Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

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 constitute the project's theoretical resources
• explain and justify the project’s empirical methods, e.g. qualitative, interactional, interventional, ethnographic or literature review methods
• explain central technical processes and artifacts within the chosen theme or field
• 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, ethnographic and/or literature review methods
• conduct a project that contributes to the development of robust and socially responsible solutions to societal challenges
• identify and present the project’s premises, analytical strategy, results and possible implications

Competences

• 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
• assess the relevance of the project’s results for future employment

Type of instruction

Project work, supervisor feedback, seminars, reflection. 

Exam

Exams