Bachelor Thesis - Energy and Environmental Engineering, 18 credits

Kandidatarbete energi- och miljöteknik, 18 hp

TKMJ41

Main field of study

Energy and Environmental Engineering

Course level

First cycle

Course type

Programme course

Examiner

Madeleine Larsson

Director of studies or equivalent

Carina Sundberg

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 20 h
Recommended self-study hours: 460 h
ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary
Course offered for Semester Period Timetable module Language Campus ECV
6CEMM Energy - Environment - Management, Master of Science in Engineering 6 (Spring 2022) 1, 2 4, 4 Swedish Linköping, Valla C

Main field of study

Energy and Environmental Engineering

Course level

First cycle

Advancement level

G2E

Course offered for

  • Master of Science in Energy - Environment - Management

Entry requirements

For admission to the course, see tab Common rules, headline Commencing a degree project.

Prerequisites

Two years of engineering studies. Knowledge in sustainable energy systems, environmental technology, environmental management industrial economics, and industrial ecology for increased resource efficiency.

Intended learning outcomes

This course aims at developing the student’s abilities to analyse organizations from energy, environmental and managerial perspectives with a broad approach. Special attention is paid to integration of knowledge from these three fields in order to draw conclusions about appropriate measures to increase the organization’s resources efficiency. Appropriate in this case is defined as: environmentally motivated, economically feasible and technically and organizationally possible to implement. Attention is also paid to the student’s ability to appropriately document and communicate important findings to the organization. In a group identify and individually describe the group’s work on an organization’s

  • Direct and indirect environmental aspects on the organization’s activities, and individually explain the group’s conclusions
  • Energy use and supply
  • Organizational prerequisites for the organization’s environmental performance and energy use.
  • In a group suggest, analyse and evaluate technical and organisational solutions aimed to improve the organisation’s environmental performance, perform analyses of uncertainties and individually describe the group’s work and conclusions
  • Plan, perform and document an individual work at bachelor level
  • Apply and integrate knowledge acquired during previous courses in the individual work
  • In group, and individually, apply methods and knowledge within the main subject Energy and environmental technology
  • Identify relevant scientific literature and relate the individual work to that literature
  • Discuss the individual work in a scientific, societal and ethical context.
  • Critically assess and discuss a written and orally presented bachelor thesis

    Course content

    The course includes several parts that lead to an integrated analysis of an organisations energy use, environmental performance and organization, such as:

    • Energy supply and demand
    • Use of material and chemical substances
    • Organisational setting
    Furthermore, the course content is individually decided for reach project group and pair of thesis authors in cooperation with examiner and supervisors. More information about the course and how the course is integrated to other courses can be found in the course information.

    Teaching and working methods

    The course consists of two parts: project and bachelor thesis. In the project students work with an organization-oriented project. Each project has a steering-group consisting of teachers and representatives from the studied organization. Furthermore there is a pool of expert teachers supporting students in their work. The group as a whole shall report and communicate relevant results to the studied organization. 

    In the bachelor thesis students individually analyse a research question. Topic for the thesis is chosen in cooperation with supervisor and examiner and shall be based on empirical material from one or more projects in the course. Bachelor theses are written in pairs where the individual contribution shall be clearly stated. Each pair of authors has one supervisor and one examiner, as well as access to expert teachers, to support the work.

    Mandatory are gate meetings, final project presentation and presentation of thesis.

    Examination

    UPG3Individual reflection0.5 creditsU, G
    UPG2Joint project report2.5 creditsU, G
    UPG1Individual written report15 creditsU, G
    Grades are given as ’Fail’ or ’Pass’.

    Grades

    Two grade scale, older version, U, G

    Other information

    About teaching and examination language

    The teaching language is presented in the Overview tab for each course. The examination language relates to the teaching language as follows: 

    • If teaching language is “Swedish”, the course as a whole could be given in Swedish, or partly in English. Examination language is Swedish, but parts of the examination can be in English.
    • If teaching language is “English”, the course as a whole is taught in English. Examination language is English.
    • If teaching language is “Swedish/English”, the course as a whole will be taught in English if students without prior knowledge of the Swedish language participate. Examination language is Swedish or English depending on teaching language.

