ID 1200

Ecology and Environment

Assignments / project
BS Murty, R Ravikrishna, Abhijit P Deshpande

TA Team

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Assignment
(10)

Group poster
(10)

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 Assignment:

Ecological / environmental / sustainability /

green policies of organizations

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 Assignment
Team of 3 – within branch of studies

Choose an organization (relevant to

professional major)
Deadline - 29 Aug, 11:55 pm

Answer the questions in the course website

Deadline – 14 Oct, 11:55 pm

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 Organizations (July-Nov 2015)
Pricewaterhouse
Boeing Maruti Suzuki Areva
Coopers
Indiabulls IOCL Dabur India Ultratech cement
Applied Hyundai Heavy
Bharat-Benz NMDC
Materials Industries
BarClays Bank TCS ABB BHP Billiton
CocaCola Facebook Grundfos Eicher motors
Nestle Juniper Siemens Ashok Leyland
State Bank of
Ranbaxy Mahindra P&G
India
Jindal Steel Adani ports McKinsey NTPC
General Electric
Lufthansa Power grid corp Samsung
Co
Eijkelkamp Soil
Heinz Idea cellular Glaxosmith
& Water
Hach
Caterpillar Cipla Cairn
Instruments
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 Questions to be answered
1.Write a sentence justifying how the organization is related to your
branch expertise.
2.What are the salient features of the ecological / environmental /
sustainability / green policies (as stated in brochures, web-pages,
news stories) related to the organization?
3.Describe one product/service that may cause a significant impact
on the environment directly/indirectly.
4.Would you be learning about any of these features in one of your
courses (for this answer, list the name of courses and state how
the feature is connected to the course content)?
5.Critique* the policies. Each of the critical point that you state,
indicate whether the point is based on your reading of policy as a
professional and/or as a citizen.
*Extracted from Wikipedia: Critique is a disciplined, systematic analysis of a written or oral
discourse. Critique is fault finding, negative judgement as well as merit recognition.

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 Poster:

Poster submission on a topic of team's

choice

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 Group poster
Team of 5

Online submission of a story / draft / proposal

Deadline - 26 Sep, 11:55 pm

Final online submission

Deadline - 7 Nov, 11:55 pm

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 Group poster
Meant to highlight your learning
related to Ecology and
Environment

Wherever possible, the poster

should attempt to connect/relate to
the discussions in the course

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 Categories of poster (Jan-May 2016)
1. Planetary systems boundaries
2. Security of social systems and humanity
3. Climate change adaptation and environmental risk management
4. Alternatives to an oil-dependent society
5. Innovative technology solutions
6. Long range fate and transport of chemicals in the environment
7. Models of decoupling economic growth from its impact on the environment
8. Modelling for decision support systems combining economy, ecology and society
9. Life cycle assessment of a product, service or process
10. Nature and culture
11. Political and economical issues in ecology and environment in India
12. Coastal zone management
13. Urban metropolitan area: ecology and environment
14. India – long term energy scenario
15. Forests management in India
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 Fair
practices

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 Plagiarism
Not accepted
Grading
Bulk copy and paste
from a book/website/report, with large paragraphs being
copied
from another group – both the groups will be penalized
Sections and multiple sentences copied
No copying suspected. Figures, tables, graphics
copied with reference to original source

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 Providing references
www.google.co.in
www.bhel.com

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 Providing references
www.google.co.in
www.bhel.com

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 Providing references
Web resource
www.bhel.com/healthsafety/BHELs-Sustainability-Report-2013-
14.pdf
Book
Sharma, P. D. Ecology and environment. Rastogi Publications, 2005.
Journal publication
Chandran, MD Subash, and J. Donald Hughes. "The sacred groves
of south India: ecology, traditional communities and religious
change." Social Compass 44 (1997): 413-428.
...

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 Citing reference
In the assignment / poster:

Production in the world [2]

In the reference list:

1. dkjfjf
2. Holt, J., Harle, J., Proctor, R., Michel, S., Ashworth, M., Batstone, C. &
Bretherton, D. (2009). Modelling the global coastal ocean. Philosophical
Transactions of the Royal Society of London A: Mathematical, Physical and
Engineering Sciences, 367(1890), 939-951.
3. jkdfj
4. kjdkljf ID1200, Jan-May 2016, IIT Madras
 Citing reference
In the assignment / poster:

Quoting:

Holt et al have commented about the importance of coast [2]:

Shelf and coastal seas play an important but largely unquantified

role in the Earth system. Their important role is due to their
exceptionally high biological productivity and close interaction with
human activity.

Acknowledging the source of the idea:

India has a very large coastline. The intense biological activity in

the coasts and the impact of human activity have to considered to
study the health of coastal areas [2].

