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233031 KO Discussion Class Knowledge and Technology Cultures (2024S)
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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).
- Registration is open from Th 01.02.2024 09:00 to We 21.02.2024 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Fr 15.03.2024 23:59
Registration information is available for each group.
Groups
Group 1
max. 25 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
The introductory class for the lecture AND the discussion class is on Monday, 4 March 2024 (the other discussion classes are on Friday). If you attend the discussion class, presence in the introductory class is mandatory.
- Monday 04.03. 09:30 - 11:30 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Friday 12.04. 12:30 - 14:30 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Friday 19.04. 12:30 - 14:30 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Friday 03.05. 12:30 - 14:30 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Friday 17.05. 12:30 - 14:30 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Friday 07.06. 12:30 - 14:30 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
Group 2
max. 25 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
The introductory class for the lecture AND the discussion class is on Monday, 4 March 2024 (the other discussion classes are on Friday). If you want to attend the discussion class, presence in the introductory class is mandatory.
- Friday 26.04. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Friday 03.05. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Friday 17.05. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Friday 24.05. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Friday 07.06. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
The aim of the discussion class is to interactively deepen students’ knowledge of the concepts and cases introduced in the lecture. The discussion class builds on discussion and the active participation of all students. For each workshop one group of students will act as 'workshop leaders'. A discussion workshop generally has four phases:- go through the texts in smaller groups and discuss their key points (max. 30 minutes); the workshop leaders should be the moderators of these discussions;- bring the results to the plenary (50 minutes); we go through each text and elaborate out the key issues;- reflect on what we learn across the papers and how they relate to the overall topics of the lecture (max. 30 minutes);- feedback on how the workshop worked. Further, each student will read a book related to the lecture topic and write a book review of 1200-1500 words. The review should not be a chapter-by-chapter description of the book, but rather give the reader a good overall idea of the topic and the argument of the book. Try to identify the author’s main thesis or concern and describe how she/he develops it in the book. Describe which central concepts the author uses, how they are defined, and how they are used (e.g. in debating empirical material). Concluding the review, (a) comment on whether the book presents a convincing and well-rounded argument (that is, whether it comprehensively answers the questions it outlines), (b) comment on how the book’s argument relates to the overall topic of the class and (c) give a personal opinion of your reading experience.To pass the discussion class, students are expected to: Read the literature for the respective discussion workshop; Participate actively in the in-class discussions; Facilitate one workshop with your group; and Write a book review. This course uses the plagiarism-detection service Turnitin for larger assignments.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The grading of the course 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: In-class-participation: 40 percent, assessed individually, feedback on request; Workshop facilitation: 30 percent, assessed individually, feedback on request; Book Review: 30 percent, assessed individually, feedback on request;Minimum 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 result in a deduction of points.Presence and participation is compulsory. An absence of two hours (= 1 discussion class session) at maximum is tolerated, provided that the teaching assistants are informed about the absence. Absences of up to four hours in total may be compensated by either a deduction of points or/and extra-work agreed with the lecturer. Whether compensation is possible is decided by the lecturer. Absences of more than four hours in total cannot be compensated. In this case, or if the lecturer does not allow a student to compensate absences of more than two hours, the course can not 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 InformationIf 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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2) That scientific knowledge and technologies are both an integral part of our cultures and strongly shape them - we indeed live in technological cultures and in knowledge societies.To cover this broad field, the semester will be a journey through quite different topics and to many different places, from the arcane citadels of contemporary research to the mundane everyday use of technologies. We will engage with laboratory studies and newer approaches to analyze scientific knowledge production, particularly in the changing institutional landscapes of today; we will scrutinize how technological innovations are brought into being and how much our contemporary societies depend on technological infrastructures; and we will trace the ways in which techno-science has become part of our everyday cultures, and how both scientific and technological change affect some of the most basic categories of our living in the world. Lectures will cover the relations of science, technology and society in a broad range of fields, i.e., academic governance, security and surveillance, outer space and (digital) infrastructures.