MT195A/E Global Product Development I, with a passing grade on 1901/2101 Assignments 2,5 hp

• Socially committed sustainable development as an interdisciplinary field focusing on the role of an engineer; in-depth study of topics covered in the course MT195A Global Product Development I and broadening towards subject areas such as material selection, power structures, project planning, group dynamics, and communication technology.
• Agenda 2030 for the implementation of the UN's goals for sustainable development
• Goals and conditions for international aid agencies' activities.
• Financing of innovation and product development projects in international development cooperation
• Case studies of innovative solutions in development projects
• Group project work: Development of a project proposal with a requirement specification for a product, including proposals for a socially engaged development process and methods for implementation and management from a life-cycle perspective.
• Own studies of both broader and in-depth character in areas that are relevant to the project work.

Knowledge and understanding
Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

• account for and use central concepts in social sustainable development
• show in-depth knowledge of and understanding of the meaning of social sustainable development in a global and local context
• demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the meaning of Agenda 2030
• account for some of the major international aid agencies' activities and conditions for these
• show insight into how interdisciplinary knowledge can contribute to product development and problem-solving

Skills and abilities
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to show the ability to:

• identify, obtain and evaluate the necessary information for the implementation of the project work
• prepare a project plan that can form the basis for the application for project financing
• present verbally and in writing results from the project work and in such presentations be able to discuss and argue for his/her assumptions and choices
• demonstrate the ability to communicate his/her project to different groups in society, in particular, international aid agencies and intended aid recipients

Judgement and approach
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

• show a critical approach to one's own role as an engineer working towards socially sustainable development in a global context
• show insight into opportunities and limitations for global cooperation in development cooperation
• have developed an academic interdisciplinary approach to product development projects
• demonstrate the ability to make judgments with regard to relevant interdisciplinary aspects that the course addresses.

Lectures and seminars, assignments and project work with supervision.

Requirements for Pass (A-E):

• Approved assignments (2.5 credits, UG)
• Approved project work (5 credits, UA)

The final course grade is based on a weighted result of all individual assignments.

Course literature is chosen in consultation with the teachers / supervisors, but the student is also expected to search, evaluate and use relevant literature on his/her own.

Recommended reference literature:

• Ashby, M. F. (2015) Materials and Sustainable Development, 1st, Butterworth-Heinemann.
• Brock DW, Wikler D. (2006) Ch. 14. Ethical Issues in Resource Allocation, Research, and New Product Development. In: Jamison DT, Breman JG, Measham AR, et al., editors. Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries. 2nd edition. Washington (DC): The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank. Ch. 14. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK11739/
• Graeber, D. (2013) It is value that brings universes into being. HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory, 3(2), 219-243
• Lennefors, T. T. (2019) Etik för ingenjörer, Studentlitteratur (på svenska)
• Schor, J. (2016) Debating the Sharing Economy, Journal of Self-Governance & Management Economics, 4(3).
• Schwalbe, K. (2016) An Introduction to Project. Management: With a Brief Guide to Microsoft Project. Professional, 6th ed. Schwalbe Publishing.
• Shove, E., Pantzar, M., Watson, M. (2012) The Dynamics of Social Practice : Everyday Life and How It Changes; Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications
• Shove, E. (2010) Beyond the ABC: Climate Change Policy and Theories of Social Change. Environ. Plan. A, 42 (6), 1273–1285.
• Sida (2017) Dimensions of Poverty Sida’s Conceptual Framework, ISBN: 978-91-586-4259-1, https://publikationer.sida.se/English/publications/149106/dimensions-of-poverty-sidas-conceptual-framework/
• United Nations (2011) Result-based management https://unsdg.un.org/resources/unsdg-results-based-management-handbook
• United Nations (2015) Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, A/RES/70/1. https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/transformingourworld

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