Search result: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2019

Number	Title	Type	ECTS	Hours	Lecturers
GESS Science in Perspective Only the topics listed in this paragraph can be chosen as "GESS Science in Perspective" course. Further below you will find the "type B courses Reflections about subject specific methods and content" as well as the language courses. 6 ECTS need to be acquired during the BA and 2 ECTS during the MA Students who already took a course within their main study program are NOT allowed to take the course again. These course units are also listed under "Type A", which basically means all students can enroll
Type B: Reflection About Subject-Specific Methods and Contents Subject-specific courses: Recommended for doctoral, master and bachelor students (after first-year examination only). Students who already took a course within their main study program are NOT allowed to take the course again.
D-ARCH
851-0732-03L	Intellectual Property: An Introduction Number of participants limited to 150 Particularly suitable for students of D-ARCH, D-BIOL, D-CHAB, D-INFK, D-ITET, D-MAVT, D- MATL, D-MTEC.	W	2 credits	2V	S. Bechtold, M. Schonger
Abstract	The course introduces students to the basics of the intellectual property system and of innovation policy. Areas covered include patent, copyright, trademark, design, know-how protection, open source, and technology transfer. The course looks at Swiss, European, U.S. and international law and uses examples from a broad range of technologies. Insights can be used in academia, industry or start-ups.
Learning objective	Intellectual property issues become more and more important in our society. In order to prepare students for their future challenges in research, industry or start-ups, this course introduces them to the foundations of the intellectual property system. The course covers patent, copyright, trademark, design, know-how protection, open source, and technology transfer law. It explains links to contract, antitrust, Internet, privacy and communications law where appropriate. While the introduction to these areas of the law is designed at a general level, examples and case studies come from various jurisdictions, including Switzerland, the European Union, the United States, and international law. In addition, the course introduces students to the fundamentals of innovation policy. After exposing students to the economics of intellectual property protection, the course asks questions such as: Why do states grant property rights in inventions? Has the protection of intellectual property gone too far? How do advances in biotechnology and the Internet affect the intellectual property system? What is the relationship between open source, open access and intellectual property? What alternatives to intellectual property protection exist? Knowing how the intellectual property system works and what kind of protection is available is useful for all students who are interested in working in academia, industry or in starting their own company. Exposing students to the advantages and disadvantages of the intellectual property system enables them to participate in the current policy discussions on intellectual property, innovation and technology law. The course will include practical examples and case studies as well as guest speakers from industry and private practice.
851-0252-03L	Design Studio in Spatial Cognition Number of participants limited to 40 Particularly suitable for students of D-ARCH	W	3 credits	2S	V. Schinazi, C. Hölscher, Y. Park
Abstract	How can Behavioral and Cognitive Science inform architecture? This project-oriented seminar investigates contributions of cognition to architectural design, with an emphasis on evaluating how urban spaces are used. Existing theories are introduced and complemented with hands-on sessions. The course is tailored for students studying architecture.
Learning objective	Taking the perspectives of the building users (occupants and visitors) is vital for a human-centered design approach. Students will learn about relevant theory and methods in cognitive science and environmental psychology that can be used to address human cognitive and behavioral needs in built environments. The foundations of environmental psychology and human spatial cognition will be introduced. A focus of the seminar will be on how people perceive their surroundings,. Students will learn about a range of methods including real-world observation and methods of architectural analysis such as space syntax. Students will reflect the roles of designers and other stakeholders with respect to human-centered design as well as an evidence-based design perspective. The seminar is geared towards a mix of students from architecture / planning, engineering, computer science and behavioral science as well as anybody interested in the relation between design and cognition. Architecture students can obtain course credit in Vertiefungsfach" or "Wahlfach".
052-0724-19L	Sociology: Interdisciplinary perspectives on the urban	W	2 credits	2G	M. Streule Ulloa Nieto, R. Nüssli
Abstract	In this seminar we will discuss different perspectives on the urban. Urban researchers from various disciplines report on their current research projects – in the classroom or on a walk in Zurich. Supplemented by text reading, we discuss together the different approaches and perspectives on the urban as a field of research.
