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Diversity and Gender in Engineering, 6 credits
Mångfald och genus inom teknikutveckling, 6 hp
TGTU84
Main field of study
No main field of studyCourse level
First cycleCourse type
Programme courseExaminer
H DevinneyDirector of studies or equivalent
Edyta JustEducation components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 0 hRecommended self-study hours: 160 h
ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary
The course syllabus is preliminary
Main field of study
No main field of studyCourse level
First cycleAdvancement level
G1FSpecific information
The course can not be included in degree together with TGTU82
Course offered for
- Master of Science in Computer Science and Software Engineering
- Master of Science in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering - International
- Master of Science in Computer Science and Engineering
- Master of Science in Energy - Environment - Management
- Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management - International
- Master of Science in Chemical Biology
- Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
- Master of Science in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering
- Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management
- Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering
- Master of Science in Engineering Biology
- Master of Science in Engineering Mathematics
Prerequisites
Three terms of technical or natural science education.
Intended learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- Describe, explain, and critically analyze gender relations in connection with technology, technical design, and social justice.
- Describe and orally discuss the interaction between gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic background, and technical education and workplaces from both historical and contemporary perspectives.
- Apply a theoretical perspective from the course to an empirical example related to the student’s own field of technology.
- In writing, investigate, analyze, and critically examine gender-political issues that arise in virtual contexts.
Course content
The course provides a broad introduction to critical perspectives on technology and technical design, linked to gender, diversity, and social justice. During the course, the following topics are discussed and addressed:
- How gender and identity relate to people’s lived experiences and influence how and what we know about the world.
- The concept of identity, including gender, and how it is shaped by factors such as place, time, and context.
- How technically oriented professions and workplaces, and their working conditions, are influenced by historical and contemporary conceptions of gender and other social categories.
- How the virtual world can have real consequences for how different people experience and are affected by it.
Teaching and working methods
Teaching is conducted in the form of lectures and seminars.
Examination
| MOM1 | Seminars | 1 credits | U, G |
| UPG1 | Hand-in assignments | 5 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
Grades for examination modules are decided in accordance with the assessment criteria presented at the start of the course.
Grades
Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5Other information
About teaching and examination language
The teaching language is presented in the Overview tab for each course. The examination language relates to the teaching language as follows:
- If teaching language is “Swedish”, the course as a whole could be given in Swedish, or partly in English. Examination language is Swedish, but parts of the examination can be in English.
- If teaching language is “English”, the course as a whole is taught in English. Examination language is English.
- If teaching language is “Swedish/English”, the course as a whole will be taught in English if students without prior knowledge of the Swedish language participate. Examination language is Swedish or English depending on teaching language.
Other
The course is conducted in such a way that there are equal opportunities with regard to sex, transgender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion or other belief, disability, sexual orientation and age.
The planning and implementation of a course should correspond to the course syllabus. The course evaluation should therefore be conducted with the course syllabus as a starting point.
The course is campus-based at the location specified for the course, unless otherwise stated under “Teaching and working methods”. Please note, in a campus-based course occasional remote sessions could be included.
Department
Institutionen för Tema| Code | Name | Scope | Grading scale |
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| MOM1 | Seminars | 1 credits | U, G |
| UPG1 | Hand-in assignments | 5 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
Grades for examination modules are decided in accordance with the assessment criteria presented at the start of the course.
There is no course literature available for this course in studieinfo.
Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.
I = Introduce (without examination module), U = Teach (requires examination module), A = Utilize (knowledge from earlier course/es, eventual examination module)
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| 1.3 Further knowledge, methods and tools in any of : mathematics, natural sciences, engineering (courses at G2X level) |
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| 1.4 Advanced knowledge, methods and tools in any of: mathematics, natural sciences, engineering (courses at A1X level) |
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| 1.5 Insight into current research and development work |
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| 2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery |
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| 3.3 Communication in foreign languages |
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| 4. CONCEIVING, DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT | ||||||
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| 5. PLANNING, EXECUTION AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS | ||||||
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| 5.4 Execution of research or development projects |
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| 5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects |
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