Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Learning outcomes

The purpose of the course is to give the student a deeper understanding of the UN's sustainable development goals by describing their background in the context of the international world order.

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

• analyze the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as interlinked wicked problems within the context of the UN and related international systems,
• evaluate methods for practical implementation of E-mobility within the context of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),
• apply collaborative learning methodologies, for example the change project approach, to advance sustainable development goals fulfillment,
• apply the change project approach in the implementation of solutions for the SDGs,
• explain the UNDP 7-step methodology for implementing SDG-related projects in practice,
• evaluate fleet assessments and describe business cases for E-mobility systems,
• explain the procurement process, site preparation, installation and operation and maintenance of E-mobility systems,
• describe electric vehicle charging station requirements and design.

Content

The United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals and their background in the context of the international world order. Methods for working practically with SDG goal fulfillment, exemplified with a special focus on E-mobility. These methods include collaborative learning and methods and the 7-step methodology, the method used by the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP to manage technical projects in the Global South.

This multidisciplinary course includes four complementing modules where the first two provide context and tools of co- creation and the second two provide practical skills for implementation in a technical context with a focus on electromobility.

Co-creation methodology is applied on sustainable development solutions together with an in-depth understanding of the SDGs in the UN framework. Practical applications and examples are provided by experts at the UNDP. The course will provide students with international and intercultural perspectives by linking the Global North and Global South and merging technical and behavioural, societal and cultural perspectives.

E-mobility is studied in a holistic project management approach, from early assessment of  needs for charging infrastructure, through business models, site selection and technical system design, to operation and maintenance. The practical application, based on case studies provided by the UNDP, builds capacity for the implementation of E-mobility systems.

The course contains the following four modules:

Module 1: Understanding the SDGs and their framework (1,5 credits)

Module 2: Co-creation methodology (3 credits)

Module 3: Electromobility systems - from assessment to implementation (1,5 credits)

Module 4: Project work (1,5 credits)

Instruction

Lectures, seminars, project work. 

Assessment

Module 1 - Written assignment (1.5 credits). Module 2 - Written assignment and oral presentation (3 credits). Module 3 - Skriftlig inlämningsuppgift (1.5 credits). Module 4 - Written report (1.5 credits).

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