Learning objective	The aim of the course is to bring together different perspectives on the urban in a cross-disciplinary seminar. The participants will gain an in-depth overview of the broad field of urban research. They are able to fundamentally understand and classify different research approaches.
Content	On the basis of guest lectures and preparatory text reading, we discuss across disciplines the field of urban research. In addition to lectures, there are also on-site visits.
Lecture notes	No script
Literature	A reader with central texts will be delivered at the beginning of the semester.

D-BAUG
Number	Title	Type	ECTS	Hours	Lecturers
851-0702-01L	Public Construction Law Particularly suitable for students of D-BAUG	W	2 credits	2V	O. Bucher
Abstract	Students will be introduced to the basic principles of planning and public construction legislation (development application procedures) as well as to the basics of public procurement law.
Learning objective	Students shall have an understanding for the basic principles of planning and public construction legislation (incl. environmental law, development application procedures) as well as for the basics of public procurement law.
Content	Topics of this unit are: 1. Fundamentals of planning and public construction legislation (development, constitutional and legal foundation, basic principles and aims of spatial planning), 2. Federal, cantonal and communal planning legislation, 3. Public construction law (accessibility, zoning, construction and land use regulations [incl. environmental, water, heritage and energy use law], 4. Development application proceedings (obtaining development consent, appeal proceedings), 5. Basics of public procurement law
Lecture notes	ALAIN GRIFFEL, Raumplanungs- und Baurecht - in a nutshell, Dike Verlag, 3. A., Zürich 2017 CLAUDIA SCHNEIDER HEUSI, Vergaberecht - in a nutshell, Dike Verlag, 2. A., Zürich 2018 Die Vorlesung basiert auf diesen Lehrmitteln.
Literature	PETER HÄNNI, Planungs-, Bau- und besonderes Umweltschutzrecht, 6. A., Bern 2016 WALTER HALLER/PETER KARLEN, Raumplanungs-, Bau- und Umweltrecht, Bd. I, 3. A., Zürich 1999
Prerequisites / Notice	Voraussetzungen: Vorlesung Rechtslehre GZ (851-0703-00/01)
851-0609-04L	The Energy Challenge - The Role of Technology, Business and Society Prerequisites: Basic knowledge in economics.	W	2 credits	2V	R. Schubert, T. Schmidt, J. Schmitz, B. Steffen
Abstract	In recent years, energy security, risks, access and availability are important issues. Strongly redirecting and accelerating technological change on a sustainable low-carbon path is essential. The transformation of current energy systems into sustainable ones is not only a question of technology but also of the goals and influences of important actors like business, politics and society.
Learning objective	In this course different options of sustainable energy systems like fossile energies, nuclear energy or all sorts of renewable energies are explained and discussed. The students should be able to understand and identify advantages and disadvantages of the different technological options and discuss their relevance in the business as well as in the societal context.
Lecture notes	Materials will be made available on the electronic learning platform: www.vwl.ethz.ch
Literature	Materials will be made available on the electronic learning platform: www.vwl.ethz.ch
Prerequisites / Notice	Various lectures from different disciplines.

D-BIOL
Number	Title	Type	ECTS	Hours	Lecturers
851-0732-03L	Intellectual Property: An Introduction Number of participants limited to 150 Particularly suitable for students of D-ARCH, D-BIOL, D-CHAB, D-INFK, D-ITET, D-MAVT, D- MATL, D-MTEC.	W	2 credits	2V	S. Bechtold, M. Schonger
Abstract	The course introduces students to the basics of the intellectual property system and of innovation policy. Areas covered include patent, copyright, trademark, design, know-how protection, open source, and technology transfer. The course looks at Swiss, European, U.S. and international law and uses examples from a broad range of technologies. Insights can be used in academia, industry or start-ups.
