230213 SE Engaging with the IVF complex: Biomedicine, power, and governance (2017S)
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max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lehrende
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
Dienstag
07.03.
11:30 - 13:30
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
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14.03.
11:30 - 13:30
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
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21.03.
11:30 - 13:30
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
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28.03.
11:30 - 13:30
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
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04.04.
11:30 - 13:30
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
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25.04.
11:30 - 13:30
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
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02.05.
11:30 - 13:30
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
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16.05.
11:30 - 13:30
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
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23.05.
11:30 - 13:30
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
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30.05.
11:30 - 13:30
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
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13.06.
11:30 - 13:30
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
Dienstag
20.06.
11:30 - 14:00
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 the texts for each week (max. 2) and hand in 5 'reading responses' (individual work; length: one page):
o Almost every week, we will work with texts that you are expected to read in advance. You have to hand in 'reading responses' in which you briefly report on:
a) one thing that you liked in the text;
b) one thing that you found disturbing;
c) a message that you 'take away' with you from the text (which may, or may not, overlap with a)), and
d) a question that you ended up with (the question may be directed to the author and the text; the question can also be related to your effort to use parts of the text to think
of a real life phenomenon in different ways).
o These are working documents. I do not expect you to submit publishable papers. Please try to be as concise as possible: the length of these reports should not exceed one page! Please
send your documents in the evening before the class, so as to enable me to read all your documents in advance.
o You are expected to hand in a total of 5 reading responses. (This implies that you are allowed to miss reading responses without sanctions as long as you submit 5 responses.)Joining with colleagues, you are expected to provide an 'input' (based on the obligatory course
literature) for one class in an oral presentation (group work):
o Your input will be based on a discussion of the texts. Your task is to unpack the perspective of the
text(s) and to connect the text(s) with other texts that you have read in this seminar or,perhaps, read before as well as with phenomena that you deem interesting.
o This input should not be longer than 15 minutes.
o You should support your input either with a handout or with a short power point presentation.
o The challenge for this input is to prepare it in such a way as to open up spaces for discussions.During the seminar, you are also expected to perform your own small-scale research project. This
can be performed individually or in small groups (maximum number of 3). This means that you are expected to:
o Find a topic.
o Develop a research question and an approach that allows you to answer this question.
o Gather materials to answer your question.
o Give a short presentation in one of the last sessions of the seminar in June 2017 (depending on the number of students who attend this course, the length of this presentation will be between 10 and 15 minutes).
Write a final seminar paper of 3,500-4,000 words, submitting this by September 3, 2017
Read the texts for each week (max. 2) and hand in 5 'reading responses' (individual work; length: one page):
o Almost every week, we will work with texts that you are expected to read in advance. You have to hand in 'reading responses' in which you briefly report on:
a) one thing that you liked in the text;
b) one thing that you found disturbing;
c) a message that you 'take away' with you from the text (which may, or may not, overlap with a)), and
d) a question that you ended up with (the question may be directed to the author and the text; the question can also be related to your effort to use parts of the text to think
of a real life phenomenon in different ways).
o These are working documents. I do not expect you to submit publishable papers. Please try to be as concise as possible: the length of these reports should not exceed one page! Please
send your documents in the evening before the class, so as to enable me to read all your documents in advance.
o You are expected to hand in a total of 5 reading responses. (This implies that you are allowed to miss reading responses without sanctions as long as you submit 5 responses.)Joining with colleagues, you are expected to provide an 'input' (based on the obligatory course
literature) for one class in an oral presentation (group work):
o Your input will be based on a discussion of the texts. Your task is to unpack the perspective of the
text(s) and to connect the text(s) with other texts that you have read in this seminar or,perhaps, read before as well as with phenomena that you deem interesting.
o This input should not be longer than 15 minutes.
o You should support your input either with a handout or with a short power point presentation.
o The challenge for this input is to prepare it in such a way as to open up spaces for discussions.During the seminar, you are also expected to perform your own small-scale research project. This
can be performed individually or in small groups (maximum number of 3). This means that you are expected to:
o Find a topic.
o Develop a research question and an approach that allows you to answer this question.
o Gather materials to answer your question.
o Give a short presentation in one of the last sessions of the seminar in June 2017 (depending on the number of students who attend this course, the length of this presentation will be between 10 and 15 minutes).
Write a final seminar paper of 3,500-4,000 words, submitting this by September 3, 2017
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
Grading Scheme
The grading scheme is based on a total of 100 points. These points will be awarded in relation to students’
performance in meeting the course learning aims in the different obligatory tasks.
The maximum number of points to be acquired for each task is:participation in class (includes 'writing responses'): 30, assessed individually, feedback on request
group input: 20, assessed as group work, feedback by lecturer
presentation of project: 10, assessed group work, individually/as, feedback by lecturer
seminar paper: 40, assessed group work, individually/as, feedback by lecturerMinimum requirements
A minimum of 50 points is necessary to successfully complete the course. Failure to meet the attendance
regulations, to deliver course assignments on time or to adhere to standards of academic work may result in a
deduction of points.Grades
100-87 points Excellent (1)
86-75 points Good (2)
74-63 points Satisfactory (3)
62-50 points Sufficient (4)
49-0 points Unsatisfactory (5) (fail)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 scheme is based on a total of 100 points. These points will be awarded in relation to students’
performance in meeting the course learning aims in the different obligatory tasks.
The maximum number of points to be acquired for each task is:participation in class (includes 'writing responses'): 30, assessed individually, feedback on request
group input: 20, assessed as group work, feedback by lecturer
presentation of project: 10, assessed group work, individually/as, feedback by lecturer
seminar paper: 40, assessed group work, individually/as, feedback by lecturerMinimum requirements
A minimum of 50 points is necessary to successfully complete the course. Failure to meet the attendance
regulations, to deliver course assignments on time or to adhere to standards of academic work may result in a
deduction of points.Grades
100-87 points Excellent (1)
86-75 points Good (2)
74-63 points Satisfactory (3)
62-50 points Sufficient (4)
49-0 points Unsatisfactory (5) (fail)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.
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Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:39
The aim of this seminar is twofold: On the one hand, we will deepen our understanding of the governance of biomedicine in Western democracies and the ways in which scholars have engaged with biomedicine, power, and governance by reading and discussing scholarly texts. On the other hand, we will also put STS tools and lenses into action, working collectively with documents in small 'ateliers' during class, and performing small-scale 'research projects' either individually or in small groups.