Sustainable Strategies, 6 credits

Hållbarhetsstrategier, 6 hp

TMKA07

Course starting semester

Main field of study

Design

Course level

Second cycle

Course type

Programme course

Examiner

Renee Wever

Director of studies or equivalent

Peter Hallberg

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 0 h
Recommended self-study hours: 160 h

Possible deviation from course syllabus/programme syllabus

ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary

Course offered for		Semester	Period	Timetable module	Language	Campus	ECV
6MDES	Design, Master's Programme	1 (Autumn 2017)	1	2	English	Linköping, Valla	C/E

Main field of study

Design

Course level

Second cycle

Advancement level

A1X

Course offered for

Design, Master's Programme

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

Three years of completed university studies. Admission to masterprogramme in Design. Knowledge of design for sustainability.

Intended learning outcomes

The main objective is for students to develop knowledge about and skills for different perspectives on sustainability and associated design strategies. After the completed course the student shall be able to

Articulate the differences between visions on sustainability and their associated design strategies
Argue for the selection of a specific strategy in light of a given challenge, while articulating its limitations
Independently apply one of the strategies to a design challenge

Course content

Contemporary perspectives on sustainability and associated design strategies, such as, applied eco-design, cradle to cradle, biomimicry, circular economy. The course will cover underlying sustainability visions, associated design strategies, and business rationale. Critical and reflective reading, tools and methods.

Teaching and working methods

The course will be organized around lectures, discussion seminars, analytic workshops, cases, and a condensed design assignment. Recent output will be presented by researchers and mutually critically assessed.

Examination

UPG2	Reflection document	1 credits	U, G
PRA1	Design assignment	2 credits	U, 3, 4, 5
UPG1	Visions essay	3 credits	U, G

Grades

Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5

Department

Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

Director of Studies or equivalent

Peter Hallberg

Examiner

Renee Wever

Course website and other links

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 0 h
Recommended self-study hours: 160 h

Course literature

Recent books, articles and conference papers provided by staff.

Code	Name	Scope	Grading scale
UPG2	Reflection document	1 credits	U, G
PRA1	Design assignment	2 credits	U, 3, 4, 5
UPG1	Visions essay	3 credits	U, G

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.

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Linköping University common rules and regulations (in Swedish)

Course literature is preliminary.

Recent books, articles and conference papers provided by staff.

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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)
	1.2 Fundamental engineering knowledge (G1X level)
	1.3 Further knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural science (G2X level)
	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
	2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery
	2.3 System thinking
	2.4 Attitudes, thought, and learning
	2.5 Ethics, equity, and other responsibilities
3. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION
	3.1 Teamwork
	3.2 Communications
	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
	4.2 Enterprise and business context
	4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management
	4.4 Designing
	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
	5.2 Economic conditions for knowledge development
	5.3 Identification of needs, structuring and planning of research or development projects
	5.4 Execution of research or development projects
	5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects

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