TI9006a E-COURSE: Recycling – Everything You Can Make Out of Waste

Faculty of Education
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Karel Picka, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jitka Šťastná (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petr Vybíral, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Vybíral, Ph.D.
Department of Technical Education and Information Science – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Jitka Šťastná
Supplier department: Department of Technical Education and Information Science – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 100 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 61/100, only registered: 3/100, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/100
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to acquaint users with current trends in the field of upcycling and the possibilities of using otherwise waste material.
Learning outcomes
After completing this course, participants will be able to use the learned techniques for their own use and creation of their projects.
Syllabus
  • The course will take participants through a variety of areas of production that is friendly to nature and the wallet, while offering lots of tips for their own practical design and re-use of otherwise unnecessary "waste".
  • textile recycling and upcycling
  • use of wood waste (pallets, old hardboard and other "waste")
  • what about unnecessary plastics?
  • how to use old containers (eg food or wine glasses)?
  • what about toilet paper rolls?
  • how to make home (recy) cosmetics without chemicals?
  • what about old paper, used tea and a box of muesli? (paper mache, scrapbook paper at home, notebooks)
  • how to use food or beverage cans and their components?
  • We will find the answer to all these questions together.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Technology of Paper Recycling. 1994. Springer Netherlands, 1994. ISBN 0751400173.
  • https://www.diycraftsy.com/recycling-ideas/
  • LAURE, Marie, Pham BOURWENS a Steffie BROCOLI. My DIY Afternoon: Recycling. 2019. Tate Publishing, 56 s. ISBN 9781849766524.
  • A culture of recycling/recycling culture? Edited by Wojciech Kalaga - Marzena Kubisz - Jacek Mydla. Frankfurt am Main: Lang, Peter Frankfurt, 2011, 177 p. ISBN 9783653009415. info
Teaching methods
Teaching takes place remotely - independent study of the interactive syllabus of the e-course (= own independent study according to your own time possibilities and your own pace WITHOUT the presence of the teacher).
Assessment methods
After reading the e-learning, it is necessary to submit at least 2 photos of the DIY products to the course delivery room (ie a photo from at least 2 products) in order to obtain a "credit". Products can be created according to the interactive syllabus or acording to your own decision.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Note related to how often the course is taught: online kurz v rozsahu 50 hod.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: online course lasting 50 hours (25 hours study of professional texts and e-learning curricula, 23 hours making products according to the instructions for each of the e-learning topics, 2 hours preparation of practical outputs for your own presentation at.
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/ped/jaro2023/TI9006a/index.qwarp
Link to the interactive course syllabus.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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