Course syllabus for Communicating sustainable shipping

Course syllabus adopted 2025-02-17 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameKommunikation om en hållbar sjöfart
  • CodeMMS300
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerMPMAR
  • Education cycleSecond-cycle
  • Main field of studyShipping and Marine Technology
  • ThemeEnvironment 7.5 c
  • DepartmentMECHANICS AND MARITIME SCIENCES
  • GradingUG - Pass, Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language English
  • Application code 01123
  • Maximum participants30 (at least 10% of the seats are reserved for exchange students)
  • Open for exchange studentsYes

Credit distribution

0125 Written and oral assignments, part A 2 c
Grading: UG		 2 c
0225 Project, part B 5.5 c
Grading: UG		 5.5 c

In programmes

Examiner

Eligibility

General entry requirements for Master's level (second 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

English 6 (or by other approved means with the equivalent proficiency level)
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

Social sustainable shipping (MMS295), or equivalent, comprising:
- Interrelation between shipping and working conditions, quality management, ergonomics, management of human resources,
- Use of safety inspection frameworks- and standards
- Regulations on protection of personal integrity in processing of personal data

Shipping and the environment (MMS290), or equivalent, comprising:
- Interrelation between shipping and natural environment
- Tools for decision support relating to environmental issues
- Energy management practices in shipping companies

Aim

The course aims to provide in-depth knowledge, skills and understanding in scientific presentation, and opposition on academic reports on sustainable shipping . During the course, course participants' skills in communication of research and knowledge about the philosophy of research and use of research methods will be further developed.

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

Knowledge and comprehension
- Explain the use of scientific, grey litterature, and non- scientific sources in communicating research on social and environmental sustainability.
- Describe barriers and opportunities in development of sustainable shipping
- Explain ethical aspects in performing research study
- Describe analysis of academic works in sustainable shipping
- Describe skills and knowledge required to continue the subject under study
- Describe development of sustainable shipping based on concepts used in maritime management

Application
- Apply methods used for review of scientific literature and regulatory guidelines
- Perform a research project ins sustainable shipping
- Perform oral presentation of an academic report.
- Perform oral and written opposition on an academic report/ work.

Content

The course will be organised around a series of case studies in social and environmental shipping

- Review of scientific works on social and environmental sustainable shipping.
- Writing a scientific report on sustainable shipping.
- Opposition on an scientific work on social and environmental sustainable shipping.
- Oral presentation of a scientific work on sustainable shipping. 

Organisation

The course is organized around:

- Lectures
- Guest lectures (mandatory)
- Literature seminars (mandatory)
- Project assignment (mandatory)
- Project presentation seminar (mandatory)

Literature

Alley M., (2013). The craft of Scientific presentations, Critical steps to succeed and critical errors to avoid, (2nd Edn.), Springer

Examination including compulsory elements

Part A Assignment (2ECT)
- Literature seminar, 1ECT (0,5 ECT/ seminar), Graded: Pass (P)-Fail (F)
- Opposition seminar, 1ECT, Graded: Pass (P)-Fail (F)

Part B Project (5,5ECT)
- Project report, (4,5ECT), Graded: Pass (P)-Fail (F)
- Project presentation (1ECT), Graded: Pass (P)-Fail (F)

For passing the course all examination elements must be passed. Failure on any of the examination elements will be examined during the re-examination period of the course. 

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 about disability study support.