Learning objective	Intellectual property issues become more and more important in our society. In order to prepare students for their future challenges in research, industry or start-ups, this course introduces them to the foundations of the intellectual property system. The course covers patent, copyright, trademark, design, know-how protection, open source, and technology transfer law. It explains links to contract, antitrust, Internet, privacy and communications law where appropriate. While the introduction to these areas of the law is designed at a general level, examples and case studies come from various jurisdictions, including Switzerland, the European Union, the United States, and international law. In addition, the course introduces students to the fundamentals of innovation policy. After exposing students to the economics of intellectual property protection, the course asks questions such as: Why do states grant property rights in inventions? Has the protection of intellectual property gone too far? How do advances in biotechnology and the Internet affect the intellectual property system? What is the relationship between open source, open access and intellectual property? What alternatives to intellectual property protection exist? Knowing how the intellectual property system works and what kind of protection is available is useful for all students who are interested in working in academia, industry or in starting their own company. Exposing students to the advantages and disadvantages of the intellectual property system enables them to participate in the current policy discussions on intellectual property, innovation and technology law. The course will include practical examples and case studies as well as guest speakers from industry and private practice.
851-0158-13L	Ecology and Environmentalism Number of participants limited to 40 Particularly suitable for students of D-ERDW, D-HEST, D-USYS, D-BIOL	W	3 credits	2S	N. Guettler
Abstract	The notion of „ecology“ refers to both, scientific research on environments as well as their protection. But how have academic ecology and the environmental movements intersected throughout history?
Learning objective	In the seminar, students will read and discuss key sources as well as secondary literature on the knowledge transfers between scientific ecology and the environmental movements of the 19th and 20th century. Topics range from 19th-century homeland movement and the rise of ecological awareness in colonial settings, to the rise of an environmental awareness during the Cold War, with a special focus on „green“ politics in Europe. Apart from scientists and „counter-scientists“ the seminar focuses on concepts and ideas that circulated between academic ecology and different nature movements. The participants learn to engage historically with original texts as well as to handle independently the extensive historical literature on the history of environmentalism. At the same time, they develop a critical understanding of different political agendas that have shaped academic and popular ecology until the present day. Students also learn to communicate their findings by writing short (and fictive) blog posts on different aspects of this history.
851-0125-81L	How Free Are We? Philosophical Theories on Freedom and Determinism Particularly suitable for students of D-BIOL, D-HEST, D-INFK, D-CHAB, D-HEST, D-PHYS	W	3 credits	2G	L. Wingert
Abstract	We are praised for our achievements and blamed for our failures. It is presupposed that our doings are something that is up to us. "It is up to us" often expresses our attitude to treat us as free beings. But are we really free, hence responsible for our behavior? Or is our behaviour entrenched in conditions properly understood as deterministic ones?
Learning objective
851-0144-19L	Philosophy of Time Does not take place this semester. Particularly suitable for students of D-BIOL, D-INFK, D-MATH, D-PHYS	W	3 credits	2V	to be announced
Abstract	This course provides an introduction to philosophical issues surrounding the concept of time. We will treat topics such as: the existence of past, present, and future; the possibility of time travel; the constitution of time consciousness and its possible neurophysiological counterparts; temporal biases in the conduct of our lives; responsibility to future and past generations.
Learning objective	By the end of the course students are able to describe and compare different theories and concepts of time (physical time, perceptual time, historical time ...). They are able to identify and examine issues concerning time as they occur in various philosophical subdisciplines - especially in philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, metaphysics, and ethics. Students are in a position to critically discuss and evaluate the repercussions of these issues in broader scientific and social contexts. Part of the course reflects on methods and contents from physics, neuroscience/cognitive science, and logic.
