Description :	This course is available to both external fee payers and internal students. External fee payers should consult the EMS-2006.pdf document of above.  This course describes useful approaches for organisations to fulfil their professional obligations regarding the environment. It focuses on the management of environmental issues, incorporating current legislative requirements and due diligence. In addition it addresses customer requirements, safety aspects and the competitive pressures of firms. The course responds to multidisciplinary management challenges which require integrated management systems options. A number of case studies examples will be presented.
Objectives :	The objectives of this course are to let students develop an EMS structure or components for their organisations and share the experience with other class members.
Reading :	Brown, G.A. (1993). Environmental audit guide book. Melbourne. Cairns, J., Crawford, T.V. (1991). Integrated environmental management. Lewis Publication, Michigan. Environmental Management Handbook for Small Industries (1995), Department of Environment and Land Management, Tasmania. Jackson, SL. (1997). The ISO14001 Implementation Guide: Creating an Integrated Management System. Wiley Series in Environmental Quality Management, JT Willig, ed, John Wiley & Sons, USA. Sayre, Don (1996). Inside ISO14000: The Competitive Advantage of Environmental Management. St. Lucie Press, Delray Beach, Florida. Sheldon, C. (1997). ISO14001 and Beyond: Environmental Management Systems in the Real World. Greanleaf, Sheffield, UK. Thomas I.(2005) Environmental Management Processes and Practices for Australia, The Federation Press, ISBN 1862875278.

COURSE DETAILS
Units of Credit :	6
Assumed Knowledge :	None -
Day :	The course runs as a 3 day short course in July. There are two course modes: as an enrolled student @ UNSW, or as a full fee paying external (external participants will get a UNSW certificate, if they choose to do the academic mode).   The course will run as a short course from 3 to 5 July 2006 with WebCT assistance.   This means that students and fee payers attending the lectures in July will be able to refer to the lectures during S2 (August-November 2006) streaming on-line via the university WebCT server. Students are more than welcome to come and see me in my office for any queries or assistance. The lectures will be archived on the WebCT server and could be accessed at anytime by enrolled students/fee payers as long as they have cable connection, media player and a sound card on their system. All the communications and assessments will be coordinated via the WebCT portal. Students with restricted internet access should contact me and I will arrange access to the new computer Laboratory in Safety Science.  The Assessments for the course will consist of an on-line exam, a class presentation and a final EMS report submitted at the end of session 2.

ASSESSMENT
Details Due Date Weight Online exam TBC 10% Presentation 1 - Project Proposal Major Report TBC 10% Major Report TBC 80%

COURSE SCHEDULE
Day 1 :	8.30-9.00am  Registration  9.00-9.30am  Introduction - Welcome The dilemnas and goals of strategic environmnetal management and the movementtowards EMS  9.30- 10.30am  EMS History and Structure ISO 14000 series and BS 7750  10.45-12.15pm  Legislative requirements Due diligence - implications for company managers and directors  1.15-3.00pm  Implementation of an EMS developing a corporate EMS: objectives, principles and elements.  3.15-5.00pm  Case study on EMs implementation
Day 2 :	9.00-10.30am  Risk assessment and the EMS  10.45-12.15pm  Waste Management Systems  1.15-3.45pm  Case study: Contaminated site mangement  3.15-5.00pm  Integrating quality, safety and EMS
Day 3 :	9:00 - 10.30am  Environmnetal Performance Evaluation  10.45 - 12.15pm  EMS Benchmarking and Reporting  1.15-3.45pm  Environmental Auditing and EMS Certification  4.00-5.00pm  Optical Session for those undertakingthe UNSW EMS Course Certificate