Interdisziplinäre Lehre: Meeting Global Challenges
Technology and Society
Progress: Between Responsibility and Growth
Focus topic "The RWTH and Corona"
Registration
The registration takes place via RWTH Online and is possible from Sebtember 15th to October 18th. Further information about the registration process can be found in our FAQ.
All students can register for one module. You can specify two preferences. Please use the priorities “low” and “high”. If you have not been assigned a place in the project after the end of the assignment and are still interested in participating, please contact sibel.yildirim[@]ipw.rwth-aachen.de directly.
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Academic Responsibility
Univ.-Prof. Dr. phil. Carmen Leicht-Scholten
Teaching and Research Area Gender and Diversity in Engineering Sciences
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Prof. Dr. med. Dr. med. dent. Dr. phil. Dominik Groß
Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person
Schedule
Start
19.04.2021
Time
Monday, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Location
Zoom
Contents
„Technology shapes society and society shapes technology” (Christine Wächter).
Technical developments are essentially changing the way we live and work, so that the importance of the interface between technology and society is becoming increasingly relevant. The increasing global transfer of technology requires a critical examination of the resulting consequences for people and the environment. Technology ethics, technology acceptance or technology assessment are frequently used buzzwords in this discourse – what can socially responsible technology design look like?
The Corona crisis impressively demonstrates the limits and possibilities of modern society. In addition to debates about civil society, legal and political negotiation processes, science also plays a central role: as a generator of knowledge, as a mediator of knowledge and as a nexus of innovations. There are numerous renowned academics at RWTH Aachen University whose research has contributed, is contributing and can contribute to addressing the corona crisis. This course aims to provide an overview of such research topics and at the same time give students perspectives on the relevance of their study content in a societal context.
In this course, the above contents are examined from an interdisciplinary perspective. The focus is on a realistic assessment of the limits and potentials of corresponding technologies. Based on this, possible contributions to society are discussed.
Learning Outcomes
Students learn about various aspects in the field of the interface between technology and society. On this basis, they can evaluate associated problems as well as the effects of these on their respective subject discipline. Students gain an overview of RWTH’s contributions to overcoming the corona crisis. They are able to critically discuss possible contributions of the university to society in a crisis situation.
Program
For this we refer to the German homepage. Please note that the entire course is offered in German and all the sessions will be in German, too.
13. Juli 2020
Acatech: Perspektiven auf Technik, Gesellschaft und Nachhaltigkeit
Prof. Dr. Martina Schraudner
acatech, Berlin
Procedure/Working method
Depending on the course of studies, module and examination, credit points can be achieved through participation.
Certificate
Certificate of Participation (0 CP, not graded)
Protocol with critical analysis (2 CP, not graded)
Termpaper 10-15 pages (3 CP)
Termpaper 15-20 pages and oral presentation (4 CP)
