Students are able to

•  discuss technology in the field of tension between values and consequences
• explain concepts of TA
• explain the procedure in TA projects (and to demonstrate in microprojects)
• outline methods of TA
• differentiate between ethics and morality
• discuss basic concepts of ethics (human rights, risk, security, progress, consequences, sustainability, responsibility)
• describe feminist philosophy of technology
• develope gender competencies

Areas of tension in technical progress, expectations of technology assessment, history and concepts of technology assessment, TA projects, TA methods, TA practical examples, technology and ethics, technology and gender

Armin Grunwald, "Technikfolgenabschätzung - eine Einführung", 2. Auflage, 2010, edition sigma, Berlin, ISBN 978-3-89404-950-8

It is recommended to attend the course in the third year of the bachelor program.