    Other

    The course is conducted in a manner where both men's and women's experience and knowledge are made visible and developed. 

    The planning and implementation of a course should correspond to the course syllabus. The course evaluation should therefore be conducted with the course syllabus as a starting point.  

    If special circumstances prevail, the vice-chancellor may in a special decision specify the preconditions for temporary deviations from this course syllabus, and delegate the right to take such decisions.

    Department

    Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

    Course literature

    Other

    • Course literature are decided individually for each project group/bachelor thesis pair in cooperation with examiner, expert teachers and supervisors.

  • Code Name Scope Grading scale
    UPG3 Individual reflection 0.5 credits U, G
    UPG2 Joint project report 2.5 credits U, G
    UPG1 Individual written report 15 credits U, G
    Grades are given as ’Fail’ or ’Pass’.

    Degree projects (included in Term 6 of study programmes in engineering)

    General provisions

    All study programmes in engineering (with the exception of the programme in Industrial Engineering and Management – International and the programme in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering – International) have since 2014 included an obligatory degree project. The project undertaken may also be included as part of the Bachelor of Science (Technology). During Term 6 of each programme, one or several special courses are given that constitute degree projects. The syllabuses of these courses contain course-specific provisions, which are supplemented with the general provisions given below.

    Aim

    The degree project is to contribute to general and programme-specific objectives of the study programmes in engineering being achieved. Specific learning outcomes are given in the relevant course syllabus. In addition, the degree project has also the following learning outcomes, which are common to all degree project-based courses at LiTH:

    • Knowledge of the subject
      ​After carrying out the degree project, the student is expected to master the following:
      • integrating in a systematic manner the knowledge gained during the period of study
      • applying methodological knowledge and subject-specific knowledge within the main subject area
      • assimilating the contents of relevant technical publications and relating the study to such contents.
    • Personal and professional skills
      ​After carrying out the degree project, the student is expected to possess the following skills:
      • formulating research questions and limiting the same, within a specified time schedule
      • seeking and evaluating scientific literature.
    • Working and communicating in a group
      ​After carrying out the degree project, the student is expected to possess the following skills:
      • planning, executing and presenting independent work in the form of a project carried out in a group
      • expressing oneself professionally, in writing and orally
      • critically examining and discussing independent work presented in speech and in writing.
    • Engineering fundamentals
      ​After carrying out the degree project, the student is expected to master the following:
      • creating, analysing and/or evaluating technical solutions
      • making assessments that consider relevant scientific, societal and ethical aspects.

    Degree projects undertaken while studying abroad

    During study abroad, an individual plan is to be drawn up together with the faculty programme director to determine how the requirements for a degree project in engineering can be satisfied.

    Commencing a degree project

    Before a student commences a degree project, the following requirements must be satisfied:

    • The student must have a minimum of 90 credits obtained from courses from Terms 1-4 of the programme (courses taken voluntarily are not counted). This requirement must be satisfied before the end of the third week of study period 2 of the autumn term before the degree project is to be carried out.
    • The student must have completed the subject-specific courses listed in the course syllabus for the relevant degree project course. This requirement must be satisfied before the end of the third week of study period 2 of the autumn term before the degree project is to be carried out.
    • When assessing whether the requirements have been satisfied, individual decisions (such as those taken in association with admission to subsequent parts of the programme) are to be considered.

    Registration for a degree project is carried out during the course registration period 1-10 October in the autumn before the degree project is to be undertaken. 

    Forms of examination

    The examiner for the degree project is responsible for ensuring that examination takes place as specified by the course syllabus, and, where appropriate, carries out the duties of an examiner for degree projects.

    The written report of the degree project corresponds to a degree project for a bachelor's degree. This means that it is to be managed in an equivalent manner with respect to publication, unless special circumstances apply.

    The report must be prepared in accordance with principles for acceptable practice when referring to sources (references or quotations for which the source is specified) when the text, images, ideas, data, etc., of other people are used. It is also to be made clear whether the author has reused his or her own text, images, ideas, data, etc. from previous examinations, such as undergraduate work, project reports, etc. (This is sometimes known as “self-plagiarism”.) A failure to specify such sources may be regarded as attempted deception during examination.

