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Information for Autumn 2025 Start 25 Aug 2025 programme students
Headings with content from the Course syllabus AL2113 (Autumn 2021–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )
Content and learning outcomes
Course disposition
The course is given in Swedish.
The course is built upon a sector that changes from year to year (for example textiles, food). The value-chain of the sector is studied and social as well as environmental issues are identified.
The lessons are student-driven meaning that the students choose a part of the value-chain and are responsible for the lesson connected to this part. Student activities are alternated with lectures from teachers connected to the sector.
Course contents
The overall aim with the course is to give a deeper understanding of sustainable development and how this can be implemented in practise. Focus is on threats and possibilities with our life style and technical development on a sustainable development.
The theme of the course is changed from year to year and is used to exemplify implementation of measures for a sustainable development.
Intended learning outcomes
The overall aim with the course is to give a deeper understanding of sustainable development and how this can be implemented in practise. Focus is on threats and possibilities with our life style and technical development on a sustainable development.
After the course the student should be able to:
Reflect on the concept of Sustainable Development
Describe the most important threats to sustainable development from a given thematic area
Suggest and motivate strategies and technical solutions that could be used for a sustainable development
Describe management control measures and tools used for a sustainable development
Reflect upon the engineers’ role for a sustainable development
Search for information from the scientific literature and summarise it in a written report as well as presenting it orally
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
MJ1103, AG1808 or similar knowledge in sustainable development
Courses from Upper Secondary School corresponding to the courses Sv B/6, according to the Swedish upper secondary school system
Literature
You can find information about course literature either in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.
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
INL1 -
Assignment,
- credits,
grading scale: P, F
PRO1 -
Project,
2.0 credits,
grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
SEM1 -
Seminars,
2.0 credits,
grading scale: P, F
TEN1 -
Examination,
2.0 credits,
grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, 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.
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.