Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- explain selected anthropological and cultural theories as a
basis for empirical studies of technology and culture.
- present exemplary cases of techno-anthropological field
studies
- explain ethnographic fieldwork as a mode of knowledge
production
Skills
- compare methodological approaches within anthropology and
ethnography
- conduct qualitative interviews and use different coding
schemes
- plan and carry out participant observation
- apply anthropological and cultural theories to reflect on and
analyze cases and empirical material
Competences
- choose and justify the relevance of qualitative data collection
methods in relation to a study of technology
- discuss and account for analytical opportunities and challenges
in relation to social and cultural analysis of cases of scientific
or technological development processes.
Type of instruction
Lectures, classroom instructions, exercises, seminars, case
analysis, teacher feedback, reflection.
Exam
Exams
| Name of exam | Ethnographic Methods |
| Type of exam | Oral exam |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
| Type of grading | Internal examination |
| Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination
Policies and Procedures |
