The module deals with the integration of education for Sustainable Development (ESD) competences and the theoretical and methodological basis of the field of information study (and for other programs their discipline) when addressing complex and inter-disciplinary sustainable development problems and challenges.

The module is interdisciplinary, and students work in collaborative projects on Sustainable Development challenges across disciplines and with stakeholders.  As an outset, the students from information studies (IS) apply IS theories and methods, while students from other disciplines apply their disciplines with the aim of the students to overcome the disciplinary boundaries and get insights into how to combine the approaches in novel ways.

Scaffolding activities support the students project work introducing to the core concepts within Sustainable Development, and core ESD competences which the students will acquire. The ESD competences are systems thinking, futures thinking, values thinking, strategic thinking, interpersonal communication and collaboration as well as problem formulation and solving. The students’ work culminates in a collaborative project within the domain of Sustainable Development demonstrating ESD competences and integration of elements of IS theory and methods, and a reflection on how this framework supplements and interacts with other master programs subject fields represented in the collaborative projects.

Academic supervision will be offered in connection with the problem-oriented project work.