TMKA09 · 6 credits · Advanced level (A1N) · Design
Disruptive Technologies
Active · next start HT 2026
100%
pass the regular sitting
UPG1 · ordinary sittings since 2025 · 19 students
Almost everyone passes it at the first attempt.
- Latest ordinary
- 100%16 Jan 2026 · 12 students
This module only reports passing results, so the pass rate does not show how many did not pass.
UPG1 by course run
The regular sitting and the later sittings after it.
- G
- Later rounds
Bar height is the share who passed. Point at a bar for exact counts per grade.
Part of 3 programmes
Modules and every sitting
The course has 3 modules. The figures at the top are for UPG1, the one most students take.
Hand-in or lab · main exam
UPG1 Reflection on literature
- G
100%pass the ordinary · 19 students
This module only reports passing results, so the pass rate does not show how many did not pass.
| Date | Type | Grades | Passed | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course run Jan 2026 | ||||
| Ordinary | Ordinary few students | 100% | 12 | |
| Course run Jan 2025 | ||||
| Ordinary | Ordinary few students | 100% | 7 | |
Later sittings belong to the course run whose regular sitting they follow.
Show small sittings (2)
Sittings with fewer than 5 students, often credit transfers or special sittings. They are not part of any figure on this page.
- 3
- 4
Hand-in or lab
UPG2 Technology exploration
100%pass the ordinary · 19 students
This module only reports passing results, so the pass rate does not show how many did not pass.
UPG2 by course run
The regular sitting and the later sittings after it.
- G
- Later rounds
Bar height is the share who passed. Point at a bar for exact counts per grade.
| Date | Type | Grades | Passed | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course run Jan 2026 | ||||
| Ordinary | Ordinary few students | 100% | 12 | |
| Course run Jan 2025 | ||||
| Ordinary | Ordinary few students | 100% | 7 | |
Later sittings belong to the course run whose regular sitting they follow.
Show small sittings (2)
Sittings with fewer than 5 students, often credit transfers or special sittings. They are not part of any figure on this page.
- 3
- 4
Hand-in or lab
UPG3 Written case report
100%pass the ordinary · 18 students
100%get 4 or 5
This module only reports passing results, so the pass rate does not show how many did not pass.
UPG3 by course run
The regular sitting and the later sittings after it.
- 5
- 4
- Later rounds
Bar height is the share who passed. Point at a bar for exact counts per grade.
| Date | Type | Grades | Passed | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course run Jan 2026 | ||||
| Ordinary | Ordinary few students | 100% | 12 | |
| Course run Jan 2025 | ||||
| Ordinary | Ordinary few students | 100% | 6 | |
Later sittings belong to the course run whose regular sitting they follow.
Show small sittings (3)
Sittings with fewer than 5 students, often credit transfers or special sittings. They are not part of any figure on this page.
- 1
- 3
- 4
About the course
TMKA09 Disruptive Technologies is a course at Linköping University (6 credits, advanced level). Since 2025, 100% of 19 students have passed the regular sitting. 100% of 12 students passed the latest regular sitting (16 Jan 2026). Updated 20 Oct 2026
Aim
On a re-design and engineering level only limited improvement of sustainability performance is possible. More substantial improvement may require totally new technological solutions, with accompanying societal and market transitions. Think of non-conventional energy in mobility, smart-grids, and bio-based economy. After the completed course the student shall be able to
- articulate the role of systems and actors in technology-related transitions
- describe and explain how and why disruptive technologies emerge and how they impact (and are impacted by) incumbent organizations as well as entrepreneurial start-ups.
- use mapping techniques to perform a system-level analysis of technology trends and their potential influence on design activities with a special emphasis on sustainability.
Content
Students will analyze historical disruptive technologies and societal/market transitions, and do a case study with the aim of mapping a desired future sustainable transition, with its accompanying future tech.
- Examiner
- Marie Bengtsson
- Scheduled hours
- 0 h
- Main field of study
- Design