Universität Wien

210139 SE BAK13 State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses (2014W)

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 21 - Politikwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 50 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes

Einheit 1: Freitag, 17. Oktober 2014, 9.00-12.00 und 13.00-15.00
Einheit 2: Freitag, 7. November 2014: 9.00-12.00 und 13.00-15.00
Einheit 3: Freitag, 5. Dezember 2014: 9.00-12.00 und 13.00-15.00
Einheit 4: Freitag, 9. Januar 2015: 9.00-12.00 und 13.00-15.00
Ort: Hörsaal 1 (A212), NIG 2.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Session 1: Friday 17 October 2014, 9.00-12.00 and 13.00-15.00
9.00-10.30: Introduction and overview of the structure of the course
10.30-11.00: Break (and course administration)
11.00-12.00: The history of personalised medicine
12.00-13.00: Lunch break
13.00-15.00: Distribution of presentation topics, followed by a discussion of how the presentation should be prepared and structured (including an introduction into relevant literature)

Session 2: Friday 7 November 2014: 9.00-12.00 and 13.00-15.00
Personalised Medicine in the clinic
9.00-10.30: Student presentations and group discussions I
(a) Physicians: “Dr Watson”
(b) Patients: “Dr Google”
10.30-11.00: Break
11.00-12.00: Student presentations and group discussions II
(c) Personalised diagnosis
12.00-13.00: Lunch break
13.00-15.00: Student presentations and group discussions III
(d) Personalised therapy and personalised drugs

Session 3: Friday 5 December 2014: 9.00-12.00 and 13.00-15.00
Personalised medicine outside the clinic
9.00-10.30: Student presentations and group discussions I
(e) Online diagnosis
10.30-11.00: Break
11.00-12.00: Student presentations and group discussions II
(f) Becoming an expert: The effects of Open Science
12.00-13.00: Lunch break
13.00-14.00: Student presentations and group discussions III
(g) Computer games for medicine
14.00-15.00: Plenary discussion: what political, social, ethical, economic challenges emerge from these topics?

Session 4: Friday 9 January 2015: 9.00-12.00 and 13.00-15.00
Personalised medicine and social justice
9.00-10.30: Student presentations and group discussions I
(h) Who is left out? Looking at the developing world
10.30-11.00: Break
11.00-12.00: Student presentations and group discussions II
(i) Who is left out? Looking at the developed world
12.00-13.00: Lunch break
13.00-14.00: Student presentations and group discussions III
- Case study (in class): The distribution of power and agency in personalised medicine
14.00-15.00: Wrap up: Summary of what we have learned

Assessment and permitted materials

Marks will consist of three elements:
I. 33 % of the mark will consist of active participation in class. Participation in all four sessions is a requirement for passing this course. In exceptional cases (illness and other serious reasons, for which proof will be required) students can miss one session, for which they will have to make up by an additional written assignment. These will be discussed on an individual basis, depending on what session a student has missed.
II. 33 % will consist of the mark for the presentation.
III. 33 % will be given for their seminar paper.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

What is personalised medicine, and why should students of political science be interested in it? As a concept, personalised medicine became popular in the early 2000. Since then it has promised to end the era of ‘blockbuster medicine’, namely the treatment of all patients with the same disease in the same way. Instead, it is hoped that on the basis of large amounts of information about individual patients, medical practice and medical research will become more strongly matched to the characteristics and needs of individual patients. That hope is the core driver of personalised medicine.
In this course, we will explore the political and social dimensions of the concept and practice of personalised medicine. We will discuss what notion of the ‘person’ underpins personalised medicine, how the concept affects social disparities, and what political decisions are needed to work towards a kind of personalised medicine that is socially just.

Examination topics

Data-driven personalised medicine is a very new field. There is very little scholarly literature, and virtually none in political science, addressing societal, regulatory, and ethical aspects of data-driven personalisation in medicine. This course will thus draw upon various kinds of materials – ranging from ‘traditional’ scholarly articles to policy documents, videos, and blogs – to address the questions listed above. After an introductory session providing an overview of the field and history of personalised medicine (Session 1), students will be asked to choose a topic from the list (see above a-i). They will be assigned presentation slots in one of the following sessions. Their presentation will consist of a 15mins summary of the key insights they have obtained from engaging with the material, followed by answering questions that will be assigned for each session (and handed out in session 1). Presentations will be followed by structured discussions in class. Students then have until Friday, 30 January 2015 to submit a written essay, addressing the topic: “What are the main challenges pertaining to personalised medicine for politics and policy-making?”. The essay should be between 2,500-5000 words long (excluding references).

Reading list

Most topics have specific materials (videos, papers, blogs, etc.) as assigned readings/viewings that should serve as a starting point for students in the preparation of their presentations in class. Some topics do not have assigned materials; in these instances students’ work is solely guided by the questions listed under the topic.

Association in the course directory

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