Program Overview

Course Overview

The course AI2806 Knowledge Management and Evaluation is a 7.5 credit course that introduces and explains the field of knowledge management.

Information per Course Offering

Autumn 2025

• Course location: KTH Campus
• Duration: 25 Aug 2025 - 24 Oct 2025
• Periods: Not specified
• Pace of study: 50%
• Application code: 50756
• Form of study: Normal Daytime
• Language of instruction: English
• Course memo: Not published
• Number of places: Not limited
• Target group: Conditionally elective course for students in the master programme in Real Estate and Construction Management (TFOBM), year 2. Open for all master programs as long as it can be included in the programme.

Course Details

Content and Learning Outcomes

Course Contents

• Concepts and theories of knowledge management, learning, innovation, and change
• Innovation processes and innovation ecosystems in the construction and real estate sector
• Management and organization of processes relating to knowledge management, learning, innovation, and change especially in real estate owner firms, consultancy firms, and construction contractors
• Innovation in building projects and innovation projects
• Procurement and innovation
• Innovation and learning relating to goals for social, environmental, and economic sustainability
• Apply the course contents in a project assignment

Intended Learning Outcomes

The aim of the course is to prepare students for planning, managing, and participating in processes related to knowledge development, learning, innovation, and change within, and in collaboration between, firms and other organizations in the built environment. After the course, students should be able to:

• Describe, analyse, and evaluate theories and models for knowledge development, learning, innovation, and change, and apply such theories and models to suggest strategies for specific situations in the construction and real estate sector, considering goals for social, environmental, and economic sustainability.
• Search for, cite, integrate, analyze, evaluate, and suggest research-based literature in the field covered in the course.

Literature and Preparations

Specific Prerequisites

• Entry requirements to the Master programme Real estates and building and
• Completed course AI2810 Project communication or similar

Literature

Information about course literature can be found in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.

Examination and Completion

Grading Scale

• A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Examination

• ÖVN1 - Assignments, 2.5 credits, grading scale: P, F
• TEN1 - Examination, 5.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, 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.

The examination is time-limited.

Examiner

Malena Havenvid

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.

Further Information

Offered by

ABE/Construction and Facilities Management

Main Field of Study

The Built Environment

Education Cycle

Second cycle