Content	Zeit ist eine fundamentale Dimension, in der wir uns sowohl als biologisch-physikalische wie auch als geistige Wesen bewegen. Zeit durchzieht unser Dasein in verschiedenen Erscheinungsformen – unter anderem als physikalische Zeit, als wahrgenommene Zeit, als gesellschaftlich-intersubjektive Zeit und als historische Zeit. Dementsprechend war und ist das Thema Zeit immer wieder der Gegenstand von grundlegenden Diskussionen in unterschiedlichen philosophischen Teildisziplinen – von Metaphysik über Wissenschaftsphilosophie und Philosophie des Geistes bis hin zu Philosophiegeschichtsschreibung und Ethik. Im Kurs werden die wichtigsten zeitspezifischen Fragestellungen dieser verschiedenen philosophischen Teildisziplinen und deren Querverbindungen behandelt. In diesem Sinne bietet der Kurs auch eine allgemeine Einführung in die Philosophie. Behandelt wird u.a.: die Existenz von Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft; die Möglichkeit von Zeitreisen; die Konstitution unseres Zeitbewusstseins und dessen mögliche neurophysiologische Gegenstücke; zeitliche Vorurteile in unserer Lebensführung ("lieber heut' als morgen"); Verantwortung gegenüber zukünftigen und vergangenen Generationen. Die einzelnen Themen der Vorlesungen lauten und gliedern sich wie folgt: 1. Einleitung: Zeit als grundlegende Dimension des geistigen und körperlichen Lebens a) Diverse Erscheinungsformen von Zeit b) Themen und Motive der Vorlesung 2. Metaphysische Positionen und Probleme a) Grundbegriffe und Grundpositionen b) Ein Argument gegen die Realität von Zeit c) Gegenwart der Erfahrung d) Zeitfluss, Wandel und Kausalität e) Determinismus und Fatalismus 3. Die formale Struktur von Zeit: Philosophie der Mathematik und Informatik a) Zenons «Pfeil» und (wieder) Wandel b) Ist Zeit ein Kontinuum? c) Simulationen und Zeitreihenanalysen 4. Die konkrete Struktur der äußeren Zeit: Philosophie der Physik a) Gerichtetheit der physikalischen Zeit b) Bedingungen und Möglichkeiten von Zeitmessungen c) Zeitreisen und zyklische Zeiten 5. Zeit wahrnehmen: Philosophie des Geistes und der Kognitionswissenschaften a) Phänomenologie des inneren Zeitbewusstseins b) Hören als Zeitwahrnehmung, Musik als «Zeitkunst» c) Neurophänomenologie der Zeit d) Pathologien der Zeitwahrnehmung: Zeit und Leid 6. Zeitfragen der Lebensführung und Ethik: Praktische Philosophie a) «Lieber heute als morgen» – Zeitliche Vorurteile und Wohlergehen b) Sind Taten nur im Nachhinein zu bestrafen? – Einige moralische Erwägungen c) Verantwortung gegenüber anderen Generationen und personale Identität d) Ist Zeit «ein knappes Gut»? – Metaphern und demokrat. Entscheidungsprozesse 7. Zeitlichkeit in der Forschung: Geschichtsschreibung der Philosophie a) Sollte die Philosophie ihre Vergangenheit kennen? b) Geschichten von Begriffen, Ideen und Problemen 8. Schluss: Reprise und (De-)Synchronisationen a) Wiederkehrende Fragestellungen und Antwortansätze b) Taktungen, Strukturanalogien und Resonanzkatastrophen
Literature	Der Kurs orientiert sich wesentlich an folgender Monographie, deren Anschaffung empfohlen wird: - Sieroka, N. 2018. Philosophie der Zeit – Grundlagen und Perspektiven (Reihe C.H.Beck Wissen). München: Beck-Verlag (ISBN 978-3-4067-2787-0) 128 S., 9.95€ (Taschenbuch), 7.99€ (Kindle/ebook). Diverse weitere Literaturhinweise folgen in der Vorlesung. Zentrale Texte werden zudem auf einer Lehrplattform zum Herunterladen bereitgestellt.

D-CHAB
Number	Title	Type	ECTS	Hours	Lecturers
851-0732-03L	Intellectual Property: An Introduction Number of participants limited to 150 Particularly suitable for students of D-ARCH, D-BIOL, D-CHAB, D-INFK, D-ITET, D-MAVT, D- MATL, D-MTEC.	W	2 credits	2V	S. Bechtold, M. Schonger
Abstract	The course introduces students to the basics of the intellectual property system and of innovation policy. Areas covered include patent, copyright, trademark, design, know-how protection, open source, and technology transfer. The course looks at Swiss, European, U.S. and international law and uses examples from a broad range of technologies. Insights can be used in academia, industry or start-ups.
