After successful completion of the course, students are able to...

…examine potentially disruptive technologies in a critical way, in theory and practice
…extrapolate possible futures from this analysis 

The content of this course changes each year to reflect current trends and new technologies. Semester topic for WS 20/21  is »human-robot interaction«

teaching methods include all or some of the following: autonomous and self-dependent research and preparation of materials; short lectures with discussions; prepartion of an interactive teaching units for a given topic in small working groups; guided/autonomous work on small individual projects and/or one overarching project. 

kick-off meeting URL: https://tuwien.zoom.us/j/95337070175?pwd=b2w2ek1ESm5TOHBJcXJobVRTWlo1dz09

the students are graded from the work they show in the classroom units, the progress of their work on projects as well as their handed-in final written work. 

The course is, depending on available seats, reserved for students of media and human-centered computing. 

ECTS Breakdown: 3 ECTS = 75 hours

25 hours classroom presence 
40 hours independent work
10 hours research + reading

this plan will be adapted according to the necessities created by the pandemia.