233061 UE Science in Society Laboratories (2024S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
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
Details
max. 15 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes
The "Science in Society Laboratories" lecture will take place between 15:00–18:15 in seminar room 17, Kolingasse 14-16 on the following dates:
07.03.2024 - Course overview14.03.2024 - Introduction
21.03.2024 - Tutorial 1
11.04.2024
18.04.2024 - Tutorial 2
25.04.2024
02.05.2024 - Tutorial 3
16.05.2024
23.05.2024
06.06.2024 - Tutorial 4
13.06.2024
27.06.2024The following sessions are tutorials:
Tutorial 1: Thursday, 21.03.2024, 15:00–18:15
Tutorial 2: Thursday, 18.04.2024, 15:00–18:15
Tutorial 3: Thursday, 02.05.2024, 15:00–18:00
Tutorial 4: Thursday, 06.06.2024, 15:00–18:00
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
To pass the seminar, students are expected to complete the following tasks:- Preparation of the readings and active participation in class
- Mapping and documentation of a debate along specific work assignments (group work)
- Writing of a contribution for a larger public audience (individual work)
- Keeping a research diary (individual work)This course uses the plagiarism-detection service Turnitin for larger assignments.
- Mapping and documentation of a debate along specific work assignments (group work)
- Writing of a contribution for a larger public audience (individual work)
- Keeping a research diary (individual work)This course uses the plagiarism-detection service Turnitin for larger assignments.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Grading Scheme
The grading of the course is based on the separate assessment of different tasks on a scale of 1-5.- Preparation of the readings and active participation in class: 20 percent, assessed individually, feedback on request
- Mapping and documentation of a debate along specific work assignments (group work), regular presentation of work progress in class: 45 percent, assessed as group work, feedback by lecturer
- Writing of a contribution for a larger public audience: 20 percent, assessed individually, feedback on request
- keeping a research diary: 15 percent, assessed individually, feedback on requestTo 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.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, plagiarising 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.Attendance
Presence and participation is compulsory; this applies to the course sessions as well as to the tutorials given in the handout. Absences of 6 hours 30 mins (2 sessions) at maximum are tolerated, provided that the lecturer is informed about the absence. Absences of up to ten 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 ten hours in total cannot be compensated. In this case, or if the lecturer does not allow a student to compensate absences of more than six 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.
The grading of the course is based on the separate assessment of different tasks on a scale of 1-5.- Preparation of the readings and active participation in class: 20 percent, assessed individually, feedback on request
- Mapping and documentation of a debate along specific work assignments (group work), regular presentation of work progress in class: 45 percent, assessed as group work, feedback by lecturer
- Writing of a contribution for a larger public audience: 20 percent, assessed individually, feedback on request
- keeping a research diary: 15 percent, assessed individually, feedback on requestTo 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.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, plagiarising 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.Attendance
Presence and participation is compulsory; this applies to the course sessions as well as to the tutorials given in the handout. Absences of 6 hours 30 mins (2 sessions) at maximum are tolerated, provided that the lecturer is informed about the absence. Absences of up to ten 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 ten hours in total cannot be compensated. In this case, or if the lecturer does not allow a student to compensate absences of more than six 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.
Examination topics
Reading list
The obligatory literature will be announced at the beginning of the course via Moodle and is listed in the handout.
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Th 29.02.2024 14:06
- Concepts and tools to analyse the interplay of science, technology, and society.
- The application of the newly gained skills in working on specific debates at the intersection of science, technology, and society.
- The techniques of research as well as of assessment and preparation of information.
- Thinking and collaborating in interdisciplinary contexts.
- Developing the ability to reflect on one’s own disciplinary perspective.
- Developing the ability to understand and judge the entanglement of societal values and scientific expertise in the debates as well as the implications for questions of responsibility.