230156 SE Exploring research-in-the-making (2016W)
Excursions into different knowledge cultures
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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- Anmeldung von Mi 07.09.2016 09:00 bis So 25.09.2016 23:59
- Abmeldung bis So 23.10.2016 23:59
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max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lehrende
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
Termine für Exkursionen:
09.11. und 30.11.2016, jeweils von 15.00-17.30
11.01.2017 von 15.00-17.30
- Mittwoch 05.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien (Vorbesprechung)
- Mittwoch 12.10. 15:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Mittwoch 19.10. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Mittwoch 16.11. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Mittwoch 23.11. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Mittwoch 14.12. 15:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Mittwoch 18.01. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Mittwoch 25.01. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
Information
Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
To pass the seminar, students are expected to complete the following tasks:- Read and prepare the obligatory literature
- Participate actively in the discussions of all sessions and excursions
- Hand in the assignments (essays or reports) in compliance with the deadlines. During the course students have to write two essays discussing relevant texts (3 A4 each) in relation to the content of the seminar, one sense report (half page, content will be explained in the course) and three reports about experiences and observations during the excursions (2-3 A4 pages each). Assignments are due in every session.
- Prepare a presentation of additional literature together with a colleague
- Adhere to the general standards of good academic practice
- Participate actively in the discussions of all sessions and excursions
- Hand in the assignments (essays or reports) in compliance with the deadlines. During the course students have to write two essays discussing relevant texts (3 A4 each) in relation to the content of the seminar, one sense report (half page, content will be explained in the course) and three reports about experiences and observations during the excursions (2-3 A4 pages each). Assignments are due in every session.
- Prepare a presentation of additional literature together with a colleague
- Adhere to the general standards of good academic practice
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
Grading Scheme
The grading of the seminar is based on the separate assessment of different tasks on a scale of 1-5. The relative weight of each task in relation to the overall grade is:
Preparation and active participation: 30 %, assessed individually
Presentation of literature in groups: 20 %, assessed as group work
Assignment essays and reports (incl. formalia, delivery on time): 50 %, assessed individuallyMinimum requirements
To successfully complete the course, a weighted average of at least 4,5 is required. Failure to meet the attendance regulations, to deliver course assignments on time or to adhere to standards of academic
work may also be considered in the course assessment.Attendance
Presence and participation is compulsory. Absences of four hours at maximum are tolerated, provided that the lecturer is informed about the absence. Absences of up to eight hours in total may be compensated by either a deduction of grading points or/and extra work agreed with the lecturer. Whether compensation is possible is decided by the lecturer.
Absences of more than eight hours in total cannot be compensated. In this case, or if the lecturer does not allow a student to compensate absences of more than four hours, the course cannot be completed and is graded as a ‘fail’ (5), unless there is a major and unpredictable reason for not being able to fulfil the attendance requirements on the student’s side (e.g. a longer illness). In such a case, the student may be de-registered from the course without grading. It is the student’s responsibility to communicate this in a timely manner, and to provide relevant evidence to their claims if necessary. Whether this exception applies is decided by the lecturer.Important Grading Information
If not explicitly noted otherwise, all requirements mentioned in the grading scheme and the attendance regulations must be met. If a required task is not fulfilled, e.g. a required assignment is not handed in or if the student does not meet the attendance requirements, this will be considered as a discontinuation of the course. In that case, the course will be graded as ‘fail’ (5), unless there is a major and unpredictable reason for not being able to fulfill the task on the student's side (e.g. a longer illness). In such a case, the student may be de-registered from the course without grading. It is the student’s responsibility to communicate this in a timely manner, and to provide relevant evidence to their claims if necessary. Whether this exception applies is decided by the lecturer.
If any requirement of the course has been fulfilled by fraudulent means, be it for example by cheating at an exam, plagiarizing parts of a written assignment or by faking signatures on an attendance sheet, the student's participation in the course will be discontinued, the entire course will be graded as ‘not assessed’ and will be entered into the electronic exam record as ‘fraudulently obtained’. Self-plagiarism, particularly re-using own work handed in for other courses, will be treated likewise.