Learning objective	Intellectual property issues become more and more important in our society. In order to prepare students for their future challenges in research, industry or start-ups, this course introduces them to the foundations of the intellectual property system. The course covers patent, copyright, trademark, design, know-how protection, open source, and technology transfer law. It explains links to contract, antitrust, Internet, privacy and communications law where appropriate. While the introduction to these areas of the law is designed at a general level, examples and case studies come from various jurisdictions, including Switzerland, the European Union, the United States, and international law. In addition, the course introduces students to the fundamentals of innovation policy. After exposing students to the economics of intellectual property protection, the course asks questions such as: Why do states grant property rights in inventions? Has the protection of intellectual property gone too far? How do advances in biotechnology and the Internet affect the intellectual property system? What is the relationship between open source, open access and intellectual property? What alternatives to intellectual property protection exist? Knowing how the intellectual property system works and what kind of protection is available is useful for all students who are interested in working in academia, industry or in starting their own company. Exposing students to the advantages and disadvantages of the intellectual property system enables them to participate in the current policy discussions on intellectual property, innovation and technology law. The course will include practical examples and case studies as well as guest speakers from industry and private practice.
851-0125-81L	How Free Are We? Philosophical Theories on Freedom and Determinism Particularly suitable for students of D-BIOL, D-HEST, D-INFK, D-CHAB, D-HEST, D-PHYS	W	3 credits	2G	L. Wingert
Abstract	We are praised for our achievements and blamed for our failures. It is presupposed that our doings are something that is up to us. "It is up to us" often expresses our attitude to treat us as free beings. But are we really free, hence responsible for our behavior? Or is our behaviour entrenched in conditions properly understood as deterministic ones?
Learning objective

D-ERDW
Number	Title	Type	ECTS	Hours	Lecturers
860-0015-00L	Supply and Responsible Use of Mineral Resources I	W	3 credits	2G	B. Wehrli, F. Brugger, K. Dolejs Schlöglova, S. Hellweg, C. Karydas
Abstract	Students critically assess the economic, social, political, and environmental implications of extracting and using energy resources, metals, and bulk materials along the mineral resource cycle for society. They explore various decision-making tools that support policies and guidelines pertaining to mineral resources, and gain insight into different perspectives from government, industry, and NGOs.
Learning objective	Students will be able to: - Explain basic concepts applied in resource economics, economic geology, extraction, processing and recycling technologies, environmental and health impact assessments, resource governance, and secondary materials. - Evaluate the policies and guidelines pertaining to mineral resource extraction. - Examine decision-making tools for mineral resource related projects. - Engage constructively with key actors from governmental organizations, mining and trading companies, and NGOs, dealing with issues along the mineral resource cycle.
Prerequisites / Notice	Bachelor of Science, Architecture or Engineering, and enrolled in a Master's or PhD program at ETH Zurich. A half-semester course offered from February 20th to April 26th. Students must be enrolled in this course in order to enrol in the case study module course 860-0016-00 Supply and Responsible Use of Mineral Resources II.
860-0016-00L	Supply and Responsible Use of Mineral Resources II Number of participants limited to 12. The students must be enrolled in 860-0015-00 Supply and Responsible Use of Mineral Resources I. The course is limited to 12 participants, and the students will compose two teams of mixed background and expertise. First priority will be given to students enrolled in the Master of Science, Technology, and Policy Program. These students must confirm their participation by 04.02.2019 by registration through MyStudies. Other graduate students interested in enrolling will be placed onto a waiting list when registering through MyStudies and will be provided with confirmation after 11.02.2019	W	3 credits	2U	B. Wehrli, F. Brugger, S. Pfister
Abstract	Students integrate their knowledge of mineral resources and technical skills to frame and investigate a commodity-specific challenge faced by countries involved in resource extraction. By own research they evaluate possible policy-relevant solutions, engaging in interdisciplinary teams coached by tutors and experts from natural social and engineering sciences.
Learning objective	Students will be able to: - Integrate, and extend by own research, their knowledge of mineral resources from course 860-0015-00, in a solution-oriented team with mixed expertise - Apply their problem solving, and analytical skills to critically assess, and define a complex, real-world mineral resource problem, and propose possible solutions. - Summarize and synthesize published literature and expert knowledge, evaluate decision-making tools, and policies applied to mineral resources. - Document and communicate the findings in concise group presentations and a report.
