Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Students completing the module acquire the following: 

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Thorough knowledge and understanding of context, challenges and roles in relation to energy problems of society, including an ability to use tools and evaluation methods to analyse them
• On a scientific basis ability to understand and reflect on energy planning on a societal level as well as to identify problems in this context
• Thorough knowledge as to how the concrete economic, organizational and institutional context in different countries and cultures affect the energy situation as well as the technical and organisational possibilities of action within the energy field

Skills

• Can formulate and analyse proposals for strategies within energy planning, which are based on an analysis of the societal conditions
• Can understand, use and critically reflect on relevant quantitative as well as qualitative economic, sociological, environmental and/or engineering analysis methods and uncover the interests connected to these
• Can scientifically motivate, argue and communicate the general structure and methods of the project. Must also be able to relate critically to sources and use accurate source references
• Can communicate research-based knowledge and discuss professional and scientific problems with both colleagues and non-specialists
• Can manage a study project in an interdisciplinary and intercultural PBL learning environment 
• Can independently structure and reflect on project management activities and carry out subject specific and interdisciplinary study project
• Can relate the project to the complex connections of UN's sustainable development goals
• Can apply graphics programmes like Adobe Illustrator, Visio or SketchUp to make relevant illustration(s) for the project

Competences

• Can structure and handle the complex combination of specific challenges related to energy planning on a societal level
• Can combine and compose the use of relevant theories,  methods and analyses so that they form a synthesis towards the preparation of specific strategies and plans directed towards institutional and societal conditions and possibilities
• Can develop adequate theoretical approaches linked to specific problems/challenges and independently collect the relevant data and assess the quality and reliability of these data
• Can independently structure, start and participate in interdisciplinary planning tasks and cooperation across societal levels, nationalities and cultures
• Can independently reflect on and take responsibility for own learning, professional development and specialisation 
• Can use online platforms for project management, communication and data management (e.g. Teams, Google Drive)

Type of instruction

Problem-based project work in groups. 

Exam

Prerequisite for enrollment for the exam

• An approved PBL competency profile is a prerequisite for participation in the project exam

Exams