After successful completion of the course, students are able to identify relevant topics for technology assessment and take part at discussions on critical questions about the social impacts of technologies.
Students will learn problem definition and research design in TA as well as TA methods ; Participants will work in small groups on examples.Course contents:- Terminology of the technology assessment- Technology in its social context (history of TA, objectives and role of TA, TA methods)- Presentation of the case studies
TA methods
An question and answer hour will be announced between 12/14/2013 and 1/20/2014.
"This course may be taken as an elective course for the Gender and Diversity Competency Supplemental Certificate. More information about the certificate can be found here."
With the certificate Gender and Diversity Competence, graduates prove their competence in the consideration of gender and diversity aspects.
Prerequisite for the issuance of the certificate is the completion of courses from the following list in the amount of at least 16 ECTS.
Three courses amounting to 7 ECTS must be completed; for the remaining 9 ECTS, all courses from the list "Optional Courses" can be chosen.
List of courses can be found here.
Group presentation of case studies
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