Seminars, assignments and presentations.
FMG3210 Circular Economy and Industrial Systems 7.5 credits
Information per course offering
Information for Spring 2025 Start 19 Mar 2025 programme students
- Course location
KTH Campus
- Duration
- 19 Mar 2025 - 2 Jun 2025
- Periods
- P4 (7.5 hp)
- Pace of study
50%
- Application code
60892
- Form of study
Normal Daytime
- Language of instruction
English
- Course memo
- Course memo is not published
- Number of places
Min: 10
- Target group
PhD Students
- Planned modular schedule
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- Schedule
- Schedule is not published
- Part of programme
- No information inserted
Contact
Course syllabus as PDF
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Course syllabus FMG3210 (Spring 2019–)Headings with content from the Course syllabus FMG3210 (Spring 2019–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )
Content and learning outcomes
Course disposition
Course contents
The course consists of a number of seminars that describe the conceptual foundations for Circular Economy (CE) and the framework that is needed to implement the concept in industry and in society. The discussions and the presentations during the seminars will focus on the system perspective, which includes material and the energy flow in industrial systems, manufacturing systems that consider different business models, that design and value chains are considered at the same time. Effects on the environmental and economic performance, requirements on innovation and change management and finally Industry 4.0 role for a successful implementation of Circular Economy.
Intended learning outcomes
- Be able to discuss the conceptual and methodological frameworks that are required to understand the foundation for Circular Economy
- Be able to account for present industrial trends with respect to Circular Economy
- Be able to adopt a system perspective for the implementation in industry and society and discuss possibilities and obstacles at implementation
- Be able to relate to and justify the policy foundation for Circular Economy
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
Master or Degree of Master of Science in Engineering.
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
P, F
Examination
- DEL1 - Participiation, 2.5 credits, grading scale: P, F
- INL1 - Assignment, 5.0 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.
Other requirements for final grade
Participation in seminars, written assignments
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