After successful completion of the course, students are able to

• discuss technology in the field of tension between values and consequences
• explain concepts of technology assessment
• explain the procedure in technology assessment projects (and to demonstrate in micro projects)
• outline Technology assessment methods
• differentiate between ethics and morality
• discuss basic concepts of ethics (human rights, risk, security, progress, consequences, sustainability, responsibility)
• build up gender competences

Areas of tension in technical progress, expectations of technology assessment, history and concepts of technology assessment, TA projects, TA methods, TA practical examples, technology and ethics, technology and gender

ATTENTION: Due to the current Covid19 situation, this LVA will be processed completely online via TUWEL in 2021S. The methods are screencatch videos, presentation slides, TUWEL online lessons, TUWEL forum discussions, creation of a TUWEL Wiki, online tasks, essays, conducting interviews, video links.

Information meeting on Thursday March 4, 2021, 17:30 p.m., TUWEL ZOOM online

The performance is assessed by an oral examination at the end of the semester (online virtuell)

Armin Grunwald, "Technikfolgenabschätzung - eine Einführung", 2. Auflage, 2010, edition sigma, Berlin, ISBN 978-3-89404-950-8

It is recommended to attend the course in the third year of the bachelor program.