NOC | Ecology and Environment

Course abstract

The objectives of the course is to introduce and sensitize all BTech students to the issue of ecology, environment and sustainability. The lectures are aimed at posing various questions that are relevant for all students of engineering and management to incorporate sustainability and a sensitivity to ecology and environment in their design of products, processes and systems.

Course Instructor

Prof. Abhijit Deshpande

Abhijit P. Deshpande is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at IIT Madras. His focus is on obtainingthe understanding of polymeric systems, more specifically their aggregation and gelation behaviour. Rheology is used as a probing tool to investigate polymer blends, sulfonated polymers, crosslinked hydrogels, supramolecular / living polymers and polymeric composites in his group. He teaching interests include specialized courses in fluid mechanics, rheology and continuum mechanics; and core chemical engineering courses such as mass transfer and thermodynamics.

Prof. Ravi Krishna R

Dr. R. Ravikrishna Professor(2018 Current) Indian Institute of Technology Madras Associate Professor (2013-2018) Indian Institute of Technology Madras Assistant Professor (2006-2013) Indian Institute of Technology Madras Research Associate (2000-2006) Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA

Teaching Assistant(s)

No teaching assistant data available for this course yet

Course Duration : Sep-Nov 2020

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Enrollment : 20-May-2020 to 21-Sep-2020

Exam registration : 14-Sep-2020 to 02-Nov-2020

Exam Date : 20-Dec-2020

Enrolled

4461

Registered

476

Certificate Eligible

313

Certified Category Count

Gold

Silver

Elite

132

Successfully completed

138

Participation

115

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold

Legend

AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed