Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for
participation in the module
The course module builds upon knowledge acquired in the module
Technology in Practice (1st semester)
Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module
The aim of this module is for students to acquire experience
with the application of theoretical and methodological knowledge,
skills and competencies within the Techno-Anthropological
repertoire to qualify the development or evaluation of an
innovation process for design of a technology or a specific
product.
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- present theories of the interplay between innovation strategies
and technology development, product design, and product evaluation
by selected actors/user groups
- present theories and methods for analysis of the cultural or
institutional context of technological product innovation in a
technology domain
- present ethnographic or interventionist research methods of
relevance to a specific technology design, product development or
product evaluation
Skills
- draft a plan for how either an ethnographic study or an
intervention study with an arranged situation of user involvement
(e.g. a design game) may contribute to technology or product
development or product evaluation
- independently develop and carry out a qualitative study design
that can contribute with knowledge relevant to the development or
evaluation of an innovation process for design of a technology or a
specific product
- develop a technology domain specific controversy mapping as
input to the problem analysis.
- develop a plan for facilitation and documentation of a design
process
Competences
- reflect on how ethnographic and interventionistic approaches
may facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration in technology and/or
product design, development or evaluation with in a technology
domain
- reflect on potential controversies and ethical dilemmas that
may arise during product development or implementation.
Type of instruction
Project work, supervisor feedback, seminars, reflection
Exam
Exams
Name of exam | Technological Innovation and Design |
Type of exam | Oral exam based on a project |
ECTS | 15 |
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 |