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TRA225 Open science for engineers and researchers lp1 HT23 (7.5 hp)

Contact details

  • Examiner
  • Teachers
    • Jorge Gil, Urban Design and Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering
    • Sverker Holmgren, e-Commons
    • Marco Schirone, Learning and Learning Environments, Communication and Learning in Science
    • Urban Andersson, CLS Operations Support, Communication and Learning in Science
    • Jeremy Azzopardi, e-Commons
  • Project supervisors (in addition to the teachers)
    • Jessica Lindholm,  Information Resources and Scientific Publishing, Communication and Learning in Science
  • Guest talks
    • Attila Geresdi
    • Håkan Nilsson

 

Course purpose

The students will learn how the new opportunities arising from digital revolution can help to open up ‘scientific’ knowledge workflows to the benefit of the society.

Schedule

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Course literature

Lecture slides and recommended resources will cover the fundamentals of Open Science concepts. Literature specific to the projects will be acquired by the students.

Course design

The course consists of lectures, assignments (roundtable sessions), and individual/group projects.

Study period 1

During the first study period, there would alternative weeks of lectures and roundtable sessions. During study period 1, the student will also pursue an project individually (Case studies in Open Science). 

Roundtable sessions

The roundtable sessions are designed to provide a structured format to dive deeper into the themes explored in the classroom the previous week. The students will work in groups of 2-3 and discuss a topic assigned to them. In addition, the students are required to individually review the summary of a different group.

 

Study period 2

In the second study period, most of the time will be dedicated to a  group project (groups of 2 persons).

 

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Learning objectives and syllabus

Learning objectives:

Valid for all Tracks courses:

  • critically and creatively identify and/or formulate advanced architectural or engineering problems
  • master problems with open solutions spaces which includes to be able to handle uncertainties and limited information.
  • lead and participate in the development of new products, processes and systems using a holistic approach by following a design process and/or a systematic development process.
  • work in multidisciplinary teams and collaborate in teams with different compositions
  • show insights about cultural differences and to be able to work sensitively with them.
  • show insights about and deal with the impact of architecture and/or engineering solutions in a global, economic, environment and societal context.
  • identify ethical aspects and discuss and judge their consequences in relation to the specific problem
  • orally and in writing explain and discuss information, problems, methods, design/development processes and solutions
  • fulfill project specific learning outcomes
Course specific:
  • Recognize various aspects required to make science open and collaborative: open data, open-source license, open access, workflows
  • Identify an appropriate license for releasing a project or content in the open
  • Describe steps required to promote reproducibility and replicability
  • Explain characteristics of an open data, including FAIR principle
  • Select appropriate tools and workflows for collaboration
  • Explain various options for publishing open access

 

Link to the syllabus on Studieportalen.

Study plan

Examination 

The students are graded on their reports and oral presentations in assignments and projects. Mandatory attendance and active participation are required in the presentations. Assessment is continuous during the course and divided as follows.

Round table assignments - written summary and presentation (3 sessions): 15% (5% each)

Main Project: 50%¨

  • Project proposal (pass/fail)

Interview Project: 35%

Course summary:

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