Course syllabus for Green IT and innovation

Course syllabus adopted 2022-01-27 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameGrön IT och innovation
  • CodeTEK486
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerTKITE
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyEnergy and Environmental Systems and Technology, Software Engineering
  • ThemeEnvironment 7.5 c
  • DepartmentTECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS
  • GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language Swedish
  • Application code 52122
  • Maximum participants20
  • Minimum participants5
  • Block schedule
  • Open for exchange studentsNo

Credit distribution

0115 Project 4.5 c
Grading: TH		0 c4.5 c0 c0 c0 c0 c
0215 Intermediate test 3 c
Grading: UG		0 c3 c0 c0 c0 c0 c
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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

A minimum of 5 credits (5hp) of courses within the topic environment and sustainable development (MHU).

Aim

The course provides the students with opportunity to apply knowledge about sustainability and IT in the context of real-world challenges confronting businesses and other organisations. The course aims to give the students experience of creating group projects and to initiate collaboration with businesses and other organisations. The course aims to develop the students’ understanding of how to collaborate with actors without IT expertise to generate useful outcomes that improve sustainability.

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

After completion of this course, the student should be able to
  1. Explain how IT-innovation can contribute to sustainable development.
  2. Account for theoretical perspectives on IT-innovation in relation to the ecological, economical and social sustainability of businesses and other organisations.
  3. Initiate and develop collaboration with an external stakeholder (a business or organisation) for a group project. 
  4. Apply information technology methods and tools and knowledge about sustainability and innovation to conduct a problem analysis.
  5. Apply information technology methods and tools and knowledge about sustainability and innovation to outline of conceptual proposals.
  6. Present project outcomes orally and in writing for an audience without IT-expertise.
  7. Reflect upon the factors impacting on the outcomes of the group project. 

Content

A theory part focussing on literature, that develops the conceptual understanding of green IT, sustainable development and innovation concepts.
A group project, where the students, working in groups together with representatives of a company or other organisation, with the support of teachers, analyse how new IT solutions could improve sustainability.
Collaborative writing of a project report in an iterative process, with comments and revisions of drafts, until a final version is ready to share with the stakeholder.

Organisation

The course contains introductory lectures, seminar discussions, supervision and a presentation of the group project.

Literature

The literature is announced at the course introduction.

Examination including compulsory elements

The examination is divided into two parts:
  1. Written examination of 3 hp which deals with the themes presented in the introductory module, primarily pertaining to learning outcomes 1, 2 och 7.
  2. A project consisting in 4,5 hp primarily pertaining to learning outcomes 4-6.
To pass the course both parts of the examination need to be passed.

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.