Course syllabus for Technical systems for energy, materials and information

Course syllabus adopted 2021-02-17 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameTekniska system för energi, material och information
  • CodeTEK920
  • Credits5 Credits
  • OwnerTKGBS
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyGlobal systems
  • ThemeMTS 3 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 74122
  • Open for exchange studentsNo

Credit distribution

0121 Take-home examination 5 c
Grading: TH		 5 c

In programmes

Examiner

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Eligibility

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Aim

The purpose of the course is to make students familiar with society's basic, large and global technical systems for our most basic resources such as energy, materials and information. The course includes developing a knowledge of how systems have developed over time, their inherent limitations and gaining an insight into current challenges, future risks and opportunities.

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

  • make use of basic concepts from innovation and transition theory
  • analyze, describe and present the emergence, development, dynamics and structure of energy, materials and information systems, including relevant subsystems
  • give examples of limitations within different systems with regard to, for example: materials, resources, technical and physical conditions, laws and regulations, culture and norms
  • argue about risks and environmental impact linked to different systems
  • reason about possible future development paths for today's technical systems
  • develop an understanding of how different technical systems are connected, create conditions for economic activity and prosperity

Content

The course builds on the knowledge gained in the course "introduction to global systems". In the course, student-led and in-depth analyses will be conducted concerning the development of large technical systems. Systems that in many ways define the society we live in. Through lectures, seminars, individual assignments, comparisons of different systems will be carried out and their possible development paths will be detailed. In addition to a system-based knowledge of individual systems, students will acquire basic theoretical knowledge of inertia, innovation and other transitions related processes. This knowledge will be further developed in the courses "society as a system" and "innovation and societal transitions".

Organisation

The course consists of a mixture of lectures, seminars, workshops and activities that are there to support the students' learning process. The focus of the course is on student-led project work, presentations, individual assignments and peer feedback. Students will be required to identify and analyze relevant information themselves.

Literature

Distributed material and web resources, as well as material identified by the students themselves.

Examination including compulsory elements

This course uses a continuous examination format. The parts that are included consist of individual assignments, a group work and a final exam. To achieve grade G, all parts must be approved.

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.