Details for Course IDE055F Sustainable Development – a Systems View

Current Established Course Syllabus

General

Aim

Overall aims with this course are that the participants shall understand and be able to reflect on the set of problems with complex socio-ecological systems and to understand the importance of multi-disciplinary efforts and how to deal with current and future uncertainties. Sustainable development in the course refers to the development at the global, regional and local levels as defined in the Brundtland Commission report "Our common future", with the three pillars of environmental, social and economic sustainability. The aim of the course is to give PhD students in depth knowledge of sustainable development. This knowledge will increase the students' ability to identify possibilities and risks associated with sustainability when developing products, processes and systems.

Contents

The course gives essential knowledge in sustainable development. The subdivisions below are grouped into modules. Some modules have online video-introductions, some have introductory seminars and others have introductory reading materials. Subdivisions: Definition of sustainable development. History. Climate change and its effects. Planetary boundaries. Circular economy. Lice-cycle analysis. Food security. Social aspects. Health and Occupational Health. Sustainable city. Poverty. Complex systems. Sustainable development and ethics. The designer/engineer and sustainable development.

Knowledge and Understanding

For a passing grade the doctoral student must
be able to describe fundamentally current issues related to sustainable development at the global, regional and local level
be able to describe in a comprehensive manner human development and its influence on all systems of the earth
be able to argue, based on theory and own examples, that sustainable development encompasses interacting complex systems and the need for a multidisciplinary perspective

Competences and Skills

For a passing grade the doctoral student must
be able to take part in a deeper discussion about and reflect on possibilities to act for sustainable development

Judgement and Approach

For a passing grade the doctoral student must
be able to explain and analyse the intricate interactions between environmental, social and economic factors related to sustainable development
be able to reflect on sustainability related to development and usage of products, processes and systems

Types of Instruction

Examination Formats

Written assignments
Comments:
Active participation in introductions in lecture rooms, workshops and seminars.
Grading scale:
Failed, pass

Admission Requirements

Assumed Prior Knowledge

Selection Criteria

Criteria for selection will be used in the following order:
1. PhD student from the department of design sciences,
2. PhD student from the faculty of engineering,
3. PhD student who has reached longer in his/her postgraduate studies,
4. by lottery.

Literature

Literature:
Comments:
Literature and other online videos will be made available for each module.

Further Information

This course overlaps completely with Part 1 (5 hp) of the course The Designer/Engineer and Sustainable Development (IDE035F, 7.5 hp).
The course is given every two years.
The course will be given if at least 7 PhD students take part. At most 20 applicants will be accepted.

Course code

Administrative Information

2 course syllabi.

Course code ▽	Course Name ▽	Division ▽	Established ▽	Valid from ▽	First hand in ▽	Second hand in ▽	Established ▽
IDE055F	Sustainable Development – a Systems View	Department of Design Sciences	2018‑11‑05	Spring 2018	2018‑10‑26 13:05:33	2018‑10‑26 17:30:13	2018‑11‑05
IDE055F	Sustainable Development – a Systems View	Department of Design Sciences	2022‑08‑29	Autumn 2022	2022‑06‑08 18:30:20	2022‑06‑08 21:28:27	2022‑08‑29

No matching course occasion was found.

1 course occasion.

Course syllabus valid from	Start Date	End Date	Published
Spring 2018	2021‑01‑18 (approximate)	2021‑06‑18	2020‑11‑03