After successful completion of the course, students are able to...

1. generate a research question or aim to focus work
2. conduct a search of academic literature on a specific topic
3. critically read and discuss academic peer reviewed literature
4. synthesise literature into a coherent argument
5. write a well structured essay on the focus topic
6. present key insights orally

Topic areas will be chosen in disucssion with the students.

Example topics could include:

- how values are embedded on software and technologies

- tecnologies for promoting positive mental health and wellbeing

- human-centred robotics

Seminar group discussions, presentations of work in progress

Preliminary meeting: <date TBD>, attendance is mandatory. Additional dates will be agreed at this meeting.

ECTS Breakdown - 75 hours/3 ECTS (estimate - we will discuss and agree this)

Briefing and presentation topics: 2 hours

Lectures / Discussions: 8 hours

Literature search, group / individual topic identification: 15 hours

Create a seminar paper: 48 hours

Presentation of results / feedback: 2 hours

 Please consider the plagiarism guidelines of TU Wien when writing your seminar paper: Directive concerning the handling of plagiarism (PDF)

~20 page written seminar paper