Mapping Controversies

2020/2021

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

  • explain theories about contested knowledge, public knowledge controversies and controversy mapping
  • explain theories about the learning potentials and democratic potentials of controversies

Skills

  • apply a range of digital/qualitative research tools such as web crawls or bibliometric surveys to trace out the way in which issues become controversial
  • use dynamic visualisation tools to map controversies in an accessible manner
  • produce a website or a similar digital product that enables participants in a controversy to ‘navigate’ the complexities of the issue

  • work collaboratively with large amounts of heterogeneous data
  • conduct visual network analysis

Competences

  • approach the interplay between science and politics from a practical perspective 

  • provide a navigational instrument to the participants in a controversy
  • develop and provide a narrative account of the results of the controversy mapping

Type of instruction

Lectures, classroom instructions, exercises, seminars, case analysis, teacher feedback, reflection.

Exam

Exams

Name of examMapping Controversies
Type of exam
Oral exam
Oral examination in which visualisations of controversies (homepages) are presented and defended.
ECTS5
Assessment7-point grading scale
Type of gradingInternal examination
Criteria of assessmentThe criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures

Facts about the module

Danish titleKortlægning af offentlige videnkontroverser
Module codeTBITANK18203
Module typeCourse
Duration1 semester
SemesterAutumn
ECTS5
Language of instructionEnglish
Empty-place SchemeYes
Location of the lectureCampus Aalborg, Campus Copenhagen
Responsible for the module

Organisation

Study BoardStudyboard for Techno-Anthropology and Sustainable Design
DepartmentDepartment of Planning
FacultyTechnical Faculty of IT and Design