# ECER
## Course Information
This course revolves around data: what it consists of, what it can say and do, how to handle it responsibly, who defines it and who is defined by it. In our approach to each of these questions, we will combine ethical reflection with practical application of skills and tools. We will pay special attention to new forms of data generated in and by digital technologies, which are now nearly ubiquitous in ethnographic field sites and our own research practice.
Code
: 6491av2et
ECTS
: 5.0
Level
: 100
Period
: Semester 2, Block 2
## Instructors
| Name | Email |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| [John Boy, PhD](https://www.jboy.space) | <j.d.boy@fsw.leidenuniv.nl> |
| Anne Veens | <j.b.m.veens@fsw.leidenuniv.nl> |
| Irene Moretti | <i.moretti@fsw.leidenuniv.nl> |
| Ruben Reus | <r.t.reus@fsw.leidenuniv.nl> |
| Tim van de Meerendonk | <t.van.de.meerendonk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl> |
| Wiebe Ruijtenberg | <w.d.ruijtenberg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl> |
| Willem van Wijk | <w.l.van.wijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl> |
## Dates
| week | theme | lecture | tutorials | due |
|:---------------:|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------|------------|----------------------------------|
| [1](weeks/1.md) | Contemporary Challenges to Ethical Research | Apr 12, 9:15--11:00 | Apr 12--13 | |
| [2](weeks/2.md) | Data, Data Everywhere | Apr 19, 9:15--11:00 | Apr 19--20 | [Assignment 1](assignments/1.md) |
| [3](weeks/3.md) | Hacking Ethnography I | Apr 26, 9:15--11:00 | **none** | |
| [4](weeks/4.md) | Hacking Ethnography II | **none** | May 3--4 | [Assignment 2](assignments/2.md) |
| [5](weeks/5.md) | Metrics, Impact and Academic Audit Cultures | May 6, 14:30--16:00 | **none** | |
| [6](weeks/6.md) | The Open Imperative | May 17, 9:15--11:00 | May 17--18 | [Assignment 3](assignments/3.md) |
Please consult [MyTimetable 🐓][rooster] for the schedule of your tutorial sessions.
*All times CEST unless otherwise noted.*
## Readings
The required book for this class is Kimberly Kay Hoang, _Dealing in Desire_ (University of California Presss, 2015). It is available electronically through the university library catalog.
Other required and supplementary readings will be [available for download][readings-link].
## Assessment
Assessment in this class is based on three assignments:
1. Your research report on a data walk (25 percent).
2. Your group contribution to the Hacking Ethnography collection (25 percent).
3. Your answers to essay questions relating the course content to _Dealing in Desire_ (50 percent).
We will discuss all three assignments during tutorials.
## Academic Integrity
This class adheres to Leiden University's [regulations on academic integrity][plagiarism-rules]. According to the university, "Plagiarism is understood as presenting, intentionally or otherwise, someone else's words, thoughts, analyses, argumentations, pictures, techniques, computer programmes, etc., as your own work."
We will refer **all suspected violations** of these regulations to the examination committee. Be careful to **properly cite** all works you draw on in your assignments. The University Library offers [tutorials and advice][lib-tutorials] on what and how to cite.
## Changes
This syllabus is a living document and may be adapted as the course progresses. You can keep track of changes in the [timeline][].
[rooster]: https://rooster.universiteitleiden.nl
[readings-link]: https://surfdrive.surf.nl/files/index.php/s/EfzhBGe2M1G5vy5
[plagiarism-rules]: https://www.organisatiegids.universiteitleiden.nl/en/regulations/general/plagiarism
[lib-tutorials]: https://www.library.universiteitleiden.nl/students/citing
[timeline]: https://code.jboy.space/ecer/timeline