Course Syllabus

Course Information：

Year-Semester Course Number Course Name Phase Credits Hours Required/Elective Instructor Class Student NO. Withdraw Note

Fall Semester
Year 2025 351831 Life Cycle Assessment and Management 1 3.0 3 ★ Hsien-Lun Hu
Kuo, Chien Hung
Lance Hongwei Huang GEEM 2 0 　

Year-Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Phase	Credits	Hours	Required/Elective	Instructor	Class	Student NO.	Withdraw	Note
Fall Semester Year 2025	351831	Life Cycle Assessment and Management	1	3.0	3	★	Hsien-Lun Hu Kuo, Chien Hung Lance Hongwei Huang	GEEM	2	0

Course Plan：

Instructor Hsien-Lun Hu　Office Hours

Email allenhu@ntut.edu.tw

Last Updated 2025-06-02 11:25:25

Course Objective To understand how Life Cycle Thinking and Life Cycle Management can solve environmental problems. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), one of the most essential tools for analyzing and assessing environmental issues, will be taught during the semester. Students will also learn about the popular LCA software SimaPro. Various applications related to LCA, such as circular economy, net zero, carbon footprinting, carbon labeling, waste management, and eco-design, will also be practiced in the class.

Course Schedule 1. Concept of Systems, Life Cycle, and Life Cycle Management 2. Introduction of Life Cycle Assessment I: History, Development, and Applications 3. Introduction of Life Cycle Assessment II: Life Cycle Thinking and Life Cycle Management 4. Methodology of LCA: I. Goal and Scope Definition and Inventory Analysis 5. LCA Software SimaPro Tutorial: Introduction and Practices (Make learning groups) 6. Methodology of LCA-II. Inventory analysis 7. Methodology of LCA-III. Methodology of Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) 8. Methodology of LCA- IV. Uncertainty, Sensitivity Analysis, and Interpretation 9. Mid-term Exam 10. Group report- LCA for one product or service 11. LCA Applications(I): Product and Process Ecodesign; Environmental Declarations and Carbon Labeling, etc. 12. Special Topic: CBAM and Carbon Footprinting, Carbon Labeling, Environmental Footprinting, and Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA) 13. Other Types of LCA (Eco-efficiency, MFCA, Social LCA, and Organizational LCA, etc.), and LCA Applications(II): Environmental Engineering Related Applications 14. Quantitative Performance Assessment for Circular Economy 15. Company Tour Visit (Taiwan Cement) 16. LCA Outlook and Latest Development: Net Zero and Biodiversity; Natural Capital Accounting 17. Team Project Presentation 18. Final Exam

Evaluation and grading policy  Participation and Homework：30 %  Exams：30 %  Team Project (Report and Oral Presentation)： 40 %

Materials All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.

Foreign-language textbooks:Yes
Textbook Hauschild, M.Z., Rosenbaum, R.K., & Olsen, S.I.(eds.) (2018). Life cycle assessment: Theory and Practice (Vol. 2018). Springer International Publishing, Cham. https://doi. org/10.1007/978-3-319-56475-3

The access to curricular consultation Every Wednesday afternoon 13:00~17:00, or by e-mail appointment.

The course corresponds to the SDGs SDG7：可負擔的潔淨能源（Affordable and Clean Energy）
SDG12：負責任的消費與生產（Responsible Consumption and Production）
SDG13：氣候行動（Climate Action）

Does the course incorporate AI AI2：鼓勵學生使用生成式AI工具（Encourage students to use generative AI tools）

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Instructor	Hsien-Lun Hu　Office Hours
Email	allenhu@ntut.edu.tw
Last Updated	2025-06-02 11:25:25
Course Objective	To understand how Life Cycle Thinking and Life Cycle Management can solve environmental problems. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), one of the most essential tools for analyzing and assessing environmental issues, will be taught during the semester. Students will also learn about the popular LCA software SimaPro. Various applications related to LCA, such as circular economy, net zero, carbon footprinting, carbon labeling, waste management, and eco-design, will also be practiced in the class.
Course Schedule	1. Concept of Systems, Life Cycle, and Life Cycle Management 2. Introduction of Life Cycle Assessment I: History, Development, and Applications 3. Introduction of Life Cycle Assessment II: Life Cycle Thinking and Life Cycle Management 4. Methodology of LCA: I. Goal and Scope Definition and Inventory Analysis 5. LCA Software SimaPro Tutorial: Introduction and Practices (Make learning groups) 6. Methodology of LCA-II. Inventory analysis 7. Methodology of LCA-III. Methodology of Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) 8. Methodology of LCA- IV. Uncertainty, Sensitivity Analysis, and Interpretation 9. Mid-term Exam 10. Group report- LCA for one product or service 11. LCA Applications(I): Product and Process Ecodesign; Environmental Declarations and Carbon Labeling, etc. 12. Special Topic: CBAM and Carbon Footprinting, Carbon Labeling, Environmental Footprinting, and Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA) 13. Other Types of LCA (Eco-efficiency, MFCA, Social LCA, and Organizational LCA, etc.), and LCA Applications(II): Environmental Engineering Related Applications 14. Quantitative Performance Assessment for Circular Economy 15. Company Tour Visit (Taiwan Cement) 16. LCA Outlook and Latest Development: Net Zero and Biodiversity; Natural Capital Accounting 17. Team Project Presentation 18. Final Exam
Evaluation and grading policy	 Participation and Homework：30 %  Exams：30 %  Team Project (Report and Oral Presentation)： 40 %
Materials	All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. Foreign-language textbooks:Yes Textbook Hauschild, M.Z., Rosenbaum, R.K., & Olsen, S.I.(eds.) (2018). Life cycle assessment: Theory and Practice (Vol. 2018). Springer International Publishing, Cham. https://doi. org/10.1007/978-3-319-56475-3
The access to curricular consultation	Every Wednesday afternoon 13:00~17:00, or by e-mail appointment.
The course corresponds to the SDGs	SDG7：可負擔的潔淨能源（Affordable and Clean Energy） SDG12：負責任的消費與生產（Responsible Consumption and Production） SDG13：氣候行動（Climate Action）
Does the course incorporate AI	AI2：鼓勵學生使用生成式AI工具（Encourage students to use generative AI tools）
Note