Entry requirements

120 credits including 90 credits in science/engineering. 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 conceptual frameworks and experience-based approaches within the organisational field, and evaluate their relevance for understanding knowledge-intensive work in interdisciplinary teams,
• relate the above frameworks and approaches to the conditions and interests which drive their development,
• use the above frameworks and approaches to analyse the organisation of knowledge-intensive work in interdisciplinary teams, and explain how they relate to overall governance and other external structures,
• analyse how applicable such frameworks and approaches are to understand the issues of contemporary organisation, both practical and theoretical.

Content

Orientation and critical analysis of organisational theory and experience-based approaches to organisation. Application of such frameworks and approaches to analyse the organisation of knowledge-intensive work in interdisciplinary teams, such as scientific and/or technology-based development work, provision of consultancy services, etc.  Central problems of organising in technology driven, knowledge-intensive organisations and reflection focused on the labour processes among the knowledge workers. Concepts as functional stupidity, digital labour, cyberbullying and artificial intelligence in the context of knowledge-intensive work. 

Instruction

Lectures, seminars, theoretical and field-based assignments.

Assessment

Active participation in seminars (2 credits). Written exam (3 credits).

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.