After successful completion of the course, students are able to

• recall the terminology of material flow analysis (MFA)
• understand and explain the methods of MFA
• apply MFA to given problems
• analyze and comprehend published MFAs
• evaluate the quality and weaknesses of MFAs
• create their own MFAs

The course will be taught in English

• Detailed training in the use of software STAN
• Explanation of the basics of MFA using examples
• Solving given problems.
• Working on your own problems.

The lecture will take place online this semester. All information can be found in the associated TUWEL course.

The individual lecture units will be pre-recorded and can be accessed in TUWEL. The live discussions with the presenter require the review of the associated lecture recordings.

• Lecture and discussions
• Exercises
• Question & answer sessions on the exercises

The recordings of the single lecture units will be uploaded in the run-up to the single TISS dates (see uploads in TUWEL).

• Elaboration of exercise examples
• Multiple choice test (online)

Assessment criteria:

• The maximum number of points is 100. This number comprises of the:
• 6 exercises - each exercise is 10 points
• 1 Multiple Choice exam: 40 points

• To positively complete the course (VU), it is necessary to reach a total score of 50 points. Therefore, it is not required to positively complete the written exam AND the exercises.

Information on the issuance of the certificate:

1. The exercises (consisting of 6 individual exercises) can only be passed (or repeated) in the course (VU) of the respective summer semester (so once a year). Only the points of the most recently completed exercise/s (for an indefinite period of time) are considered for the calculation of the final grade.
2. Subsequent to any passed exam, a certificate will be issued. The final grade consists of the points of the recently passed exam and the points of the recently passed exercise/s (if existing).
3. Exams can be completed/ repeated 3 times per semester (according to the offered exam dates).
4. ATTENTION: If the exercise/s get/s repeated, the exam has to be repeated too (if the exam has already been passed)! This means that a negative exam grade cannot be improved with a renewed completion of the project work!

Exam arrangements:

• Multiple Choice exam
• With the acceptance of the test papers, the evaluation of the test is the consequence.
• (Please write legibly and clearly, otherwise, points will be deducted.)
• It is not allowed to use mobile phones, pencils, or programmable pocket calculators.
• The exam takes 30 minutes.
• Insight into the completed exam is only possible with an appointment.

Exercise arrangements:

• The exercises are operated in TUWEL.
• Questions concerning the exercises will only be answered in the "Questions & Answers" classes or in the forum.
• Delayed submissions will be assessed with 0 points if no serious reason is notified in advance of the submission date.
• The preparation of the exercises is not group work. Identical exercises will be graded with 0 points.

No previous knowledge required.