Course Catalog 2009-2010 Postgraduate Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Person responsible

Jurkka Kuusipalo

Implementations

	Lecture times and places	Target group recommended to
Implementation 1	Periods 0 0 0	Jatko-opiskelijat

Requirements

Attendance in lectures. Passed exercise and examination. This course is for paper converting's post-graduate students only.

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Learning outcomes

To study manufacturing processes and physical/chemical properties (relevant for packaging)of major packaging materials: paper, paperboard, corrugated board, glass, metals, polymers including biopolymers and adhesives.

Content

Content	Core content	Complementary knowledge	Specialist knowledge
1.	Typical packages using the main materials.	Material composite possibilities and their use.	Capability to select alternatives or combinations for specific packaging solutions based on their possible performance characteristics.

Evaluation criteria for the course

Grading 0-5, examination 70%, exercises 30%.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Study material

Type	Name	Author	ISBN	URL	Edition, availability, ...	Examination material	Language
Lecture slides	PAP-3046 Packaging Materials	Jurkka Kuusipalo			available as the course starts		English

Correspondence of content

There is no equivalence with any other courses

More precise information per implementation

	Description	Methods of instruction	Implementation
Implementation 1	2 days intensive course including lectures, excercises and team work.	Lectures Seminar work Excercises Other contact teaching	Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 0 %

Last modified	13.03.2009
Modifier	Petri Johansson