    In cases in which several students carry out a degree project together, the contribution of each student is to be specified. The extent of the work for each student is to correspond to that of a degree project. The examiner is to ensure that each student has contributed in a satisfactory manner to the work, and that each student satisfies the requirements for achieving a Pass grade for the degree project.

    Course syllabus

    A syllabus must be established for each course. The syllabus specifies the aim and contents of the course, and the prior knowledge that a student must have in order to be able to benefit from the course.

    Timetabling

    Courses are timetabled after a decision has been made for this course concerning its assignment to a timetable module. 

    Interruption in and deregistration from a course

    The LiU decision, Guidelines concerning confirmation of participation in education (Dnr LiU-2020-02256), states that interruptions in study are to be recorded in Ladok. Thus, all students who do not participate in a course for which they have registered must record the interruption, such that the registration on the course can be removed. Deregistration from or interrupting a course is carried out using a web-based form Forms

    Cancelled courses and changes to the course syllabus

    Courses with few participants (fewer than 10) may be cancelled or organised in a manner that differs from that stated in the course syllabus. The Dean is to deliberate and decide whether a course is to be cancelled or changed from the course syllabus. 

    Guidelines relating to examinations and examiners 

    For details, see Guidelines for education and examination for first-cycle and second-cycle education at Linköping University, Dnr LiU-2020-04501  (http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/VisaBeslut/917592).

    An examiner must be employed as a teacher at LiU according to the LiU Regulations for Appointments, Dnr LiU-2021-01204 (https://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/VisaBeslut/622784). For courses in second-cycle, the following teachers can be appointed as examiner: Professor (including Adjunct and Visiting Professor), Associate Professor (including Adjunct), Senior Lecturer (including Adjunct and Visiting Senior Lecturer), Research Fellow, or Postdoc. For courses in first-cycle, Assistant Lecturer (including Adjunct and Visiting Assistant Lecturer) can also be appointed as examiner in addition to those listed for second-cycle courses. In exceptional cases, a Part-time Lecturer can also be appointed as an examiner at both first- and second cycle, see Delegation of authority for the Board of Faculty of Science and Engineering.

    Forms of examination

    Principles for examination

    Written and oral examinations and digital and computer-based examinations are held at least three times a year: once immediately after the end of the course, once in August, and once (usually) in one of the re-examination periods. Examinations held at other times are to follow a decision of the faculty programme board.

    Principles for examination scheduling for courses that follow the study periods:

    • courses given in VT1 are examined for the first time in March, with re-examination in June and August
    • courses given in VT2 are examined for the first time in May, with re-examination in August and January
    • courses given in HT1 are examined for the first time in October, with re-examination in January and August
    • courses given in HT2 are examined for the first time in January, with re-examination in March and in August.

    The examination schedule is based on the structure of timetable modules, but there may be deviations from this, mainly in the case of courses that are studied and examined for several programmes and in lower grades (i.e. 1 and 2). 

    Examinations for courses that the faculty programme board has decided are to be held in alternate years are held three times during the school year in which the course is given according to the principles stated above.

    Examinations for courses that are cancelled or rescheduled such that they are not given in one or several years are held three times during the year that immediately follows the course, with examination scheduling that corresponds to the scheduling that was in force before the course was cancelled or rescheduled.

    When a course, or a written examination (TEN, DIT, DAT), is given for the last time, the regular examination and two re-examinations will be offered. Thereafter, examinations are phased out by offering three examinations during the following academic year at the same times as the examinations in any substitute course. If there is no substitute course, three examinations will be offered during re-examination periods during the following academic year. Other examination times are decided by the faculty programme board. In all cases above, the examination is also offered one more time during the academic year after the following, unless the faculty programme board decides otherwise. In total, 6 re-examinations are offered, of which 2 are regular re-examinations. In the examination registration system, the examinations given for the penultimate time and the last time are denoted. 

