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FAK3127 The Sustainable Scientist 2.0 credits

Welcome to the course "the sustainable scientist"!

Information per course offering

Termin

Information for Spring 2025 Start 17 Mar 2025 programme students

Course location

KTH Campus

Duration
17 Mar 2025 - 2 Jun 2025
Periods
P4 (2.0 hp)
Pace of study

10%

Application code

60014

Form of study

Normal Daytime

Language of instruction

English

Course memo
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Number of places

Places are not limited

Target group
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Planned modular schedule
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Contact

Examiner
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Course coordinator
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Teachers
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Contact

Per Wikman Svahn (perwi@abe.kth.se)

Course syllabus as PDF

Please note: all information from the Course syllabus is available on this page in an accessible format.

Course syllabus FAK3127 (Autumn 2021–)
Headings with content from the Course syllabus FAK3127 (Autumn 2021–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

The course includes lectures and exercises in three different modules:

(1) Basic Research Ethics

Key ethical issues and concepts (such as autonomy and informed consent). Research misconduct. The researcher responsible for research consequences. The relevance of the research norms of basic ethical theories. Ethical review and research ethics committees, the new law on research ethics review.

(2) Researchers and Sustainable Development

Key concepts and issues. Ethical responsibility for sustainability. The moral responsibility of researchers, engineers and experts. Interactions between science, policy and society. Corporate responsibility.

(3) Innovation and Intellectual Property 

Key concepts and issues. Innovation - Different ways to create value and impact from research results. IP and contracts - Different ways of protecting intellectual property and common agreement in the innovation process and how they work in practice.

Intended learning outcomes

After completed course, the student shall be able to:

·       identify and describe common research ethical problems.

·       analyse the research ethical problems taking relevant empirical factors into account.

·       suggest possible solutions to the research ethical problems.

·       analyse the concepts of Sustainable Development, Gender Equality, Diversity and Equal Opportunities in relation to science and technology.

·       reflect on the role of research and researchers for achieving a sustainable and equal development.

·       identify different types of intellectual property created in the research .

·       reflect on and identify potential ways of protecting and creating value from the intellectual property created in the research.

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

The student needs to have studied at least on year at the third-cycle (research) level.

Equipment

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Literature

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Examination and completion

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

Grading scale

P, F

Examination

  • HEM1 - Home assignments, 2.0 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.

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

This course does not belong to any Main field of study.

Education cycle

Third cycle

Add-on studies

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Contact

Per Wikman Svahn (perwi@abe.kth.se)

Supplementary information

Apply for this course here www.kth.se/form/fak3127-the-sustainable-scientist-course-application-form

Postgraduate course

Postgraduate courses at ABE/Philosophy