Blekinge Institute of Technology Department for Strategic Sustainable Development

COURSE SYLLABUS Teknik fr ett hllbart samhlle

Engineering for a Sustainable Society 7,5 ECTS credit points (7,5 hgskolepong)
Course code: MI2501 Educational level: Advanced level Course level: A1N Field of education: Technology Subject group: Environmental Science Subject area: Mechanical Engineering Version: 3 Applies from: 2012-05-15 Approved: 2012-05-15 Replaces course syllabus approved: 2007-03-09

1 Course title and credit points The course is titled Engineering for a Sustainable Society/Teknik fr ett hllbart samhlle and awards 7,5 ECTS credits. One credit point (hgskolepong) corresponds to one credit point in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). 2 Decision and approval This course is established by Department for Strategic Sustainable Development 2012-04-28. The course syllabus was revised by School of Engineering and applies from 2012-05-15. Reg.no: ING-560-0110-2012 Replaces MI2401 Engineering for a Sustainable Society 3 Objectives The purpose of this course is to enlighten possibilities and limitations of engineering for supporting the transformation of society towards sustainability. 4 Content Students will learn some basics of product innovation. Product should here be interpreted broadly; as physical artefacts, software, processes, services or combinations of these. 5 Aims and learning outcomes On completion of the course the student will have the ability to: discuss possibilities and limitations of engineering for supporting the transformation of society towards sustainability. explain basic concepts of product innovation and with that as a base be able to facilitate communication between engineers and other professionals. summarize the significance of various decisions during product development for the products socio-ecological impacts (both positive and

negative) throughout the product life-cycle, e.g., how such decisions influence human need satisfaction and energy and transportation needs. describe and compare various methods, tools and incentives for sustainable product development and procurement. evaluate various technologies from a sustainability perspective and present those evaluations both to engineers and others professionals, e.g., decision makers in business and politics. discuss order of magnitude estimations and do such estimations in the energy and transportation fields. 6 Generic skills The following generic skills are trained in the course: ability to work in teams communication skills presentation skills 7 Learning and teaching The course will partly be project driven, i.e. the specific content will be based partly on the students' preferences of topics and the knowledge needs identified during the project work. There will be a number of lectures as a general support. Much of the mutual transfer and creation of knowledge take place in dialogues between students, between students and instructors, and through on site studies of real life examples. The teaching language is English. 8 Assessment and grading Examination of the course
------------------------------------------------Code Module Credit Grade ------------------------------------------------1210 Student Project 4.5 ECTS F/P/3/4/5 1220 Written exam 3 ECTS F/P/3/4/5 -------------------------------------------------

The course will be graded Fail, Pass, 3, 4 or 5 .The final grade is weighted by the completion of the
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modules. On request grades according to ECTS will be given. 9 Course evaluation The course coordinator is responsible for systematically gathering feedback from the students in course evaluations and making sure that the results of these feed back into the development of the course. 10 Prerequisites Any one of the following courses (or the equivalent): Introduction Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability Environmental Strategy and Sustainable Development Introduction to Strategic Sustainable Development 11 Field of education and subject area The course is part of the field of education Technology and is included in the subject area Mechanical Engineering. 12 Restrictions regarding degree The course cannot form part of a degree with another course, the content of which completely or partly corresponds with the contents of this course. 13 Course literature and other teaching material Robrt, K-H., G. Broman, D. Waldron, H. Ny, S. Byggeth, D. Cook, L. Johansson, J Oldmark, G. Basile, H. Haraldsson, J. MacDonald, B. Moore, T. Connell, M. Missimer. 2010. Strategic Leadership Towards Sustainability, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden. ISBN 978-91-7295-986-6. Chapters 11-12, pp 209-236. Baumann, H. and A-M. Tillman. 2004. The Hitch Hikers Guide to LCA: An orientation in life cycle assessment methodology and application. Studentlitteratur. IBN 91-44-02364-2. Chapter 1 only. Hallstedt, S. 2008. A Foundation for Sustainable Product Development. Doctoral Dissertation Series 2008:06. School of Engineering, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden. ISBN 978-1-7295-136-5., pp 1-37. McDonough, W. and M. Braungart. 2002. Cradle to Cradle. New York: North Point Press. Ny, H. 2009. Strategic Life Cycle Modeling and Simulation for Sustainable Product Innovation. Doctoral Dissertation Series 2009:02. School of Engineering, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden. ISBN 978-91-7295-165-5. Paper B, pp 71- 107. Tukker, A. U. Tischner and C. van den Berg. 2006. Product-Service Systems: A Specific Value Proposition. In New Business for Old Europe: Product-Service development, competitiveness and sustainability, pp 16-28. ISBN 9781874719922. s

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