Prerequisites / Notice	Prerequisite is 860-0015-00 Supply and Responsible Use of Mineral Resources I. Limited to 12 participants. First priority will be given to students enrolled in the Master of Science, Technology, and Policy Program. These students must confirm their participation by February 12th by registration through MyStudies. We will try to accommodate all other interested graduate students, however you will be placed onto a waiting list when registering through MyStudies and will be provided with confirmation shortly after February 12th. All Wednesday meetings are mandatory contact time.
851-0158-13L	Ecology and Environmentalism Number of participants limited to 40 Particularly suitable for students of D-ERDW, D-HEST, D-USYS, D-BIOL	W	3 credits	2S	N. Guettler
Abstract	The notion of „ecology“ refers to both, scientific research on environments as well as their protection. But how have academic ecology and the environmental movements intersected throughout history?
Learning objective	In the seminar, students will read and discuss key sources as well as secondary literature on the knowledge transfers between scientific ecology and the environmental movements of the 19th and 20th century. Topics range from 19th-century homeland movement and the rise of ecological awareness in colonial settings, to the rise of an environmental awareness during the Cold War, with a special focus on „green“ politics in Europe. Apart from scientists and „counter-scientists“ the seminar focuses on concepts and ideas that circulated between academic ecology and different nature movements. The participants learn to engage historically with original texts as well as to handle independently the extensive historical literature on the history of environmentalism. At the same time, they develop a critical understanding of different political agendas that have shaped academic and popular ecology until the present day. Students also learn to communicate their findings by writing short (and fictive) blog posts on different aspects of this history.
851-0145-07L	"Waldeinsamkeit" - Wilderness and Individualism Particularly suitable for students of D-MTEC, D-USYS, D-ERDW Number of participants limited to 26	W	3 credits	2S	S. Baier
Abstract	The class is about the concept of individuality and how it relates to wilderness both from a historical and a philosophical perspective. Our ideas of wilderness strongly inform the natural and technological sciences. Having a closer look at what defines wilderness therefore helps to get a better picture of what can and should not be done to nature.
Learning objective	The class is about the concept of individuality and how it relates to wilderness both from a historical and a philosophical perspective. Our ideas of wilderness strongly inform the natural and technological sciences. Having a closer look at what defines wilderness therefore helps to get a better picture of what can and should not be done to nature.

D-HEST
Number	Title	Type	ECTS	Hours	Lecturers
851-0708-00L	Introduction to Law Introduction to Law as GESS Compulsory Elective Course: Students who have attended or will attend the lecture "Introduction to Law for Architecture" (851-0703-01L), "Introduction to Law for Civil Engineering" (851-0703-03L) or " Introduction to Law" (851-0703-00) , cannot register for this course unit. Particularly suitable for students of D-HEST, D-MAVT, D-MATL, D-USYS.	W	2 credits	2V	A. Stremitzer
Abstract	This class introduces students to basic features of the legal system. Questions of constitutional and administrative law, contract law, tort law, corporate law, intellectual property law, as well as procedural law are covered.
Learning objective	Introduction to fundamental questions of public and private law which serves as a foundation for more advanced law classes.
Content	1. Öffentliches Recht Staatsrecht: Funktion und Quellen des Rechts, Aufbau und Organisation des Staates, Grundrechte, Grundzüge des Völker- und Europarechts. Verwaltungsrecht: Verwaltungsverhältnis, Verfügung, Verwaltungsorganisation, Durchsetzung des Verwaltungsrechts, Verwaltungsverfahrensrecht, Grundzüge des Polizei-, Umwelt- und Raumplanungsrechts. 2. Privatrecht Vertragsrecht: Vertragsfreiheit, Vertragsentstehung, -erfüllung und -verletzung, Grundzüge des Kauf- und Mietvertrags. Haftungsrecht: Verschuldenshaftung und Kausalhaftung, Beschränkung der Haftung. Grundzüge des Gesellschafts,- Immaterialgüter- und Zivilprozessrechts.
