Course - Engineering Systems Thinking - INGG2301
Engineering Systems Thinking
New from the academic year 2025/2026
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