ME2502 Change Project in Industrial Management 12.0 credits

The course content is structured around the implementation of a major change project. In parallel and integrated with the students' own work with the change project are lectures and seminars where theory is presented and discussed. Particular emphasis is placed on leadership theory / change management, organizational and business development, interactions between fields in Industrial management (systems perspective), sustainable development, and scientific and methodological approaches.

• Implementation of a major change projects in industrial and technology intensive organizations.

• Present findings and recommendations in the form of a comprehensive academic report.

• Lectures and seminars are aimed at deepening of the knowledge of change management, systems perspective, sustainable development and the scientific approach.

• Seminars, presentations, interim- and final reporting associated with their own change project given in front of course management and company representatives.

• Seminars for evaluating other students' scientific work.

• Continuous interaction with representatives of the companies that are the subject of the change project and its organizations (study visits, data collection and guest lectures).

• Personal reflection and feedback through the work on the individual examination portfolio (including the task to individually discuss and exemplify the fulfillment of the course's specific learning outcomes).

After the course students will be able to:

• Creatively identify and formulate a concrete researchable problem based on an industrial and authentic issue.

• Critically evaluate and apply knowledge, current research, theoretical concepts and research methods in order to analyze complex issues in industrial and technology-intensive businesses

• Analyze, discuss and generate sustainable solutions to complex and reality-based challenges in industrial and technology-intensive businesses based on a systems perspective

• Evaluate own results and recommendations in the area of industrial management with regard to sustainable development and ethical aspects

• Lead, collaborate and provide feedback in project groups and reflect on group dynamics, academic work process and outcomes

• Critically discuss other students' scientific work and judgements with regard to problem formulation, theory and method selection

Communicate your own positions, judgements and results - orally and in writing - towards companies and course management

ME2501 Perspectives on Industrial management

A minimum of 36 credits within the subject area of Industrial management.

Mainly the course is based on scientific articles and reports (to be announced in advance of the course start) and on students’ literature studies related to the project (minimum 15 scientific journal papers have to be referred).

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

• INL1 - Assignment, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
• INL3 - Hand in assignment, 4.5 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
• PRO1 - Project, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
• PRO3 - Project, 4.5 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
• SEM1 - Seminar, 1.0 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.

Note: The first two weeks of the course includes mandatory activities.

Pass on all seminars, the problem formulation and the project plan, the implementation report, theory and self-assessment, and final individual examination portfolio. In addition, required active participation in discussions and seminars, as well as documented participation of company visits and project related work.

Lars Uppvall

• 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.

 The course is only open for students admitted to the Master programme Industrial Management (TINEM)

The course is not open for exchange students.