Sustainable Transition

2018/2019

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

A student who has completed this module:

Learning objectives

Knowledge

  • has knowledge about and understands the fundamental ideas of transition theories based on the latest international research within the area
  • understands the sustainability challenges faced by modern societies and how they are linked to processes which are embedded in existing social structures
  • is able to recognise, analyse and characterise different perspectives within transition research e.g. systems innovation perspective, strategic niche management perspective, socio-technical regimes, multi-level perspective, sustainable governance strategies, practice oriented transition, arenas as situated mappings, transition management

Skills

  • can discuss the sustainability challenges of modern societies
  • can discuss strategies for sustainable transition and argue for personal opinions on the topic
  • can develop design strategies to cope with different sustainability challenges using inspiration from transition theories

Competences

  • is able to navigate in complex sustainable transition processes creating structuring and deploying design strategies

Type of instruction

A combination of lectures, exercises and a main cumulative task (a blog).

Exam

Exams

Name of examSustainable Transition
Type of exam
Written or oral exam
Either written, oral or both. This will be determined in the semester
description.
ECTS5
Permitted aids
Assessment7-point grading scale
Type of gradingInternal examination
Criteria of assessmentThe criteria for evaluation are stated in the Joint Programme Regulations

Facts about the module

Danish titleBæredygtig omstilling
Module codeTBISDK17202
Module typeCourse
Duration1 semester
SemesterSpring
ECTS5
Language of instructionEnglish
Empty-place SchemeYes
Location of the lectureCampus Copenhagen
Responsible for the module

Organisation

Study BoardStudyboard for Techno-Anthropology and Sustainable Design
DepartmentDepartment of Planning
FacultyTechnical Faculty of IT and Design