Sustainable Computing

The course covers and examines the concept sustainable computing, environmental perspectives on IT use, and standards and certificates related to sustainable IT products. In addition, the course treats methods and tools for measuring energy use and approaches to improving energy efficiency for IT use, especially in relation to data centres. The course content is treated in lectures, seminars, course literature with reading assignments, and additional materials. Students also complete hand-in assignments.

Progressive specialisation: G1F (has less than 60 credits in first‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Education level: Undergraduate level

Admission requirements: Operating Systems, 5 ECTS credits, or equivalent

Selection:

Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.

This course is included in the following programme

• Study Programme in IT-Design: Software Design (studied during year 3)
• Master of Science in Computer Engineering (studied during year 3)
• Study Programme in Engineering - Computer Science (studied during year 3)
• Bachelor Programme in Computer Science (studied during year 3)