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MG1214 Applied Engineering II 9.0 credits

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Termin

Information for Spring 2026 Start 16 Mar 2026 programme students

Course location

KTH Campus

Duration
16 Mar 2026 - 1 Jun 2026
Periods

Spring 2026: P4 (9 hp)

Pace of study

50%

Application code

60351

Form of study

Normal Daytime

Language of instruction

Swedish

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

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Course syllabus as PDF

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Course syllabus MG1214 (Spring 2026–)
Headings with content from the Course syllabus MG1214 (Spring 2026–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

- Industrial improvement and development work from a systems perspective

- Complexity of systems and issues and how they are visualised in decision-making

- Decision-making models for structured decision-making based on sustainable development requirements

- Regulations and policy documents relevant to industrial production systems

- Applied work on leading and driving teams working in improvement projects

Intended learning outcomes

After passing the course, the student shall be able to:

1. Identify, formulate, manage and develop solutions to technical issues from a systems perspective

2. design and manage products, processes and systems while taking into account the backgrounds and needs of individuals and the targets for economically, socially and ecologically sustainable development set by the community

3. Exemplify and discuss how scopes influence decision-making, based partly on existing regulations and standards relevant to production, and partly on all three perspectives of sustainable development

4. Orally and in writing account for and discuss information, problems and solutions in dialogue with a client

5. Describe and explain the basic concepts, methods and tools of structured decision-making

6. Apply these concepts, rules and methods by developing a decision document with relevant criteria and recommended decision

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

MG1206 Applied 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

Grading scale

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

Examination

  • INL1 - Hand-in assignment, 2.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • INL2 - Hand-in assignment, 2.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • INL3 - Hand-in assignment, 2.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • KON1 - Partial exam, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • SEM1 - Final presentation, 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.

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

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

Technology

Education cycle

First cycle