The course is a seminar course and examines presentation and active participaton in the higher seminar series organized by the director of PhD studies responsible for the specalisations "Strategies for sustainability" and "environmental strategic analysis", and the director of PhD studies responsible for the specialisation Urban and regional studies (within the subject Planning and Decision Analysis). The purpose of the seminars is to discuss concrete written work (paper draft for a journal or conference, part of a PhD chapter or a 'kappa', etc.) presented by the PhD-students.
FAL3511 Seminars in Planning and Decision Analysis 3.0 credits

Information per course offering
Information for Spring 2025 Start 17 Mar 2025 programme students
- Course location
KTH Campus
- Duration
- 17 Mar 2025 - 2 Jun 2025
- Periods
- Pace of study
17%
- Application code
61202
- Form of study
Normal Daytime
- Language of instruction
English
- Course memo
- Course memo is not published
- Number of places
Places are not limited
- Target group
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- Planned modular schedule
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- Schedule
- Schedule is not published
- Part of programme
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Course syllabus as PDF
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Course syllabus FAL3511 (Spring 2019–)Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Intended learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to give deeper insights in topics of relevance for Planning and Decision analysis including the specialisations Urban and regional studies, Environmental strategic analysis/strategies for sustainability and Risk and safety. The aim is also to give students ability to present and discuss research methods and results.
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
Admitted as Ph D student in relevant subject.
Literature
Doktorandernas texter/The PhD-students draft essays/papers.
Examination and completion
Grading scale
Examination
- SEM1 - Seminars, 3.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Other requirements for final grade
The students can participate in seminars both at SEED and URS.
Examination of the course is done through one presentation (1 cr) in a higher seminar in combination with prepared and active participation in 10 seminars (0.2 cr each).
Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.