Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

The course module builds upon knowledge acquired in the module 'Technological Transformations' (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 processes for design, innovation strategies, technology development, product design and product
• present theories for analysis of the societal, 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

Skills

• draft a plan for how either an ethnographic study or an intervention study with an arranged situation of user involvement may contribute to technology or product development.
• independently develop and carry out a qualitative study design that can contribute to the development or assessment of a specific product, an innovation or design process
• develop a technology domain specific controversy mapping as input to the problem analysis
• share individual methodological skills with peer group members

Competences

• apply interventionistic and ethnographic approaches to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration and problem solving in technology innovation and design
• propose solutions to controversies and ethical dilemmas that may arise in technological innovation and design
• communicate the rationale and results of the technology innovation and design


Type of instruction

Project work, supervisor feedback, seminars, reflection.

Exam

Prerequisite for enrollment for the exam

• An approved PBL competency profile is a prerequisite for participation in the project 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