Course syllabus for Sustainable approaches for entrepreneurial (co)action

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Course syllabus adopted 2025-03-13 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameHållbara metoder för entreprenöriell (sam)verkan
  • CodeTRA330
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerTRACKS
  • Education cycleSecond-cycle
  • DepartmentTRACKS
  • GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language English
  • Application code 97190
  • Maximum participants35 (at least 10% of the seats are reserved for exchange students)
  • Minimum participants20
  • Open for exchange studentsYes

Credit distribution

0123 Project 7.5 c
Grading: TH		3.7 c3.8 c

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Examiner

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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

In addition to the general requirements to study at advanced level at Chalmers, necessary subject or project specific prerequisite competences (if any) must be fulfilled. Alternatively, the student must obtain the necessary competences during the course. The examiner will formulate and check these prerequisite competences.

The student will only be admitted in agreement with the examiner.

Aim

The aim of the course is to provide a platform to work and solve challenging cross-disciplinary authentic problems from different stakeholders in society such as the academy, industry or public institutions. Additionally, the aim is that students from different educational programs practice working efficiently in global multidisciplinary development teams.

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

Valid for all Tracks courses:
  • master problems with open solutions spaces which includes to be able to handle uncertainties and limited information.
  • lead and participate in the development of new products, processes and systems using a holistic approach by following a design process and/or a systematic development process.
  • work in multidisciplinary teams and collaborate in teams with different compositions
  • show insights about and deal with the impact of technical solutions in a global, economic, environment and societal context.
Course specific objectives:
  • Demonstrate a critical understanding of the core theories and concepts of entrepreneurship within the economic, social, and environmental domains of sustainability
  • Tease out the interconnections within the sociotechnical systems that form the substrate of human interactions
  • Critically evaluate a range of business models and approaches to meet social, environment, and economic objectives
  • Explore the role of wider contexts, policymakers and stakeholders with respect to sustainable entrepreneurship
  • Identify, conceptualize and evaluate a sustainable entrepreneurial solution to a clearly identified problem or challenge
  • Determine prioritized action towards tackling sustainability concerns in the consequent stages of innovation and entrepreneurial development and relative to contextual specificity.
  • Demonstrate ability to assess and analyze global and systemic sustainability challenges and trade-offs in economic, social, and environmental domains that affect businesses.

Content

This project-based course offers learning-by-doing within the area of sustainable entrepreneurship and innovation. Students will work in groups on real-life challenges within the frame sustainable entrepreneurship.This provides the students with knowledge, skills, and decision-making logic that bring sustainability to their practices, entrepreneurial or otherwise.

Organisation

A mix of (guest) lectures, seminars, workshops, and hands-on project work covers a set of broad topics and subjects. Students will have access to labs and workshops at the Tracks environment and focus on real-world applications by building prototypes (physical or software) in a team-based format and engage in peer-to-peer exchanges, classroom exercises, and discussions. Sample topics are:
  • Sustainable business models and value creation
  • Design for sustainable behavior
  • Environmental and social challenges and opportunities
  • Systems thinking to better understand complex issues
  • Prototyping potential solutions
  • Innovation and technology for sustainable solutions
  • Stakeholder engagement and partnerships

Literature

Required literature will be provided on Canvas.

Examination including compulsory elements

Examination is Pass/Fail. The course is project-based and requires active engagement and delivery of presentations and written assignments. Deliverables include two written assignments, along with a presentation, as well as designing and leading a workshop. Participation is required on a majority of lectures.

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.

The course syllabus contains changes

  • Changes to course rounds:
    • 2025-03-12: MIN_PART MIN_PART changed from 10 to 20 by UOL
      [Course round 1]
    • 2025-03-12: Moment Moment changed by UOL
      [Course round 1] Course element 0123 moved from LP2 3,7 LP3 3,8 to LP1 3,7 LP2 3,8