    If a course is given during several periods of the year (for programmes, or on different occasions for different programmes) the faculty programme board or boards determine together the scheduling and frequency of re-examination occasions.

    Retakes of other forms of examination

    Regulations concerning retakes of other forms of examination than written examinations and digital and computer-based examinations are given in the LiU guidelines for examinations and examiners, http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/VisaBeslut/917592.

    Course closure

    For Decision on Routines for Administration of the Discontinuation of Educational Programs, Freestanding Courses and Courses in Programs, see DNR LiU-2021-04782. After a decision on closure and after the end of the discontinuation period, the students are referred to a replacement course (or similar) according to information in the course syllabus or programme syllabus. If a student has passed some part/parts of a closed program course but not all, and there is an at least partially replacing course, an assessment of crediting can be made. Any crediting of course components is made by the examiner.

    Registration for examination

    In order to take an written, digital or computer-based examination, registration in advance is mandatory, see decision in the university’s rule book https://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/VisaBeslut/622682. An unregistered student can thus not be offered a place. The registration is done at the Student Portal or in the LiU-app during the registration period. The registration period opens 30 days before the date of the examination and closes 10 days before the date of the examination. Candidates are informed of the location of the examination by email, four days in advance. 

    Code of conduct for students during examinations

    Details are given in a decision in the university’s rule book: http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/VisaBeslut/622682.

    Retakes for higher grade

    Students at the Institute of Technology at LiU have the right to retake written examinations and digital and computer-based examinations in an attempt to achieve a higher grade. This is valid for all examination components with code “TEN”, “DIT” and "DAT". The same right may not be exercised for other examination components, unless otherwise specified in the course syllabus.

    A retake is not possible on courses that are included in an issued degree diploma. 

    Grades

    The grades that are preferably to be used are Fail (U), Pass (3), Pass not without distinction (4) and Pass with distinction (5). 

    • Grades U, 3, 4, 5 are to be awarded for courses that have written or digital examinations.
    • Grades Fail (U) and Pass (G) may be awarded for courses with a large degree of practical components such as laboratory work, project work and group work.
    • Grades Fail (U) and Pass (G) are to be used for degree projects and other independent work.

    Examination components

    The following examination components and associated module codes are used at the Faculty of Science and Engineering:

    • Grades U, 3, 4, 5 are to be awarded for written examinations (TEN) and digital examinations (DIT).
    • Examination components for which the grades Fail (U) and Pass (G) may be awarded are laboratory work (LAB), project work (PRA), preparatory written examination (KTR), digital preparatory written examination (DIK), oral examination (MUN), computer-based examination (DAT), home assignment (HEM), and assignment (UPG).
    • Students receive grades either Fail (U) or Pass (G) for other examination components in which the examination criteria are satisfied principally through active attendance such as tutorial group (BAS) or examination item (MOM).
    • Grades Fail (U) and Pass (G) are to be used for the examination components Opposition (OPPO) and Attendance at thesis presentation (AUSK) (i.e. part of the degree project).

    In general, the following applies:

    • Mandatory course components must be scored and given a module code.
    • Examination components that are not scored, cannot be mandatory. Hence, it is voluntary to participate in these examinations, and the voluntariness must be clearly stated. Additionally, if there are any associated conditions to the examination component, these must be clearly stated as well.
    • For courses with more than one examination component with grades U,3,4,5, it shall be clearly stated how the final grade is weighted.

    For mandatory components, the following applies (in accordance with the LiU Guidelines for education and examination for first-cycle and second-cycle education at Linköping University, http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/VisaBeslut/917592): 

    • If special circumstances prevail, and if it is possible with consideration of the nature of the compulsory component, the examiner may decide to replace the compulsory component with another equivalent component.

    For possibilities to alternative forms of examinations, the following applies (in accordance with the LiU Guidelines for education and examination for first-cycle and second-cycle education at Linköping University, http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/VisaBeslut/917592): 

    • If the LiU coordinator for students with disabilities has granted a student the right to an adapted examination for a written examination in an examination hall, the student has the right to it.
    • If the coordinator has recommended for the student an adapted examination or alternative form of examination, the examiner may grant this if the examiner assesses that it is possible, based on consideration of the course objectives.
    • An examiner may also decide that an adapted examination or alternative form of examination if the examiner assessed that special circumstances prevail, and the examiner assesses that it is possible while maintaing the objectives of the course.

