Entry requirements

130 credits, of which 90 credits in technology, 20 credits in mathematics and 5 credits at Master's level in industrial engineering and management. Participation in Industrial Strategy and Organisation, of which 3 credits must be completed, Innovation Management and Marketing for Industrial Companies. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• analyse technical development and entrepreneurship based within a broader industrial context,
• account for technical, economic, social, ethical and political conditions for industrial competitive activity,
• account for how business development and strategizing are conditioned by various industrial dynamics,
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• account for and be able to apply a selection of theoretical concepts and models in the areas of strategy and entrepreneurship related to an (specific) industrial context.

Content

The course revolves around the industrialization process at the global, national and regional level. The course taps into classical and modern economictheories of production factors, strategy, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Based on those theories, the course sheds light on technical, economic, social, ethical, and political dimensions of industries and industrialization.To capture a broad spectrum of industrial contexts, the course will cover five specific areas: traditional industrial views, services industries, industries in the making, global industries, and industries in emerging economies.

Instruction

Lectures, exercises, guest lectures and seminars.

Assessment

Written assignments and oral presentations.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding targeted pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.