Seminars

Recommended Prerequisites

The knowledge acquired in the plastic sector

Teaching Methods

Oral exposition class – Theoretical concepts will be explained using audiovisual support materials (mainly powerpoint). Whenever feasible some demonstrations will be performed in the class room.

Learning Outcomes

This curricular unit will consist of 20 seminars of 3H on topics that are very relevant to the Masters in Plastics and Sustainability that will be taught by highly specialized people, whose topics did not justify the creation of a separate curricular unit.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

The seminars to be taught in this curricular unit involve the following topics:

 

The characterization of the plastics sector in Portugal: Present and Future Challenges

Plastics and the Ecosystem

Legal and regulatory framework

On the way to sustainability: case study in the PVC industry

How green are bio-based plastics?

Technological innovation in the pulp sector

Biotechnology: a new direction for the plastics industry

Microbiology for non-microbiologists

Logistics and supply chains

Data Science Applications: Exploratory data analysis; construction of empirical models; statistical planning of experiments

Multi-criteria assessment and decision support

Regional strategic vision: the importance of sustainability and funding opportunities

Start-up creation: a first-person experience

Tools for Validation of Business Ideas

New Business models associated with the SDGs

IPN Incubator - Performance and impact model.

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Public defense of the dissertation under a committee: 100.0%

Bibliography

 Livros e artigos científicos de revistas, conferências, etc., em função do tema do seminário que será fornecido pelo orador convidado.