Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for
participation in the module
The module builds upon knowledge acquired in 1st – 3rd semester
Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module
During the Master’s thesis the student will carry out a
Techno-Anthropological research project following good academic and
professional practice that directly or in-directly contributes to
the development of robust and socially responsible solutions to
societal challenges.
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- explain and justify the design of the project
- explain the socio-technical theories that constitutes the
projects’ theoretical resources
- explain and justify the project’s empirical methods, e.g.
qualitative, interactional, interventional or ethnographic
methods
- explain central technical or scientific processes within the
chosen theme or field, e.g. key processes of scientific and
technological development, research strategies, innovations,
institutional framework, industrial dynamics, political regulation
and knowledge controversies
- explain central elements from the technical literature relevant
to the addressed theme or field.
Skills
- conduct a project that demonstrates competent application of
interactive, interventional, experimental, analytical or
ethnographic methods.
- conduct a project that contributes to the development of robust
and socially responsible solutions to societal challenges, e.g. by
supporting transformation of technical possibilities, by
facilitating interdisciplinary collaboration, or by generating new
knowledge about complex social, societal or ethical implications of
technologies
- identify and present the projects’ premises, analytical
strategy, results and possible implications.
Competences
- initiate and lead interdisciplinary collaboration and assume
professional responsibility
- evaluate and account for the interdisciplinary aspects of
analyses that have been conducted and solutions that were
proposed
- make general conclusions on the basis of the work produced and
in response to thematic and theoretical literature
Type of instruction
Project work, supervisor feedback, seminars,
reflection
Exam
Exams
Name of exam | Master’s Thesis |
Type of exam | Oral exam based on a project |
ECTS | 30 |
Permitted aids | |
Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
Type of grading | External examination |
Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination
Policies and Procedures |