Michael Stauffacher: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2023 |
| Name | Prof. Dr. Michael Stauffacher |
| Address | TdLab ETH Zürich, CHN K 78 Universitätstrasse 16 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | +41 44 632 49 07 |
| michael.stauffacher@usys.ethz.ch | |
| URL | http://www.tdlab.usys.ethz.ch/team/person-detail.html?persid=79110 |
| Department | Environmental Systems Science |
| Relationship | Adjunct Professor |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701-0729-00L | Social Research Methods  | 3 credits | 2G | M. Stauffacher, M. Marti, T. Ohmura | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | The aim of this course is to convey methodological principles of social science research and thus to encourage critical reflection on social science findings. The course provides an insight into the concrete procedure and methods of guideline-based interview techniques and questionnaire research. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | The students can - describe the importance of method-based procedures in social science. - explain basic principles of social science research. - critically read reports in the media on the results of social science research. - conduct small interviews and questionnaire surveys. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | All participants commit themselves to active participation in the form of three exercises (guideline-based interview, creation of questionnaires, survey and evaluation of questionnaires). Content overview: (1) Why empirical (social) research? (2) Overview of the research process, linking qualitative and quantitative methods (3) Guided interviews: creating guidelines, conducting and evaluating them (4) Questionnaire: Develop hypotheses, create questionnaire, conduct, analyse data, and present results. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lecture notes | The lecturers work with slides that are handed out as handouts. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literature | The following book can be recommended as supplementary reading: Bryman, A. (2012, 4th edition). Social research methods. New York: Oxford University Press. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Competencies |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 701-1502-00L | Transdisciplinary Case Study Number of participants limited to 25. Students will be informed by January 20th at the lastet if participation is possible. Students must apply for this course with a two-page motivation letter. The letter should address the following: Why are you interested? What do you want to learn? What can you contribute to? The letter can also include special skills that the case study could benefit from. Please send the letter by Mon, 2 January 2023 the latest to pius.kruetli@usys.ethz.ch and michael.stauffacher@usys.ethz.ch. Important: for students in Agricultural Sciences, the case study can replace the compulsory course 751-1000-00L Interdisciplinary Project Work! | 7 credits | 15P | M. Stauffacher, P. Krütli, E. Tilley, B. Vienni Baptista | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | This course is a problem-oriented and research-based teaching activity that takes place in a real-world setting. Students work independently in groups, apply different methods of data collection and analysis, and engage intensively with stakeholders. In 2023, the case is Seychelles. The overarching theme is sustainable land use, examining tourism as a relevant land use-related industry. . | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | Students learn how to plan and conduct research in a real-world context. This includes structuring ill-defined and wicked problems, developing research questions, designing research plans, writing research reports, applying qualitative and quantitative methods, working in interdisciplinary and inter-cultural teams, and organizing transdisciplinary cooperation between science and society. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | Seychelles is a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) in the Indian Ocean, consisting of about 115 islands spread over a sea area of 1.4 million km2. SIDS share some common characteristics. They are small in size and economy, remote and isolated from international markets, vulnerable to external disturbances and effects of climate change. Seychelles is highly dependent on an intact natural environment. Tourism and fishery are the main economic pillars. Seychelles has recently joined the category of high-income countries, but still has many characteristics of a developing country. With an area of 450 km2 used by almost 100,000 inhabitants and 300-400 thousand tourists per year, land is a scarce commodity in the Seychelles. Accordingly, the pressure on land use is high. Infrastructure, housing, industry, transport, recreation, agriculture, nature conservation and tourism compete for the scarce land. Tourism takes up a lot of land, especially along the coastal strip, generates traffic and waste, requires energy and other resources and is heavily dependent on imports. On the other hand, tourism creates jobs, income and tax substrate. The number of tourist arrivals has grown strongly at rates of 10 percent per year over the last 10 years. The tourism strategy envisages further growth. This should be in line with sustainability goals. Rethinking tourism in the Seychelles: Possible topics are e.g., synergies between agriculture and tourism; social impacts of tourism on local society; (environmental) impacts of tourism use including the development of mountain areas and offshore tourism facilities; the relationship between tourism and transport. The case study is prepared in close cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism (MoT), which is the main partner of the case study, to ensure that the research is relevant to the local context. A second key partner is the local University of Seychelles. It is again planned that a cohort of local students will participate, especially during the field phase. This is the fourth transdisciplinary case study organized in Seychelles. In 2016 and 2018 we looked at solid waste management. In 2021, the theme was Seychelles’ transport system. See: https://tdlab.usys.ethz.ch/teaching/tdcs/former/cs2016.html https://tdlab.usys.ethz.ch/teaching/tdcs/former/cs2018.html https://tdlab.usys.ethz.ch/teaching/tdcs/former/cs2021.html For further information about the case study 2023: https://tdlab.usys.ethz.ch/teaching/tdcs/current.html | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Information event on tdCS23: Monday, 5 December 2022 (17h15–18h00), CHN building, room G 42. Slides will be provided on request. Important dates: - Semester phase in Zurich, February-June 2023: every Wednesday, 08h15-09h00 (online) and afternoon 14h15-18h00 (classrom) - Validation workshop: Fri/Sat, 21/22 April 2023 - Three weeks field phase in Seychelles: Mon-Fri, 3-21 July 2023 (dates may slightly change) - Between end of Semester and start field work, some further work may be needed If you have questions, please send an Email to pius.kruetli@usys.ethz.ch. Students must apply for this course with a two-page motivation letter. The letter should address the following: Why are you interested? What do you want to learn? What can you contribute to? The latter can also include special skills that the case study could benefit from. Please send the letter by Mon, 2 January 2023 the latest to pius.kruetli@usys.ethz.ch and michael.stauffacher@usys.ethz.ch. Important: for students in Agricultural Sciences, the case study can replace the compulsory course 751-1000-00L Interdisciplinary Project Work. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Competencies |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 877-0121-00L | Public Sphere and Stakeholders in Policy-Making | 6 credits | 4G | T. Bernauer, D. Kaufmann, M. Stauffacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | Citizens, consumers, firms, and other stakeholders play an important role in designing and implementing policies that affect and/or are affected by technology. This module enables participants to understand what role public opinion and behavioural approaches play in policy design and implementation, and to systematically design and analyse citizen and stakeholder participation in policy-making. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | Public Opinion and Behavioural Public Policy Analysis: Participants understand (1) what role public opinion plays in policy design and implementation processes, (2) how public opinion surveys are designed, (3) how public opinion data is collected, (4) how such data is analysed, (5) how social media data can be used to assess public opinion, (6) how behavioural (field) experiments can be used for policy analysis. Citizen and Stakeholder Participation in Policy-Making: Participants understand (1) what forms of citizen and stakeholder participation can be used when policy interventions are designed and implemented, (2) how such participation can influence decision processes, policy choices, and policy outcomes, (3) what the pitfalls of particular participation forms are and how they can be avoided. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literature | Course materials can be found on Moodle. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||