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HN2012 Work Environment and Economics 7.5 credits

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Course syllabus as PDF

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Course syllabus HN2012 (Autumn 2011–)
Headings with content from the Course syllabus HN2012 (Autumn 2011–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

Activities within the field of work environment: quality - productivity, economic/business effects from company/organisational, and/or societal perspectives; the professional role in a consultative context (yrkesrollen i ett konsultativt arbetssätt)

Intended learning outcomes

After the course the students will be

  • familiar with central concepts and methodologies within the field of work environment and economics
  • able to perform basic analyses of organisational and environmental change
  • able to critically examine different factors that influence the companies/ customers financial results and argue for and discuss issues within the field of work environment and economics

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

Academic first degree, 180 higher education credits/ECTS, in engineering or natural sciences or equivalent education and Swedish B/Swedish 6 and English A/English 6

Literature

Arbete och teknik på människans villkor; Prevent 2011. ISBN 9789173651103

Johanson, Johrén: Personalekonomi idag. Upp. 2; 2011 ISBN 9789147096398

Utdelat material på föreläsningar samt föreläsningsmaterial som finns på kursens Bilda-hemsida

Handouts from lectures as well as lecture materials which can be found on the course Bilda homepage.

Examination and completion

Grading scale

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

Examination

  • PRO1 - Project, 3.5 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • ÖVN1 - Exercises, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • TEN1 - Examination, 3.0 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.

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

The final grade is based on the results from all course parts

Examiner

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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

STH/Ergonomics

Main field of study

Technology and Health

Education cycle

Second cycle