Information and Communication Technologies for Sustainability

Information and Communication Technologies for Sustainability (ICTS)

6/7. Semester 5 ECTS | 4 SWS Continuous Assessment (CA)

CSB IB IMB UIB

Design Sustainable IT: Develop technologies that conserve resources and evaluate their impact on the environment, the economy, and society.

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Twin Transition (Green Transition and Digital Transition)
Circular Economy in the Context of ICT Systems
Sustainable Software Engineering: Requirements and Software Design for Sustainability
Sustainable Digital Design: Opportunities for Digital Innovation in Sustainability
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): Systematic Analysis and Evaluation of the Environmental Impact of Products, Services, and Processes Throughout Their Entire Life Cycle (ISO 14040/14044)
Green Coding: Evaluating and Incorporating Energy Efficiency into Software System Design
Green Cloud Computing: Operational Efficiency and Carbon-Aware Software

Students are able to

reflect on the impact of their actions, both as individuals and within their field of study, with regard to sustainability.
recognize the interrelationships between ecological, social, cultural, and economic aspects of sustainability and their integration into computer science.
evaluate different courses of action from a sustainability perspective.

M. Salvi, K. Jensen, E. Stoermer, F. Scapolo, T. Asikainen, and S. Muench, Towards a Green & Digital Future. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2022.
A. Currie, S. Hsu, and S. Bergman, Building Green Software. Sebastopol, CA, USA: O’Reilly Media, 2024.
D. Sonnet, D. Wanner, and K. Pfeilsticker, Chancen einer nachhaltigen IT – Wege zu einer ressourceneffizienten Softwareentwicklung. Wiesbaden, Germany: Springer Vieweg, 2023.