The course includes lectures, workshop seminars, project work performed in groups, and examinations. Topics covered are planning processes, architectural drawings as documentation, laws and regulations, planning methods and design tools, and case studies
HN2024 Planning and Design of Physical Work Environments 7.5 credits
Information per course offering
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Information for Autumn 2025 Start 25 Aug 2025 programme students
- Course location
KTH Flemingsberg
- Duration
- 25 Aug 2025 - 12 Jan 2026
- Periods
- P1 (4.0 hp), P2 (3.5 hp)
- Pace of study
25%
- Application code
50811
- 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
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- Planned modular schedule
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- Schedule
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Contact
Catherine Trask (ctrask@kth.se)
Course syllabus as PDF
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Course syllabus HN2024 (Autumn 2024–)Headings with content from the Course syllabus HN2024 (Autumn 2024–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Intended learning outcomes
- Describe and discuss design projects, their management, and in which stages and contexts different sub-processes and methods are suitable.
- Describe and discuss the involvement of different stakeholders, their roles and political navigation in the planning process.
- Describe different methods, models and tools for planning.
- Choose and use relevant planning methods and models that are central for the course and reflect on their usefulness and relevance.
- Describe and discuss planning in practice.
- Give proposals of how to design workplaces and equipment in a practical case.
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
At 180 ECTS credits, in technical, natural or medical sciences or in human resource studies. English B/English 6.
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
A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
Examination
- PRO1 - Assignment Case Project, 3.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
- SEM1 - Seminars, 1.5 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.
Requirements for final grade:
Active participation in seminars and other exercises
Written and oral presentation of assignments
Finalize a case project
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
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Offered by
Main field of study
Technology and Health
Education cycle
Second cycle
Add-on studies
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Contact
Catherine Trask (ctrask@kth.se)