Sustainability basics
ICT and direct effects
ICT and indirect effects
Sustainability through ICT
Sustainable Software Engineering
Sustainable Human-Computer Interaction
Computing within Limits
FDM3506 ICT and Sustainability 7.5 credits
Information per course offering
Information for Spring 2025 Start 14 Jan 2025 programme students
- Course location
KTH Campus
- Duration
- 14 Jan 2025 - 16 Mar 2025
- Periods
- P3 (7.5 hp)
- Pace of study
50%
- Application code
60819
- Form of study
Normal Daytime
- Language of instruction
English
- Course memo
- Course memo is not published
- Number of places
Places are not limited
- Target group
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- Planned modular schedule
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- Schedule
- Schedule is not published
- Part of programme
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Contact
Course syllabus as PDF
Please note: all information from the Course syllabus is available on this page in an accessible format.
Course syllabus FDM3506 (Spring 2019–)Information for research students about course offerings
Spring 2019 and every second year thereafter
Headings with content from the Course syllabus FDM3506 (Spring 2019–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of the course, the student will be able to:
· orientate oneself among different ideas around what constitutes sustainability and sustainable development
· elaborate on the role of ICT in relation to the aim of society for economic, social and environmental sustainability
· reflect on the possibilities and limitations of ICT in relation to development of a sustainable society
· formulate how sustainability relates to his or her own thesis project.
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
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Equipment
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Literature
Primarily a collection of research articles or other relevant texts.
Examination and completion
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Grading scale
P, F
Examination
- EXA1 - Examination, 7.5 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.
Other requirements for final grade
A passing grade (P) is obtained through completing these criteria:
1) Active participation in 75% of the seminars, which includes reading and discussing the course literature
2) Approved presentation of individual course essay,
3) Approved completed course essay covering adequate amount of course topic and literature
Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination
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Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination
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Examiner
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
Main field of study
This course does not belong to any Main field of study.
Education cycle
Third cycle
Add-on studies
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