Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Students who complete this module can:

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• present theories that shed light on the interplay between product development / product evaluation and selected user groups
• explain methods and principles for development or evaluation of products
• present theories and methods for analysis of products' cultural influences
• identify and explain relevant ethnographic research methods (e.g., narrative method, phenomenological method or grounded theory) of relevance to a specific product development or product evaluation task

Skills

• independently develop and carry out an ethnographic study design that can contribute with knowledge relevant to the development or evaluation of a technological product
• reflect on the meaning and consequences of own ethnographic study of product development or product evaluation
• disseminate own and others’ research findings

Competences

• incorporate anthropological analysis through interdisciplinary collaboration in product development or evaluation
• reflect on issues of product liability and potential ethical dilemmas that arise during product development or implementation.

Type of instruction

The module will be implemented as a problem-based and project-oriented work within the module's overall framework. The project work is supported by one or more supervisors.

Exam

Exams