Partnering for Change: Link Research to Societal Challenges

Online Course

Future Learn
Partnering for Change: Link Research to Societal Challenges

What is the course about?

Partnering for Change: Link Research to Societal Challenges
The course Partnering for Change: Link Research to Societal Challenges is an online class provided by University of Basel through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

How can we address societal challenges with research? Investigate the principles, processes, and uses of transdisciplinarity.

Course description
  • Discover the methods and tools of transdisciplinary research.
  • 6 weeks
  • In today’s world, we face many complex societal challenges. Projects addressing these challenges often involve actors and stakeholders from different fields and disciplines bringing together their own perspectives or knowledge on a topic. Accordingly, collaborative transdisciplinary approaches are crucial for the success of a project.
  • On this course, you’ll explore how to meet the challenges of conducting effective transdisciplinary research. You’ll gain insights into a variety of case studies from different fields as you learn from the experiences of peers and experts.
  • Research skills needed in order to produce relevant outcomes for society and academia
  • Transdisciplinarity: principles, research processes, and application
  • Guiding questions, phases, and steps in transdisciplinary projects
  • Pitfalls and opportunities in transdisciplinary projects
  • Ethical implications of co-production processes
  • Examples of transdisciplinary projects on sustainable
    development, migration, and health topics
  • Research skills needed in order to produce relevant outcomes for society and academia
  • Transdisciplinarity: principles, research processes, and application
  • Guiding questions, phases, and steps in transdisciplinary projects
  • Pitfalls and opportunities in transdisciplinary projects
  • Ethical implications of co-production processes
  • Examples of transdisciplinary projects on sustainable
    development, migration, and health topics
  • Develop your research skills as you investigate how to co-produce knowledge for society and academia.
  • Reflect transdisciplinarity – its principles, its research processes and the context in which it is promising.
  • Apply transdisciplinary approaches to societally relevant questions.
  • Identify guiding questions, phases and steps of transdisciplinary project.
  • Apply the principles and steps of transdisciplinary research to examples in order to reflect the implication for your own projects.
  • Reflect the role of scientists and stakeholders in society and consider the ethical implications of co-producing processes.
  • Students and researchers from all backgrounds; stakeholders involved in searching solutions for complex societal challenges. Mentoring will take place from Monday, March 30th to Sunday, May 10th, 2020.
  • University of Basel
  • The University of Basel has an international reputation of outstanding achievements in research and teaching.
  • Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences
  • The Swiss Academies advance transdisciplinary and intercultural research with the Network for Transdisciplinary Research and the Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries.

Prerequisites & Facts

Partnering for Change: Link Research to Societal Challenges

Course Topic

Politics & Society, Science, Engineering & Maths

University, College, Institution

University of Basel

Course Skill Level

Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

Degree & Cost

Partnering for Change: Link Research to Societal Challenges

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / University of Basel you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.
University of Basel
Partnering for Change: Link Research to Societal Challenges
provided by Future Learn

Reviews

Share your experience

Partnering for Change: Link Research to Societal Challenges
University of Basel Future Learn
Rate the course

Do you recommend the course? *
Here you can find information, reviews and user experiences for the course “Partnering for Change: Link Research to Societal Challenges“. The provider of the course – “University of Basel” – will be glad to answer any questions you may have about the class, click here to use the offical support channels. It would be great if you could share your experience of participating in the course – Your honest review will surely help others to choose the right class!
School: University of Basel
Topic: Politics & Society, Science, Engineering & Maths