Objectives and competences
The student will:
• Understand the role of sustainable development.
• Understand the relationship between digital technologies and sustainable development.
• Achieve an in-depth understanding digital technology energy efficiency.
• Achieve an in-depth understanding of the link between sustainable development, the information system and its impact on the environment.
• Develop the ability to analyze and evaluate existing digital solutions to support sustainable development.
• Develop the capability to establish prototype solutions of information systems enabling sustainable development.
Content (Syllabus outline)
1. Introduction to sustainable development
• Pillars of sustainable development
• Sustainable development goals
• Opportunities and solutions of the sustainable development issues
2. Digital technologies for sustainable development
• Digital innovations
• Enabling circular economy
3. Environmental impact of digital technologies
• Digital technology and environment
• Non-renewable equipment
• Digital services
• Economic and societal impact
4. Sustainable development software solutions
• Environmental management
• Social responsibility of organizations
• Product life cycle assessment
• Monitoring efficiency and effectiveness of sustainable development
5. Development of prototype solutions for sustainable development
Learning and teaching methods
• Lectures, discussion, and assignments
• Use of technologies in exercises
• Research work
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and understanding of:
At the end of the course, the students will be able to:
• Describe the concepts of sustainable development
• Describe digital technologies for sustainable development
• Describe information systems as key enablers of sustainable development
• Define the role of an information system in reducing the environmental impact of an organization
• Compose a model of information elements to improve energy efficiency
Readings
1. Greenwood, T. (2021). Sustainable web design. A Book Apart.
2. McGovern, G. (2020). World Wide Waste. Silver Beach Publishing.
3. Falbe, T., Andersen, K. & Frederiksen, M. M. (2020). The ethical design handbook. Smashing Media AG.
4. Shedroff, N. (2019). Design is the solution. Rosenfeld Media.
5. Singh, M. & Sahu, G. P. (2020). Towards adoption of Green IS: A literature reivew using classification methodology. International Journal of Information Management, 54.
Prerequisits
Prerequisites for enrolling:
Completed 1st-year exams in the field of information systems.
Prerequisites for performing study obligations:
• Completed exercises with defense
• Completed research work
• Written test
Additional information on implementation and assessment Written test (60 %)
Research work (40 %)