In the reference list:

1. dkjfjf
2. Holt, J., Harle, J., Proctor, R., Michel, S., Ashworth, M., Batstone, C. &
Bretherton, D. (2009). Modelling the global coastal ocean. Philosophical
Transactions of the Royal Society of London A: Mathematical, Physical and
Engineering Sciences, 367(1890), 939-951.
3. jkdfj
4. kjdkljf ID1200, Jan-May 2016, IIT Madras
 Grading of assignments / posters
Finer distinctions not possible:
Unsatisfactory
Satisfactory
Good

Grading will be done on the basis of

submissions, and
not on the basis of rhetorical skills justifying
submission / questioning grading
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 Rubric for assignment grading
Q. 1) Justification for the topic Complete and
Incomplete
being in the area of professional Improper justification convincing
justification
major justification
No, description of
Some Nice description of
Q. 2) Salient features of "policies" products/services/proc
description of policies of the
mentioned esses given, but no
policies organization
discussion on policies
Q. 3) Product/service of the Products
Not given
organization services given
Proper justification
Q. 4) Courses which would/might
Incomplete relating courses and
be related to features mentioned in No justification given
justificaiton features has been
Q. 2.
provided
No critique. Answer is
Some critique,
Excellent critique,
just information but team's
Q. 5) Critique providing reasons
obtained from different
opinion/analysis
for all the points
sources is not evident
Improper
references,
References Not listed Proper references
cannot be
traced
Paragraph /
Bulk copy/paste from No copying
Copying, bulk cut/paste sentences
single source suspected
copied

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 Rubric for poster grading
Structure of the The poster is haphazardly The poster is The poster is very
poster - assembled. No team somewhat appealing in its
organization info.0points organized2points organization3points
Structure of the Too dominant in terms
The poster is all text or all A good combination of text
poster - of text or
graphics0points and graphic3points
text/graphics graphics2points
Content of the The poster is largely The information provided is well-
The poster is only about The team has made some
poster - about well-known and researched, not generic. Very
well-known and generic effort for providing specific
generic/specific generic specific topic relevant to the
information0points information7points
information information3points title.10points
The poster provides good analysis
The poster has some
by the team, which is based on
amount of analysis (such
Poster only restatement The poster is largely a the facts/figures provided.
Content of the as one line in conclusion).
directly from restatement of facts Analysis that are several bulleted
poster - analysis This also includes analysis
sources0points and figures3points points or paragraph or graphical
done by other
analysis done by the
researchers.7points
team10points
The poster does not The poster is average,
provide good summary, is with some positives in The poster is an excellent
Overall appeal of
not presented well, and terms of contents and summary of key issues
the poster
appears to be based on team and analysis5points
very little effort0points contribution3points
Bulk copy and paste, with Sections and multiple
No copying
Plagiarism large paragraphs being sentences are
suspected24points
copied0points copied12points
References -
Partial references or
(These must be
reference list provided Proper referencing in all
cited within the No references0points
but not cited within the aspects5points
poster and then
poster 2points
listed at the end)

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 Your choices
Organization for Assignment
With some constraints

Poster category
Topic of the poster
 Not necessarily your choices
Team members
Formats of submission
Assignment
Online editable text boxes
Poster
Upload of pdf, image file formats

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from

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Organizations for
Assignments

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 AE BT CH CE CS ED EE EP ME MM NA
Airbus X X
BHEL X X X
Biocon X
Caterpillar X X
Cisco X X
Dr. Reddy's X
Dupont X
Google X
IBM X X
Infosys X
Intel X X X
ITC X
L&T X X X
Nokia X
ONGC X X X
Reliance X
SAIL X X
Schlumburger X X
Shell X X
Sony X
Tata motors X X X
Texas instruments X
Unilever X
Vedanta X X

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 Google
SALIENT FEATURES :
Google is creating a better web that is better for
environment.They are using their resources and supporting
renewable power.
They are investing in clean energy.They're going beyond carbon
neutral by committing over $1 billion to renewable energy projects
[1].
Google has been recognized to using and investing in renewable
power and co-founded the Climate Savers Computing Initiative in
2007 and joined The Green Grid-two global groups dedicated to
higher efficiency and sustainability standards.
Their data centers use only 50% of the energy of most other data
centers.Google uses very little of the world's electricity (less than
0.01%).They're currently using renewable energy to power over
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 Google
RELATION TO PROFESSIONAL LEARNING :
CS3200 :- COMPUTER NETWORKS, CS6847 :-
CLOUD COMPUTING.
In these courses we will learn about cloud computing which
maximizes the use of computing powers thus reducing
environmental damage .
CS2800, CS5800 :- DATA STRUCTURES AND
ALGORITHMS
Here we learn to produce better algorithms which consume
less resources like power, hardware and thus indirectly reduce
the amount of carbon footprint of the company we work in.

