Kunskapsförmedlingen Sayyed Shoaib-ul-Hasan
Ph.D in Management Economics and Industrial Engineering
7,5 credits
Start date:
28 March 2023
University: Royal Institute of Technology
Target group: PhD Student
Academy: Product Development Academy (PDA) Production Academy
The last day of application has already passed.
This course will enable PhD candidates to: · Describe and analyze the conceptual frameworks necessary to understand the foundations of the CE; · Describe current industrial trends regarding CE; · Based on a system perspective suggest implementation of CE strategies in industry and society and discuss opportunities and barriers in implementation efforts; · Describe and critically review the policy rationale for CE
Aim
The aim of this PhD course is to provide the foundations of the circular economy paradigm and its implementation;
Minimum number of students: 6
Course organisation
The course is organized in 6 meetings spread over 3 months with students own work before, in between and after the meetings. Observe that pre-reading and individual/group work is expected before the first meeting as well as during the course so allocate time before the first meeting.
Preliminary schedule*
| Meeting 1 | 29 March 2023 | Lectures on foundations of the CE: themes and conceptual frameworks | Location: Room 311, Brinellvägen 68, 114 28 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Meeting 2 | 30 March 2023 | CE in practice: Industry presentations | Location: Room 311, Brinellvägen 68, 114 28 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Meeting 3 | 28 April 2023 | Peer review reports and group discussions on Assignment 1 |
Online via Zoom |
| Meeting 4 | 14 June 2023 | Learnings from the CE implementation projects | Location: Room 311, Brinellvägen 68, 114 28 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Meeting 5 | 15 June 2023
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Circular business strategy workshop | Location: Room 311, Brinellvägen 68, 114 28 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Meeting 6 | 16 June 2023 | Student seminars and peer discussion on final assignment | Location: Room 311, Brinellvägen 68, 114 28 Stockholm, Sweden |
*Some changes in schedule may be expected and will be communicated in due time
Course content
The course will be a combination of lectures, industry talks, group discussions and course assignments. An important mechanism for learning is individual reflections and relating theory to practice. This PhD course will cover six CE related themes.
Examination
A successful completion of this course will be judged on the following items:
