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AI2806 Knowledge Management and Evaluation 7.5 credits

The course introduces and explains the field of knowledge management.

Information per course offering

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Termin

Information for Autumn 2025 Start 25 Aug 2025 programme students

Course location

KTH Campus

Duration
25 Aug 2025 - 24 Oct 2025
Periods
P1 (7.5 hp)
Pace of study

50%

Application code

50756

Form of study

Normal Daytime

Language of instruction

English

Course memo
Course memo is not published
Number of places

Places are not limited

Target group

Conditionally elective course for students in the master programme in Real Estate and Construction Management (TFOBM), year 2.

Open for all master programs as long as it can be included in the programme.

Planned modular schedule
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Schedule
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Contact

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Course coordinator
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Teachers
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Contact

Anna Kadefors (anna.kadefors@abe.kth.se)

Course syllabus as PDF

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Course syllabus AI2806 (Autumn 2024–)
Headings with content from the Course syllabus AI2806 (Autumn 2024–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

  • Concepts and theories of knowledge management, learning, innovation and change
  • Innovation processes and innovation ecosystems in the construction and real estate sector
  • Management and organization of processes relating to knowledge management, learning, innovation and change especially in real estate owner firms, consultancy firms and construction contractors
  • Innovation in building projects and innovation projects
  • Procurement and innovation
  • Innovation and learning relating to goals for social, environmental and economic sustainability
  • Apply the course contents in a project assignment

Intended learning outcomes

The aim of the course is to prepare students for planning, managing, and participating in processes related to knowledge development, learning, innovation and change within, and in collaboration between, firms and other organizations in the built environment. After the course, students should be able to:

  • Describe, analyse and evaluate theories and models for knowledge development, learning, innovation and change, and apply such theories and models to suggest strategies for specific situations in the construction and real estate sector, considering goals for social, environmental and economic sustainability.
  • Search for, cite, integrate, analyze, evaluate and suggest research-based literature in the field covered in the course.

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

Entry requirements to the Masterprograme Real estates and building and completed course AI2810 Project communication or similar

Equipment

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Literature

Information about course literature will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Examination and completion

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Grading scale

A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Examination

  • TEN1 - Examination, 5.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • ÖVN1 - Assignments, 2.5 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.

The examination is time-limited.

Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination

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Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination

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Examiner

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

Course room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

Main field of study

Built Environment

Education cycle

Second cycle

Add-on studies

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Contact

Anna Kadefors (anna.kadefors@abe.kth.se)