Course syllabus adopted 2022-02-13 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 74126
- Open for exchange studentsNo
Credit distribution
Module | Sp1 | Sp2 | Sp3 | Sp4 | Summer | Not Sp | Examination dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0121 Take-home examination 5 c Grading: TH | 5 c |
In programmes
Examiner
Hans Hellsmark- Senior Researcher, Environmental Systems Analysis, Technology Management and Economics
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.
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.
- Explain and critically analyze the development and conditions for change in technical systems
- Design feasible socio-technical development paths for a number of important systems,
- Communicate clearly articulated, and substantiated, arguments to policy makers and other stakeholders
- Reflect on one's own and others' learning in relation to the course objectives.
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.