Headings denoted with an asterisk ( * ) is retrieved from the course syllabus version Autumn 2023
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
The general foundation of the course is gender research with intersectional perspective, i.e. how different power structures and discrimination grounds influence and sometimes reinforce one another, with a special focus on equal opportunities, equality, diversity and inclusion in the technical social sector.
Equal opportunities and equality have been identified as two global aims for sustainable development, and in order for engineers to be able to contribute to reaching these aims they need knowledge of what unequal opportunities and inequality can imply at societal and organisational level, how it is connected to technology and sustainable development, and understand how unequal opportunities and inequality are recreated and changed.
Intended learning outcomes
After passing the course, the student should be able to:
Account and illustrate for the concepts of equal opportunities, equality, diversity and inclusion
Describe and explain expressions of unequal opportunities and inequality on societal and organisational level by means of gender research with intersectional perspective
Identify practices that contribute to and counteract, unequal opportunities and inequality by means of gender research with intersectional perspective
Describe and analyse the relation between equal opportunities, equality, technology and sustainable development
Learning activities
The course consists of a lecture, a preparation assignment, a seminar and an individual written assignment (INL1). The lecture and course literature provide the theoretical foundation for the seminar, while the seminar enables students to discuss and analyse experiences of inclusion and inequality. In the final written assignment, students integrate perspectives from the lecture, seminar and course literature to analyse an experience from their own context and reflect on the relevance of equality, diversity and inclusion in their future professional practice.
Preparations before course start
Literature
The course literature includes the KTH list of core concepts within JML (Gender equality, diversity and equal conditions), four texts from the KTH series of publications on gender research and gender equality and a journal article on changing organizational cultures:
Ehrnberger, Karin (2021) Technology, design and gender. KTH series on gender and gender equality, no. 5. Available on Canvas.
Holgersson, Charlotte and Wahl, Anna (2021) Equality, gender equality and gender – an introduction. KTH series on gender and gender equality, no. 1. Available on Canvas.
Wahl, Anna and Holgersson, Charlotte (2021) Structure, culture and change processes in organisations. KTH series on gender and gender equality, no. 2. Available on Canvas.
Wong, Cori (2019). Changing organizational culture: From embedded bias to equity & inclusion. Professional Safety, 64(08), 26-30. Available on Canvas.
Wormbs, Nina (2021) Technology, the engineering profession and gender: a historical perspective. KTH series on gender and gender equality, no. 3. Available on Canvas.
Support for students with disabilities
Students at KTH with a permanent disability can get support during studies from Funka:
NÄR1 - Attendance, 0.5 credits, grading scale: P, F
INL1 - Hand-in assignment, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Alternatives to missed activities or tasks
Absence from a course activity must be compensated through a supplementary assignment. Students who miss an activity must contact the course coordinator for further instructions.
Ethical approach
All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
Further information
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Contacts
Communication during course
Communication during the course will be handled through Canvas.
