Course - Engineering Systems Thinking - INGG2301
Engineering Systems Thinking
New from the academic year 2025/2026
Assessments and mandatory activities may be changed until September 20th.
About
About the course
Course content
Supplementary course within the study field of technology, with innovation and entrepreneurship as generic theme.
- Innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship
- Hands-on environmental engineering systems analysis
- Economic management and investments
- Sustainability and sustainable development
- Project-based work, organisation and methods
Learning outcome
Knowledge
The candidate has
- knowledge about innovation and entrepreneurship in a technological perspective
- knowledge about sustainable engineering and environmental systems analysis
- basic knowledge about economic management and investments
- basic knowledge about project organisation, methods and reporting
Skills
The candidate can
- apply methods for creative thinking on technology processes
- apply computational methods for sustainability in life cycle and systems perspective
- assess profitability and economic risk
- analyse economic and environmental characteristics of products, processes or services
- practice good interdisciplinary teamwork
General competence
The candidate can
- demonstrate systems thinking and interaction with other engineers for innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship
- assess the need for entrepreneurship in industry and society
- assess ethical dilemmas that may arise in an entrepreneurship process
- account for ethical, environmental, technological, individual and societal perspectives
- communicate business and sustainability related issues to professionals within own and other disciplines
- disseminate results orally and in writing in teams
Learning methods and activities
- Lectures
- Online courses
- Individual exercises
- Interdisciplinary teamwork
Compulsory assignments
- Individual exercises
- Group-based exercises
Further on evaluation
Compulsory assignments given at the beginning of the semseter, consisting of
- Individual assigments (exercises and possibly other individual tasks)
- Group-based assignments (possibly project subtasks, peer-to-peer evalution and presentation)
Individual digital exam in March/April constitutes 60 % of the final grade.
Group report constitutes 40 % of the final grade.
The re-sit examination may be conducted as an oral examination.
The re-sit exam is conduced in May/June.
Continuation and voluntary repetition/improvement can be carried out for some sub-evaluations without having to reassess both sub-evaluations in the course. There is an opportunity to complain about partial assessments in this course before all sub-evaluations have been completed.
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Aquaculture - Engineering (BIHAV)
Building Constructions – Engineering (BIBYG-F)
Building Constructions – Engineering (BIBYGGK)
Chemistry - Engineering (FTHINGKJ)
Civil Engineering - Engineering (BIBYGG)
Computer Science - Engineering (BIDATA)
Electrical Engineering (BIELEKTRO)
Geomatics - Engineering (BIGEOMAT)
Logistics - Engineering (FTHINGLOG)
Materials Engineering (FTHINGMAT)
Mechanical Engineering (BIMASKIN)
Naval Architecture - Engineering (699SD)
Production and Product Development – Engineering (BIMAS-F)
Production and Product Development – Engineering (BIPRO)
Renewable Energy - Engineering (BIFOREN)
Recommended previous knowledge
120 ECTS credits passed in the engineering study programme.
Required previous knowledge
None.
Course materials
Given at the beginning of the semester.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From |
|---|---|---|
| INGA2300 | 7.5 sp | Autumn 2023 |
| INGG2300 | 7.5 sp | Autumn 2023 |
| INGT2300 | 7.5 sp | Autumn 2023 |
| INGA2301 | 7.5 sp | Autumn 2023 |
| INGT2301 | 7.5 sp | Autumn 2023 |
Subject areas
- Engineering