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Environmentally Driven Business Development, 6 credits
Miljödriven affärsutveckling, 6 hp
TKMJ49
Main field of study
Energy and Environmental Engineering Industrial Engineering and ManagementCourse level
Second cycleCourse type
Programme courseExaminer
Olof HjelmDirector of studies or equivalent
Carina SundbergEducation components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 28 hRecommended self-study hours: 132 h
ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary
Main field of study
Energy and Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering and ManagementCourse level
Second cycleAdvancement level
A1XCourse offered for
- Industrial Engineering and Management - International, M Sc in Engineering
- Industrial Engineering and Management, M Sc in Engineering
- Energy-Environment-Management
Entry requirements
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
Prerequisites
Environmental technology, Industrial economics and organisation, Enviornmental management, Project managementIntended learning outcomes
The course aim is to develop the capabilities to formulate and plan a business solution for an environmental problem. After completion the student shall be able to:
- Explain and reflect upon relevant theories and concepts in the area of sustainable entrepreneurship
- Account for drivers and hinders for environmentally driven business debelopment
- Account for critical factors for the establishment of an entrepreneurial venture and have some ability to collect and analyse relevant information for that purpose
- Combine knowledge about environment and environmental technology with innovation and entrepreneurship
- In a group design, describe and motivate a tentative business solution to an environmental problem.
Course content
The course discusses:
- Entrepreneurship, innovation and business activities in general and in the context of environmental technology
- Strucutre, characteristics and conditions of the environmental technology sector and its sub-sectors
- Idea creation- The process from idea to business model. How to formulate an idea that can be used for creating a new or developing an already established business. How to reach the market and how to finance such a business.
Teaching and working methods
Theories and practical examples are presented at lectures. Seminars are arrange for further supporting the learning. In a group assignment a sustainable business idea is planned and described.
Examination
| TEN1 | Written examination | 2 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
| PRA1 | Project assignment | 4 credits | U, G |
The quality of the project assignment (PRA1) will be taken into consideration when grading full course.
Grades
Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5Department
Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utvecklingDirector of Studies or equivalent
Carina SundbergExaminer
Olof HjelmCourse website and other links
Education components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 28 hRecommended self-study hours: 132 h
Course literature
Miljöinnovation från produktidé till affär, Englund och Hjelm, kompendium Industriell miljöteknik. Vetenskapliga artiklar och bokkapitel, praktikfallsbeskrivningar, mm som anges på kursens hemsida.| Code | Name | Scope | Grading scale |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEN1 | Written examination | 2 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
| PRA1 | Project assignment | 4 credits | U, G |
The quality of the project assignment (PRA1) will be taken into consideration when grading full course.
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.
Course literature is preliminary.
Miljöinnovation från produktidé till affär, Englund och Hjelm, kompendium Industriell miljöteknik.
Vetenskapliga artiklar och bokkapitel, praktikfallsbeskrivningar, mm som anges på kursens hemsida.
Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.
I = Introduce, U = Teach, A = Utilize
| I | U | A | Modules | Comment | ||
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| 1. DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE AND REASONING | ||||||
| 1.1 Knowledge of underlying mathematics and science (G1X level) |
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PRA1
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| 1.2 Fundamental engineering knowledge (G1X level) |
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PRA1
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| 1.3 Further knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural science (G2X level) |
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X
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TEN1
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| 1.4 Advanced knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural sciences (A1X level) |
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| 1.5 Insight into current research and development work |
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| 2. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES | ||||||
| 2.1 Analytical reasoning and problem solving |
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PRA1
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| 2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery |
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PRA1
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| 2.3 System thinking |
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PRA1
TEN1
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| 2.4 Attitudes, thought, and learning |
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| 2.5 Ethics, equity, and other responsibilities |
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| 3. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION | ||||||
| 3.1 Teamwork |
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PRA1
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| 3.2 Communications |
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PRA1
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| 3.3 Communication in foreign languages |
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| 4. CONCEIVING, DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT | ||||||
| 4.1 External, societal, and environmental context |
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TEN1
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| 4.2 Enterprise and business context |
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PRA1
TEN1
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| 4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management |
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PRA1
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| 4.4 Designing |
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| 4.5 Implementing |
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| 4.6 Operating |
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| 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 |
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| 5.2 Economic conditions for knowledge development |
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| 5.3 Identification of needs, structuring and planning of research or development projects |
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| 5.4 Execution of research or development projects |
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| 5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects |
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