Entry requirements

130 credits within the Master's Programme in Sociotechnical Systems Engineering, which of 10 credits at second cycle in technology. Independent project in Sociotechnical Systems Engineering. Participation in Thesis Preparatory In-depth Course. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Learning outcomes

After a successfully completed course the student should be able to:

• identify, delimit, model and simulate an infrastructure system based on a given multidisciplinary research issue,
• describe the development history of the studied infrastructure system and identify the key factors that influence its design,
• analyse the properties of the studied infrastructure system under anticipated forthcoming changes as well as identify problems and propose solutions, both technical and socio-technical,
• independently search, interpret, compile and integrate relevant information from different scientific areas,
• in writing and orally present prerequisits, argue for the chosen analysis method, and communicate project results.

Content

Anticipated development and transition of infrastructure systems, e.g. energy, transport systems, water and wastewater systems or information systems, or combinations thereof. Skills and knowledge from previous courses in both technological and humanities/social sciences are applied.

Instruction

Supervision of group projects. Workshops with invited experts. Seminars.

Assessment

Active participation in project work and seminars. Oral and writen presentation of the project work.

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.