Course syllabus adopted 2023-02-12 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).
Overview
- Swedish nameMiljömanagement
- CodeVMI035
- Credits7.5 Credits
- OwnerMPTSE
- Education cycleSecond-cycle
- Main field of studyEnergy and Environmental Systems and Technology, Industrial Engineering and Management, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
- DepartmentTECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS
- GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail
Course round 1
- Teaching language English
- Application code 28124
- Block schedule
- Open for exchange studentsYes
Credit distribution
Module | Sp1 | Sp2 | Sp3 | Sp4 | Summer | Not Sp | Examination dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0101 Examination 7.5 c Grading: TH | 7.5 c |
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In programmes
- MPDCM - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (compulsory elective)
- MPDCM - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT, MSC PROGR, Year 2 (elective)
- MPEPO - SUSTAINABLE ELECTRIC POWER ENGINEERING AND ELECTROMOBILITY, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (elective)
- MPTSE - INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (compulsory elective)
Examiner
Anna Nyström Claesson- Instructor, Environmental Systems Analysis, Technology Management and Economics
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
General environmental course, corresponding to Environmental technology.Aim
The aim of the course is to develop an understanding of issues that shape the management of environmental efforts in industry and how companies manage to change, rethink and reorganize their activities.Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
Explain and analyse how corporate sustainability creates new questions, dilemmas and insecurities that companies lack experience, knowledge and routine to manage
Examine a companys strategic choices of activities to guide the greening and change process of the company
Use theories and concepts to explain a companys greening process
Analyse a companys alignment in relation to the environmental challenge and preparedness for the future
Examine a companys strategic communication of the greening and change process of the company
Investigate alignment, strategic choices and communication for the greening process of companies in a sector and compare the arguments for creating sustainable values and business models.
Content
The course is focused on the corporate environmental management and the societal context of the corporate environmental management (stake holders, environmental legislation etc), the starting points for the environmental work (incentives, environmental strategies etc). The environmental work is analysed with the help of different tools to understand the governance of the environmental work (environmental management systems, environmental revision, environmental accounting etc). The course includes a project and guest lectures. The course is student centered and blended where group activities are in-class and lectures online.
Organisation
dialogue lectures, peer-response, assignments (individual and group), workshops, movie lectures, presentation, oppositions, report writing,
Literature
Literature compendium
Examination including compulsory elements
The course is continuously examined. Teachers assess the course work based on the learning outcomes, i.e individual assignments, peer-responses, quizzes, presentations and project reports. The course work may give in total 78p where passing with grade G is 60p and grade VG is 72p. Based on the quality of the course work, students who aim for grade MVG are required to do an extra written assignment which tests the learning outcomes. The extra assignment is voluntary.
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.