Lecture notes	Auf der Moodle-Plattform verfügbar.
Literature	Weiterführende Informationen sind auf der Moodle-Lernumgebung zur Vorlesung erhältlich (s. http://www.ip.ethz.ch/education/grundzuege).
851-0158-13L	Ecology and Environmentalism Number of participants limited to 40 Particularly suitable for students of D-ERDW, D-HEST, D-USYS, D-BIOL	W	3 credits	2S	N. Guettler
Abstract	The notion of „ecology“ refers to both, scientific research on environments as well as their protection. But how have academic ecology and the environmental movements intersected throughout history?
Learning objective	In the seminar, students will read and discuss key sources as well as secondary literature on the knowledge transfers between scientific ecology and the environmental movements of the 19th and 20th century. Topics range from 19th-century homeland movement and the rise of ecological awareness in colonial settings, to the rise of an environmental awareness during the Cold War, with a special focus on „green“ politics in Europe. Apart from scientists and „counter-scientists“ the seminar focuses on concepts and ideas that circulated between academic ecology and different nature movements. The participants learn to engage historically with original texts as well as to handle independently the extensive historical literature on the history of environmentalism. At the same time, they develop a critical understanding of different political agendas that have shaped academic and popular ecology until the present day. Students also learn to communicate their findings by writing short (and fictive) blog posts on different aspects of this history.
851-0158-15L	The Human Between Deficiency And Cyborg. Trans- And Posthumanistic Visions Particularly suitable for student of D-HEST, D-INFK, D-ITET Number of participants limited to 50	W	3 credits	2S	K. Liggieri
Abstract	In our everyday life we are surrounded by automated, self-regulated machines (smartphones, prostheses, etc.), these techniques are part of our lives and without them a human existence is no longer conceivable. So man needs technology for his life and survival. But how does this technology change people? How and with which techniques does it optimize itself?
Learning objective	Apart from the important possibilities of biomedical healing, the question must be asked in the seminar how our view of "man" and "machine" changes. How did man and technology change each other in modern enhancement, in which man intervenes with the machine in himself? What happens when man and technology merge and create new bodies (cyborgs, etc.)? The seminar will be about an assessment of our modern idea of man and machine, which is changing through trans- and posthumanistic visions. To this end, historical and current debates on optimization are to be addressed.
851-0125-81L	How Free Are We? Philosophical Theories on Freedom and Determinism Particularly suitable for students of D-BIOL, D-HEST, D-INFK, D-CHAB, D-HEST, D-PHYS	W	3 credits	2G	L. Wingert
Abstract	We are praised for our achievements and blamed for our failures. It is presupposed that our doings are something that is up to us. "It is up to us" often expresses our attitude to treat us as free beings. But are we really free, hence responsible for our behavior? Or is our behaviour entrenched in conditions properly understood as deterministic ones?
Learning objective

D-INFK
Number	Title	Type	ECTS	Hours	Lecturers
851-0585-38L	Data Science in Techno-Socio-Economic Systems Number of participants limited to 80 This course is thought be for students in the 5th semester or above with quantitative skills and interests in modeling and computer simulations. Particularly suitable for students of D-INFK, D-ITET, D-MAVT, D-MTEC, D-PHYS	W	3 credits	2V	E. Pournaras, T. Guo, D. Helbing
Abstract	This course introduces how techno-socio-economic systems in our nowadays digital society can be better understood with techniques and tools of data science. Students shall learn the fundamentals of data science, machine learning, but also advanced distributed real-time data analytics in the Planetary Nervous System. Students shall deliver and present a seminar thesis at the end of the course.
Learning objective	The goal of this course is to qualify students with knowledge on data science as a way to understand complex techno-socio-economic systems in our nowadays digital societies. This course aims to make students capable of applying the most appropriate and effective techniques of data science under different application scenarios. The course aims to engage students in exciting state-of-the-art scientific and collaboration platforms such as the Planetary Nervous System. The course shall increase the awareness level of students about the challenges and open issues of data science in socio-technical domains such as privacy. Finally students have the opportunity to develop their writing, presentation and collaboration skills based on a seminar thesis they have to deliver and present at the end of the course

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