The grading of the seminar is based on the separate assessment of different tasks on a scale of 1-5. The relative weight of each task in relation to the overall grade is:
Preparation and active participation: 30 %, assessed individually
Presentation of literature in groups: 20 %, assessed as group work
Assignment essays and reports (incl. formalia, delivery on time): 50 %, assessed individuallyMinimum requirements
To successfully complete the course, a weighted average of at least 4,5 is required. Failure to meet the attendance regulations, to deliver course assignments on time or to adhere to standards of academic
work may also be considered in the course assessment.Attendance
Presence and participation is compulsory. Absences of four hours at maximum are tolerated, provided that the lecturer is informed about the absence. Absences of up to eight hours in total may be compensated by either a deduction of grading points or/and extra work agreed with the lecturer. Whether compensation is possible is decided by the lecturer.
Absences of more than eight hours in total cannot be compensated. In this case, or if the lecturer does not allow a student to compensate absences of more than four hours, the course cannot be completed and is graded as a ‘fail’ (5), unless there is a major and unpredictable reason for not being able to fulfil the attendance requirements on the student’s side (e.g. a longer illness). In such a case, the student may be de-registered from the course without grading. It is the student’s responsibility to communicate this in a timely manner, and to provide relevant evidence to their claims if necessary. Whether this exception applies is decided by the lecturer.Important Grading Information
If not explicitly noted otherwise, all requirements mentioned in the grading scheme and the attendance regulations must be met. If a required task is not fulfilled, e.g. a required assignment is not handed in or if the student does not meet the attendance requirements, this will be considered as a discontinuation of the course. In that case, the course will be graded as ‘fail’ (5), unless there is a major and unpredictable reason for not being able to fulfill the task on the student's side (e.g. a longer illness). In such a case, the student may be de-registered from the course without grading. It is the student’s responsibility to communicate this in a timely manner, and to provide relevant evidence to their claims if necessary. Whether this exception applies is decided by the lecturer.
If any requirement of the course has been fulfilled by fraudulent means, be it for example by cheating at an exam, plagiarizing parts of a written assignment or by faking signatures on an attendance sheet, the student's participation in the course will be discontinued, the entire course will be graded as ‘not assessed’ and will be entered into the electronic exam record as ‘fraudulently obtained’. Self-plagiarism, particularly re-using own work handed in for other courses, will be treated likewise.
Prüfungsstoff
Literatur
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:39
Science and Technology Studies (STS) have a long tradition of exploring the specific production processes of scientific knowledge that often are presented as detached from social, cultural or economic contexts. STS-scholars have studied scientists like anthropologists, who followed the representatives of diverse epistemic cultures into their everyday lives and visited laboratories in order to study the material cultures and local embeddedness of scientific practices. By pointing out the specific conditions of the manufacturing of scientific "facts", they challenged the authority of science and its claim for objectivity.
In this seminar we will visit researchers in their working environment and thus have the opportunity to observe and discuss how scientific knowledge is shaped by practices, by locations, by technologies, and - last but not least - by the humans who are making use of them, who interact with each other, share some premises on their work and decide which kinds of research questions are considered as worthwhile to pursue.
Furthermore, this seminar offers a glance at the heterogeneity of contemporary research cultures, respective methodological and discursive practices. We will explore differences and similarities of the observed fields and maybe even defy the conventions of the traditional divide into natural sciences on one hand and social sciences and humanities on the other.Methods
Central to this seminar are excursions to research institutions. We will explore "research-in- the-making" by visiting and meeting researchers in their working environment and by investigating the conditions and requirements of knowledge production: What do scientists do? How do they do it? How do their results find their public(s)? What is an interesting approach from an STS perspective? With the help of selected literature and institutional and autobiographical background information, participants will have to prepare each excursion and to reflect their experiences afterwards. Students are encouraged to experiment with the multi-medial documentation and presentation of their observations.Aims
The seminar aims at establishing sensitivity towards shared elements of scientific work as well as different knowledge production processes and styles in scientific research in order to enable the development of personal research interests and research questions within the master studies course Science-Technology-Society.