Skip to main content
Till KTH:s startsida

LD1010 Digital transformation and Sustainable Development 4.0 credits

Administer About course

Information per course offering

Choose semester and course offering to see current information and more about the course, such as course syllabus, study period, and application information.

Termin

Course syllabus as PDF

Please note: all information from the Course syllabus is available on this page in an accessible format.

Course syllabus LD1010 (Spring 2024–)
Headings with content from the Course syllabus LD1010 (Spring 2024–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

Part 1: Introduction to digital transformation

  • Basic concepts within digital transformation.
  • Historical and contemporary perspectives on the role of digitalisation in society.

Part 2: Sustainable development and digitalisation

  • Overview of UN's sustainable development goals.
  • Case studies: Digital solutions for sustainability.

Part 3: Implementation of digital projects for sustainability

  • Methods to integrate sustainability in digital projects.

Part 4: Critical thinking and perspectives on the future

  • Discussion of ethical and social implications of digital transformation.
  • Future trends in digital transformation and sustainability.

Intended learning outcomes

After passing the course, the student should be able to:

  • Explain the basics of digital transformation and its effect on society.
  • Explain digital transformation in an organisational context.
  • Relate digital strategies to sustainable development goals and understand how digital transformation can accelerate the realisation of sustainable development goals.
  • Analyse and critically review digital solutions for sustainability.
  • Apply their knowledge in practical scenarios to promote sustainable development through digital projects.
  • Describe the relationship between the strategies of an organisation and their effect on selection, prioritising, and supervision of a project.
  • Consider, and make suggestions, how digital transformation for sustainable development can be carried out through projects.

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

General entry requirements.

Literature

You can find information about course literature either in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.

Examination and completion

Grading scale

P, F

Examination

  • LEX1 - Continuous Assessment, 2.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • LEX2 - Continous assessment, 2.0 credits, grading scale: P, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Examiner

Profile picture Elizabeth Keller

Ethical approach

  • All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
  • In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
  • In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further information

Course room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

ITM/Learning in Engineering Sciences

Main field of study

Technology and Learning

Education cycle

First cycle