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 Google
CRITIQUE :
Though google says that it is implementing a lot of policies for controlling it's
pollution there are still some places where it needs to take care of.
Google emits 1.5 m tonnes of carbon annually which was revealed from its
carbon footprint.[3]
According to researchers, a typical search generates about 7g of CO2 while
boiling a kettle generates about 15g.[4]
Google servers uses just about the same amount of energy that your
body(an average adult) burns in one day from food in ten seconds i.e
around 3000KJ.[5]
When compared to the other companies the policies followed and steps
taken by google are more effective like green power, being carbon neutral
etc.
Google is not only a software company but also produces several products
like google glasses, google fibre etc. whose manufacture also causes
pollution.
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 Google
The next time you do a Google search from your
computer, please spare a little thought for the
environment.
References :
1.http://www.google.co.in/green/
2.http://www.google.co.in/green/
3.http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/sep/08/goog
le-carbon-footprint
4.http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-01-
11/news/28485232_1_google-searches-energy-
consumption-kettle
5.http://googleblog.blogspot.in/2009/01/powering-google-
search.html.
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 Vedanta
Critique:
The policy nurturing people is very useful as it helps people to think before
they agree to the instructions and norms of the organisation-professional
In the policy health and saftey "a subject matter of continuous improvement"
is really a good decision-citizen
Better to provide masks to those who are working near the areas of
gaseous emissions, inoder to minimise the risk and fear of the people-
citizen
Use of landfills to dump the solid waste will be very effective in compared to
just using geotextiles - professional
There is no proper and sufficient time given for servicing the machinary, as
the organisation rushes for bulk productions which may be dangerous
(explosion of boilers) - citizen [4]
The properties of the soil should be studied thoroughly in all climatic
conditions and care should be taken that the foundations are capable of
withstanding the loads (collapisng of chimney) - professional [5]

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 Assignment – a recent example
1.How the organisation is related to our branch
expertise.
Airbus, a leading aircraft manufacturing company,
implements knowledge of radar cross section,fluid
mechanics, aerodynamics, control engineering,
structural engineering, avionics materials
engineering and propulsion engineering more
closely related to aerospace engineering than any
other branch.

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 Assignment – a recent example
2.Salient Features
The environmental reporting process is embedded across Airbus’ global operations, measuring
progress and complying with reporting obligations. Since 2010, such consolidated data has been
externally audited by London-based multinational professional services firm Ernst &Young.
For its aircraft product line, Airbus continues to work on quieter and more fuel-efficient jetliners. Its
A380 is a benchmark for fuel efficiency and low noise levels, and such new-generation jetliners as
the A350 XWB and A320neo are pushing this envelope even further.
Airbus fully supports the Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe’s long-term vision
to reduce air transport CO2 emissions up to 50 per cent by 2050 (compared to 2005)
Historically, noise has been a major environmental issue for people living close to airports, and it
remains high on the agenda of public concern – with the focus mainly on aircraft operations.
Airbus works closely with partners across the industry to reduce the impact of noise of its aircraft
in operations. Noise standards for aircraft are set by ICAO (International Civil Aviation
Organisation) and all Airbus aircraft are well within the current limits set.
ICAO has also developed a “Balanced Approach to Airport Noise Management” using the following
aspects: reduction of noise at source; operational procedures; land use planning and operational
restrictions.
Airbus and its Tarmac Aerosave joint venture use a proven method for dismantling and recycling
the entire product range of Airbus aircraft in an environmentally and financially viable way. Up to
90 per cent of the aircraft are reused or recycled. With the Tarmac Aerosave platform, Airbus and
its partners have established a dedicated centre at Tarbes airport in France and Teruel Airport in
Spain – where aircraft are industrially decommissioned, dismantled and recycled in safe and
environmentally responsible conditions.

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 Assignment – a recent example
3.Product/Service that has a significant impact on the
environment directly/indirectly
Aircraft engines emit heat, noise, particulates and gases which
contribute to climate change and global dimming .The increase in air
traffic has contributed much to the increasing air contamination despite
the eco-friendly changes to the structure and propulsion. Increasing air
traffic also increases the chances of more birds getting killed by the
propellers.
4.Branch Courses
AS5020(Aerospace Propulsion) : Eco-friendly fuel promotion
AS3270 (Propulsion) : Eco-friendly fuel promotion
AS6340(Combustion and Flow diagnostics) : Treating the ejected
gases to reduce its harmful effects and also
development/implementation of proper techniques to get maximum
fuel efficiency.
AS5101(Aerodynamics and Aircraft performance)
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 Assignment – a recent example
5.Critique
Airbus faces a lot of challenges in becoming environment-friendly and
realising sustainable developement
The propulsion engines designed and developed in Airbus R&D department
are not very fuel efficient.
The increased size of the commercial planes also puts at risk the lives of
birds. Airbus' planes' BASH(Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard) accounts for nearly
Airbus has taken a lot of policy decisions to reduce its carbon
footprint,noise, damage to wildlife etc
Airbus has committed to the "Flightpath 2050", an aviation industry plan to
reduce noise, CO2, and NOx emissions.
Airbus has joined Honeywell and JetBlue in an effort to reduce pollution and
dependence on oil
Alternative fuel was able to work properly in Airbus' aeroplane engine,
demonstrating that alternative fuels should not require new aeroplane
engines. This flight and the company's long-term efforts are considered big
strides towards environmentally friendly aeroplanes.

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 Assignment – a recent example
References
http://www.airbus.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_aviation
http://www.chron.com/opinion/editorials/article/Flying-blind-
How-many-planes-hit-birds-each-1540647.php
http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/index.htm
https://airbusdefenceandspace.com/
http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/16/5215720/bird-strikes-at-
airports-getting-worse
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus
http://www.airbus.com/company/eco-efficiency/eco-
engagement/

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Poster – a recent example

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For details, visit the
course website

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