Teaching
Researchers and TA’s affiliated with the lab take part in many forms of teaching activities. Some are program courses, others are hosted by the lab for students or as open events.Python Study Group
Python is a programming language used for many purposes. In our work with data and digital methods, we often come across digital tools, which require certain knowledge about programming in Python. ETHOS Lab started an egalitarian Python Study Group in 2015 welcoming both students and staff, and going strong ever since.
The study group gathers people interested in learning the programming language Python as well as fostering a sense of community and collective build-up.
Python Study Group is a self-study environment where we meet up, Python beginners and wizards, to learn more about programming. It is an open space where attendees engage in code and learn from and with each other. Either through a self-chosen project or resources, or from the provided book ‘Learn Python the Hard Way’.
We want the participants to enjoy themselves while getting help from each other and volunteers. It doesn’t matter if you are a newbie or programming wizard. Everyone is welcome.
To Participate
This semester (Spring 2023) Python Study Group will be held on Mondays from 17:00-19:00, for 8 weeks (excluding week 15 and 1st of May) with first session 6th of March and the last session 8th of May.
To sign-up for this semester follow this link: https://forms.office.com/e/tf2qB4cGsU
Lab TA Edith Terte Andersen is running the group, and you are more than welcome to reach out to her if you have some questions.
Junior Researcher Programme
ETHOS Lab provides a nurturing spaces for BSc and MSc students who would like to be further challenged and grow within academia and research. Our JR program hosts 5-8 students annually who enroll in the program with a specific research project, which is supported in the Lab community throughout the academic year.
About the Program
Joining the lab research community with their own independent projects, the JRs find a reflective, experimental space where their ways of thinking and conducting research are challenged and expanded by their fellow JRs and Lab members. The program lasts two semesters, during which the JRs present their progress to the lab community twice per semester through the presentation format of Pitch&Play. Pitch&Play is a way of shaking up the typical ways of doing presentations, by the presenter creating specific roles for how people should parttake, and give directions to what they would like to play around with.
JRs furthermore join biweekly meetings with their fellow JRs and the ETHOS Lab manager. Here they foster a more closely-knitted reflective space, where they are able to build on top of each other’s reflections and experiences.
The outcome of the JR research – beyond their own and the collective insights – are 2 blogposts for the Lab’s blog communicating their process and findings, and an open presentation event at ITU. We have gathered some of our JRs and their projects in this Flipbook.
How to Become a JR
We are now accepting applications for our Junior Researcher cohort of 2022-23! The application deadline is September 20th, 23:59.
You apply by submitting a research proposal. Your project can be related to a course or a thesis for which you will receive ECTS point. However, this is not a requirement. We equally accept projects that go beyond your regular course work.
Before applying, please make sure you read through this PDF which includes all the key information.
For questions regarding the program or the application, contact ETHOS Lab Manager:
Henriette Friis, hefh@itu.dk
Beyond Academia
Aspiring to communicate our research to a broader audience, as well as engage with people, ETHOS Lab are committed to do activities and collaborations beyond academia. We have been in collaborations with Laboratory for Aesthetics and Ecology, Hexagon Geospatial Analyse & Tal, Red Associates, Novo Nordisk, Deloitte Consulting, IBM, The Royal Danish Library, Danish e-Infrastructure Co-operation (DeiC) and Geoforum. We furthermore do events around Copenhagen which we will announce on the frontpage.
If you are wondering about a possible collaboration with us, write to our Lab Manager Henriette Friis.
Courses and Conferences
The Lab members contribute as TA’s and lecturers to a variety of courses at ITU and occasionally as speakers at events or conferences. ETHOS members support students and teachers on the degree programs Digital Innovation and Management such as The Digital State in Practice, Computational Literacies, Navigating Complexity: Mapping, Visualisation and Decision-making, and courses on Global Business Informatics, such as Society and Technology, Networked Media and Communication, Organisation and Process Theory.
PhD Courses
The Lab hosts and engages in PhD courses. We have previously hosted an Ethnographic Methods course (2015) to consider how technologies participate in reconfiguring notions of ‘field’ and ‘desk’ in multi-sided research, and Research Interrupted (2020) which spoke to the disruptions in research – due to the corona crises – as well as mundane and inevitable changes occurring when embarking on a research journey. The lab encourages and supports self-organized courses by PhDs’ is something we as a Lab encourage. Lately, we have been a sparring partner in the development of the course Feminist and Postcolonial STS (2021), initiated by PhD students at ITU.