Open Online Course on Transdisciplinary Research
The course presents transdisciplinary research as a living experience. With a basis on sound theoretical and methodological background, five outstanding projects illustrate promising different ways of dealing with complex societal challenges. The course can be used for self-study or teaching at any time and is fully accessible. In addition td-net offers free, tutored learning-groups.
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.
The course presents transdisciplinary research as a living experience. With a basis on sound theoretical and methodological background, five outstanding projects illustrate promising different ways of dealing with complex societal challenges. The projects address a) health care for mobile pastoralists, b) water scarcity in the Alps, c) coping with decline in a mountain village, d) labour migration, and e) governance of antimicrobial resistance.Starting from these challenges, the course will take learners on a journey through the main phases and steps of transdisciplinary research projects.
The course consists of six chapters totalling 30 hours’ workload for learners. Each chapter consists of a mix of formats, including videos, articles and discussions. All material is available year-round and can be integrated in lectures, courses, and self-studies.
The start of the next learning group sessions is expected to be in the week of February 26, 2024. The exact dates will be published on January 29, 2024.
