Course syllabus for Resources and innovation in a chemical and historical context

Course syllabus adopted 2024-02-08 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameResurser och innovationer i ett kemiskt och historiskt perspektiv
  • CodeKBT265
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerTKKMT
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyChemical Engineering
  • ThemeMTS 7.5 c
  • DepartmentCHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
  • GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language Swedish
  • Application code 53126
  • Maximum participants26
  • Minimum participants12
  • Open for exchange studentsNo

Credit distribution

0114 Project 7.5 c
Grading: TH		7.5 c

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Examiner

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Eligibility

General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Specific entry requirements

The same as for the programme that owns the course.
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Course specific prerequisites

Upper secondary school chemistry. Proficiency in writing reports (in Swedish) corresponding to bachelor thesis level.

Aim

The course will put the distribution, use and conflicts over raw materials into a chemical, historical, and economical context. Likewise, the creation of wealth and poverty by technical innovation and entrepreneurship will be discussed in this context and in relation to sustainable use of our resources. The student will get an understanding of the interplay between social, political and economic changes and technical development.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

Describe how our use of natural resources has lead to conflicts, but also to wealth and poverty, and how it has been a driving force for innovation.

Identify ethical and social dilemmas that related to the competition for raw materials.

Relate these insights into his/her  the future role as an engineering.

Have a scientific approach to theories and models

Content

Resource demands in different fields
Economic growth
Who owns the resources
Use of resources and the environment
New technologies for more efficient use of raw materials
Sustainable production of raw materials with new techniques
Conflicts arising from the competition for natural resources
Project work

Organisation

Lectures highlighting different aspects of the course.
Project work.

The course does not belong to a particular block. Instead the schedule will, as far as possible, be aligned with the other chosen courses of the registered students.

Literature

to be announced no later than two weeks before the start of the course

Examination including compulsory elements

written test, project work

The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.