Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Students completing the module acquire the following: 

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Thorough knowledge and understanding of the framework conditions, challenges and roles in relation to energy problems of energy companies and organisations.
• Knowledge of theories of science and research methods relevant for analysis of energy planning and ability of reflecting on them

Skills

• Can identify a relevant research problem within the field of energy planning and management
• Can design a research project and use relevant research methods in order to analyse the chosen problem
• Can justify and substantiate the relevance of the chosen research problem based on relevant theories
• Can independently structure project management activities and carry out subject specific and interdisciplinary study project
• Can identify, analyse and assess the project-relevant energy problems and consequences
• Can prepare proposals for a specific energy infrastructure proposal
• Can understand, use and critically reflect on relevant quantitative and qualitative economic, sociological, environmental and/or engineering methods of analysis and uncover the interests connected to them
• Can independently collect relevant data in relation to specific problems and challenges as well as assess the quality and reliability of the data
• Can motivate, argue and communicate the general structure and methods of the project in a scientific-theoretical context
• Can relate critically to sources and use accurate source references
• Can communicate the result of the project work to selected target groups
• Can plan and manage a study project in a PBL learning environment
• Can apply spreadsheets for numerical analyses 
• Can apply spreadsheets to make relevant numerical-based illustrations for the project  
• Can apply a reference-handling software package to properly reference the project report (e.g. Mendeley or Refworks)

Competences

• Can structure and handle the complex composition of specific challenges on an organisation/company level in the study and project work
• Can combine and compose the use of relevant theories, understandings, methods analyses so that they form a synthesis towards the preparation of specific strategies and plans directed towards organisation or company-level possibilities of working with sustainable energy solutions
• Can independently structure, initiate and participate in interdisciplinary energy planning on a company or organisational level             
• Can independently take responsibility for own learning, professional development and specialisation
• Can reflect on the project process and identify development potentials for the next study project 

Type of instruction

Problem-based project work in groups. 

Exam

Exams