Course syllabus - Battery Circularity Business Models

Objectives

The purpose of the course is to provide an in-depth understanding of battery circularity in the context of circular business models. The course provides knowledge in designing and implementing circular strategies within the battery and electric vehicle sectors, taking into account both company-level initiatives and the needs of the broader industrial ecosystem. The course emphasizes the ability to navigate the complex challenges associated with circular transformations.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student shall be able to:

1. Describe key concepts of battery circularity and their relevance to sustainability.
2. Identify and compare various circular business models and forms of collaboration within the battery and electric vehicle (EV) industries.
3. Analyze critical factors affecting the design and implementation of circular business models at both the company and ecosystem levels.
4. Identify key stakeholders and formulate strategies for ecosystem management to enable circular business models.
5. Explain the roles of digitalization, product design, and policy in supporting circular business models.
6. Design a digitally enabled circular business model in response to an industrial battery circularity challenge.

Course content

• Battery second life and circularity
• Barriers and enablers of battery circularity
• Circular business models
• Ecosystem management
• Pathways for circular transformation
• Design principles for battery circularity
• Advanced digital technologies in battery circularity

Specific requirements

75 credits in mechanical engineering, production engineering, product and process development, industrial engineering and management, business management or equivalent, or 40 credits in engineering/technology and at least two years of relevant full-time industry experience .

Examination

Exercise (OVN1), 1 credit, online quizzes based on self-study materials including audio podcasts and video presentations, examines the learning outcomes 1 - 3, marks Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with Distinction (VG)
Project (PRO1), 1,5 credits, an assignment that is presented with a report and a demonstration of the project, examines the learning outcomes 4 - 6, marks Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with Distinction (VG)

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.

Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.

Grade

Three-grade scale