Course syllabus - Sustainable Cities and Infrastructure

Objectives

The objective of the course is to provide knowledge about challenges, barriers and opportunities in the development of sustainable cities and infrastructures with special consideration to planning, management, technology, policies and key sustainability metrics.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student shall be able to:
1. Analyse the current challenges, barriers, and opportunities to sustainable cities and infrastructures
2. Analyse the current planning and management strategies, policies, and technologies for sustainable cities and infrastructures
3. Evaluate current sustainable cities and infrastructures projects
4. Evaluate and discuss current sustainability metrics based on the knowledge acquired during the course
5. Develop skills for continued learning and development about sustainable cities and infrastructures as the field evolves

Course content

The course deals with the concept of sustainable development applied to cities and infrastructures with special focus on water, energy and food aspects. The planning and management of sustainable cities and infrastructures will be also addressed in the course. Case studies of sustainable cities, communities and infrastructure will be investigated during the course.

Tuition

Web-based teaching and assignments

Specific requirements

120 credits of which 90 credits in engineering and/or natural science and 7.5 credits in mathematics. In addition Swedish course B/Swedish course 3 and English course B/English course 6 are required. For courses given entirely in English exemption is made from the requirement in Swedish course B/Swedish course 3.

Examination

Home examination (HEM1), 3 credits, grades Excellent (A), Very good (B), Good (C), Satisfactory (D), Sufficient (E), Insufficient, complementary work possible (Fx), Insufficient (F), (Learning outcomes: 1 - 4)
Assignment (INL1) 3 credits, grades Excellent (A), Very good (B), Good (C), Satisfactory (D), Sufficient (E), Insufficient, complementary work possible (Fx), Insufficient (F), (Learning outcomes: 2, 3)
Project (PRO1) 1.5 credits. grades Excellent (A), Very good (B), Good (C), Satisfactory (D), Sufficient (E), Insufficient, complementary work possible (Fx), Insufficient (F), (Learning outcomes: 4, 5)

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

Excellent, Very good, Good, Satisfactory, Sufficient, Insufficient, complementary work possible, Insufficient