Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

During this module students will conduct research activities that support and qualify technological transformation by involving affected people. Students will gain experiences with different action research methodologies, and get familiar with how they can be utilised in a professional context. Students are to plan and execute a development project and thereby promote, test and evaluate responsible technological innovation; experimentation with new and emerging technologies; or organizational development in technology intensive contexts.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• discuss the phases of action research, including those of problem identification, planning, action, observation, and reflection
• explain classic and contemporary approaches in action research work, including different definitions, level of participation/ involvement and underpinning assumptions
• describe responsible technological innovation; experimentation with new and emerging technologies; or organizational development in technology intensive contexts

Skills

• plan, execute and evaluate action research methods in a professional setting
• account for and analyse results from the project’s action research methodology
• present reflections on how action research can relate to responsible technological innovation; experimentation with emerging technologies; or organizational development in technology intensive contexts on a practical and theoretical level.

Competences

• assess potentials and limitations of various action research approaches, including those related to the quality criteria for and the ethical dimensions of action research.
• facilitate participation in action research processes and in responsible technological innovation; experimenting with emerging technologies; or organizational development in technology intensive contexts.
• evaluate how action research approaches can help to create new practices in scientific and technological research and development.

Type of instruction

Project work, supervisor feedback, seminars and workshops, reflection

Exam

Exams