    Reporting of examination results

    The examination results for a student are reported at the relevant department.

    Plagiarism

    For examinations that involve the writing of reports, in cases in which it can be assumed that the student has had access to other sources (such as during project work, writing essays, etc.), the material submitted must be prepared in accordance with principles for acceptable practice when referring to sources (references or quotations for which the source is specified) when the text, images, ideas, data, etc. of other people are used. It is also to be made clear whether the author has reused his or her own text, images, ideas, data, etc. from previous examinations, such as degree projects, project reports, etc. (this is sometimes known as “self-plagiarism”).

    A failure to specify such sources may be regarded as attempted deception during examination.

    Attempts to cheat

    In the event of a suspected attempt by a student to cheat during an examination, or when study performance is to be assessed as specified in Chapter 10 of the Higher Education Ordinance, the examiner is to report this to the disciplinary board of the university. Possible consequences for the student are suspension from study and a formal warning. More information is available at Cheating, deception and plagiarism 

    Regulations (apply to LiU in its entirety)

    The university is a government agency whose operations are regulated by legislation and ordinances, which include the Higher Education Act and the Higher Education Ordinance. In addition to legislation and ordinances, operations are subject to several policy documents. The Linköping University rule book collects currently valid decisions of a regulatory nature taken by the university board, the vice-chancellor and faculty/department boards.

    LiU’s rule book for education at first-cycle and second-cycle levels is available at http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/Innehall/Utbildning_pa_grund-_och_avancerad_niva

    Other

    Course literature are decided individually for each project group/bachelor thesis pair in cooperation with examiner, expert teachers and supervisors.

    Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.

    I = Introduce, U = Teach, A = Utilize
    I U A Modules Comment
    1. DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE AND REASONING
    1.1 Knowledge of underlying mathematics and science (G1X level)
    X
    UPG1
    UPG2
    
                                
    1.2 Fundamental engineering knowledge (G1X level)
    X
    X
    UPG1
    UPG2
    
                                
    1.3 Further knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural science (G2X level)
    X
    X
    UPG2
    
                                
    1.4 Advanced knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural sciences (A1X level)
    
                                
    1.5 Insight into current research and development work
    
                                
    2. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
    2.1 Analytical reasoning and problem solving
    X
    X
    UPG1
    UPG2
    
                                
    2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery
    X
    X
    UPG1
    UPG2
    
                                
    2.3 System thinking
    X
    X
    UPG1
    UPG2
    
                                
    2.4 Attitudes, thought, and learning
    X
    UPG1
    UPG2
    
                                
    2.5 Ethics, equity, and other responsibilities
    X
    UPG1
    UPG2
    
                                
    3. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION
    3.1 Teamwork
    X
    UPG1
    UPG2
    
                                
    3.2 Communications
    X
    UPG1
    UPG2
    
                                
    3.3 Communication in foreign languages
    
                                
    4. CONCEIVING, DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT
    4.1 External, societal, and environmental context
    X
    X
    UPG1
    UPG2
    
                                
    4.2 Enterprise and business context
    X
    X
    UPG1
    UPG2
    
                                
    4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management
    X
    UPG1
    UPG2
    
                                
    4.4 Designing
    X
    X
    UPG1
    UPG2
    
                                
    4.5 Implementing
    
                                
    4.6 Operating
    
                                
    5. PLANNING, EXECUTION AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS
    5.1 Societal conditions, including economic, social, and ecological aspects of sustainable development for knowledge development
    X
    X
    UPG2
    
                                
    5.2 Economic conditions for knowledge development
    
                                
    5.3 Identification of needs, structuring and planning of research or development projects
    X
    X
    UPG2
    
                                
    5.4 Execution of research or development projects
    X
    X
    UPG2
    
                                
    5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects
    X
    X
    UPG2
    
                                

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