Entry requirements

Alternative 1: 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.

Alternatiive 2: 150 credits within the Master's Programme in Industrial Engineering and Management, including Industrial Engineering and Management II: Organising, Production and Markets. Participation in 5 credits at Master's level in Technology or Industrial Engineering and Management. 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:

• identify and interpret technical, economic, social, ethical and political conditions for industrial competitive activity,
• analyse industrial development based within a broader socio-technical context,
• describe and reflect on how socio-technical development including business and strategizing are conditioned by various industrial dynamics,
• account for and be able to apply a selection of theoretical concepts and models in the areas of industrial dynamics and sustainability transitions related to an (specific) industrial context.

Content

The course revolves around the industrialization process at the global, national and regional level.  We start with a historical overview of industrialisation in different regions and countries, where we tackle the existed prerequisites for industrialisation as well as special socio-economic and technological conditions.

Using the industrial dynamics and sustainability transition perspectives we discuss technical, economic, social, ethical and political dimensions of different industries and overall industrialization process. The course also briefly taps into classical and modern economic theories of production factors, strategy, entrepreneurship and innovation. Further, we look into modern approaches to industrial development and the recent shifts towards circular economy, environmental sustainability and industry 4.0.

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.