | Die Vorlesung beginnt mit einer allgemeinen Einführung in das Recht (was ist Recht?) und situiert das Umweltrecht in der schweizerischen Rechtsordnung. Anschliessend folgen die Darstellung der Rechtsquellen sowie die juristische Methodenlehre, insbesondere die Auslegung und Anwendung von Rechtsnormen. Darauf aufbauend behandelt die Vorlesung die Ziele und Grundsätze des Umweltrechts, zeigt die rechtlichen Handlungsformen auf, insbesondere die Verfügung. Die Studierenden lernen die grundlegenden Schritte der Rechtsanwendung bzw. eines Verwaltungsverfahrens kennen. Sie erhalten auch einen kurzen Überblick über das Bau- und Planungsrecht. Ein Block zum europäischen Umweltrecht rundet die Vorlesung thematisch ab. Integrierte Fallbeispiele und Falldiskussionen zeigen die Praxisrelevanz auf und bieten Gelegenheit zur aktiven Mitarbeit der Studierenden. | |||||
| Lecture notes | Christoph Jäger/Andreas Bühler, Schweizerisches Umweltrecht, Bern 2016 | |||||
| Literature | Weitere Literaturangaben folgen in der Vorlesung | |||||
| 101-0515-00L | Project Management | O | 2 credits | 2G | C. G. C. Marxt | |
| Abstract | The course gives a detailed introduction on various aspects of professional project management out of theory and practice. Established concepts and methods for project organization, planning, execution and evaluation are introduced and major challenges discussed. The course includes an introduction on specialized project management software as well as agile project management concepts. | |||||
| Learning objective | Projects are not only the base of work in modern enterprises but also the primary type of cooperation with customers. Students of ETH will often work in or manage projects in the course of their career. Good project management knowledge is not only a guarantee for individual, but also for company wide success. The goal of this course is to give a detailed introduction into project management. The students should learn to plan and execute a project. | |||||
| Content | Project planning (aims, appointments, capacities, efforts and costs), project organization, scheduling and risk analysis, project execution, supervision and control, project evaluation, termination and documentation, conflict management, multinational project management, IT support as well as agile project management methods such as SCRUM. | |||||
| Lecture notes | No. The lecture slides and other additional material will be available for download from Moodle a week before each class. | |||||
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