Entry requirements

120 credits, of which 90 credits in technology. 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:

• describe how sustainability (economic, social, environmental) is manifested and portrayed in global industrial companies,
• describe how sustainability work is managed in global industrial companies,
• describe how core technologies in the company relate to sustainability,
• describe in detail the management of sustainability work in companies in one particular technology-intensive industry over the past ten years,
• discuss and reflect upon sustainability issues, and how they are managed, in a range of technology-intensive industries,
• plan and execute a project aimed at collecting, systematizing and analysing information about how sustainability work is managed in global industrial companies, by means of annual reports, sustainability reports, and other sources,
• apply relevant theories from industrial engineering and management, as well as sustainability and environmental sciences to analyse the companies' sustainability activities.

Content

Introduction to the management of economic, social, and environmental sustainability issues in global industrial companies. With economic sustainability is meant, for example, strategy, technological innovation, current and future economic prospects, resource base, and market position. With social sustainability is meant, for example, safety, health, community involvement, tax issues, and corruption. With environmental sustainability is meant, for example, global warming, pollution, local impact, biodiversity, energy use, water use, and waste. Study of core technologies in the companies, relating these to sustainability. These dimensions are studied both separately and as a whole. The course is structured around a number of case studies of sustainability work in companies in various industries such as the ICT industry, the clothing industry and the pharmaceutical industry. The case studies examine companies' core technologies and core business, as well as their relationship to sustainability strategies and sustainability work.

Instruction

Case studies, seminars och lessons.

Assessment

Written and oral presentations in group, active participation in seminars, written exam.

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.