545-0175/01 – Raw Materials in Industry (SP)
| Gurantor department | Department of Economics and Control Systems | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Roman Kozel, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Roman Kozel, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 1 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2021/2022 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Identify the importance of raw materials for the national economy. Explain the relationship between supply and demand in the market for individual raw materials. Apply the use of raw materials in selected industrial sectors. Assess the usability of raw materials in a specific market. Find alternative uses for raw materials.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Project work
Field data collection
Summary
The course focuses on the application potential of raw materials in selected industrial sectors with an emphasis on the strategic importance of critical raw materials for modern technologies. The lectures emphasize the application of final products from mineral raw materials in target markets. During the exercises, students gain practical experience by working on a semester project on the flow of raw materials across the industrial spectrum, from mining to the final product and subsequent recycling.
Students can identify the importance of raw materials for the national economy and explain the relationship between supply and demand on the market of individual raw materials. Students will be able to apply the use of raw materials in selected industrial sectors and assess the usability of raw materials in a specific market. Students will be able to find alternative uses for raw materials.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Presentation of the semester project and oral exam.
E-learning
For communication beyond in-person lectures and exercises, the Moodle learning management system (lms.vsb.cz) is used. This platform facilitates communication not only between the instructor and students but also among students themselves.
Other requirements
Participation in classes and fulfillment of individual or team tasks and requirements defined by the teacher during the semester, including any independent projects and other activities defined by the teacher, during the fulfillment of which the student demonstrates the skills and knowledge acquired during the study.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Importance of raw materials in the product chain
2. Perspectives of using domestic minerals
3. Superstrategic (critical) raw materials of the present
4. Mining industry, comparison of supply and demand
5. Areas of application of chemical industry products
6. Non-metallic raw materials in the glass and ceramic industry
7. Iron and non-ferrous metal ores in the metallurgical industry
8. Application of raw materials in heavy and medium engineering
9. Use of precious metals in light and precise engineering
10. Application of raw materials in other processing industries
11. Importance of raw materials in the energy industry
12. Use of raw materials in the construction industry
13. The position of secondary raw materials in the circular economy
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction