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Course syllabus - Sustainable Product Development and Production

Scope

7.5 credits

Course code

PPU463

Valid from

Autumn semester 2026

Education level

Second cycle

Progressive Specialisation

A1N (Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Main area(s)

Product and Process Development

Organisation

Department of Engineering Sciences

Ratified

2022-01-24

Revised

2025-11-03

Literature lists

Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.

    • Ratified date: 2022-06-23
    • Latest update: 2025-05-27

    Books

    Johansson, Glenn; Sundin, Erik; Wiktorsson, Magnus

    Sustainable manufacturing: why and how to improve environmental performance

    ISBN: 9789144120546

    LIBRIS-ID: hsbhkwc6flgc22b1

    Edition 1, Lund, Studentlitteratur, 183 sidor

    Mandatory

    Other materials

    Litteraturen består av vetenskapliga artiklar och rapporter. Dessa finns tillgängliga via länkar eller genom access via bibliotekets litteraturdatabaser.

    Akademin för innovation, design och teknik,

Objectives

The course broadens the perspective on product- and production development by contributing to enhanced knowledge about sustainability aspects related to industrial activities.

Learning outcomes

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

  1. Describe how a company can consider sustainability aspects related to industrial business activities
  2. Describe methods and tools that can be used to consider sustainability aspects related to industrial business activities related to product- and production development
  3. Describe and reflect about the sustainability and life cycle concepts
  4. Analyse sustainability aspects relate to activities that are carried out in a supply chain
  5. Analyse and critically evaluate improvement ideas for products and production systems based on sustainability aspects.
  6. Based on a critical perspective analyses scientific literature that focuses on sustainability aspects related to product- and production development
  7. Communicate and present conclusions both in written and orally
  8. Peer review other students' work

Course content

The course focuses on aspects of sustainability impact, and how it can be handled in industrial operations, with a particular focus on industrial product- and production development processes.
The course includes the following elements:

  • The concepts of sustainability and life cycle
  • Sustainable supply chains
  • Consideration of sustainability aspects within product development
  • Consideration of sustainability aspects within production development

Specific requirements

30 credits of completed courses in Product and Process Development of which 22,5 hp credits are on level G2F. In addition, Swedish course 3 or Swedish level 3 and English course 6 or English level 2 are required. For courses given entirely in English exemption is made from the requirement in Swedish course 3 or Swedish level 3.

Examination

Seminar (SEM1), seminar wherein the topic of the course is discussed, 3 credits, examines the learning outcomes 1-4 and 6, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Project (PRO1), a project assignment, 4,5 credits, (examines the learning outcomes 4-8, marks Fail (U), 3, 4 or 5

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding disability study support, can request adaptions for the examination. It is the examiner who takes decisions on any adaptions, based on the certificate and other conditions.

Grade

Grading scale: 5, 4, 3

Interim Regulations and Other Regulations

The course overlaps completely with PPU417 Sustainable Product Development and Production.