Speculative thinking workshop Field of study: Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies in the Humanities
Programme code: W1-S1SH24.2024

Module name: Speculative thinking workshop
Module code: W1-SH-S1-WSM
Programme code: W1-S1SH24.2024
Semester: summer semester 2025/2026
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 3
Purpose and description of the content of education:
The module aims to develop the ability to create scenarios of hypothetical visions of the future based on contemporary data and analysis of current trends. Such scenarios provide an opportunity to analyse different variations of possible realities and to show students how fiction provides the knowledge needed to plan changes affecting the wider environment. As part of the course students: 1) become familiar with historical and current models of futurological predictions; 2) become familiar with the tools needed to analyse and interpret these models; 3) acquire the competences to design their own future scenarios.
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
has knowledge of the complexity of factors influencing planning and speculation processes, especially in the context of the environmental crisis [01]
 W03 [2/5]
has knowledge of the creation of possible future scenarios in the context of climate change [02]
 W06 [1/5]
understands the need to re-evaluate existing practices and systems on the basis of data which allow to predict the conditions and needs of the future [03]
 W09 [3/5]
can think speculatively, use imagination to create and visualise possible versions of the future [04]
 U07 [3/5]
can work in a team, plan joint project work; when creating scenarios he/she takes into account data from various fields of knowledge; and is able to use the potential of individual team members to create a joint effect [05]
 U09 [3/5]
can translate knowledge of possible dimensions of reality into efficient planning practices; is willing to test new scenarios and use new technological tools [06]
 K02 [2/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
workshop [Wr] 30 Activating method – flipped classroom [b09] 
Screen presentation [c07] 
Production exercise – workshop [e02] 
Project scheduling [e04]  		course work 01 02 03 04 05 06
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Search for materials and review activities necessary for class participation [a01] Preparation for classes
reviewing literature, documentation, tools and materials as well as the specifics of the syllabus and the range of activities indicated in it as required for full participation in classes
Production/preparation of tools, materials or documentation necessary for class participation [a05] Preparation for classes
developing, preparing and assessing the usefulness of tools and materials (e.g. aids, scenarios, research tools, equipment, etc.) to be employed in class or as an aid when preparing for classes
Implementation of an individual or group assignment necessary for course/phase/examination completion [c03] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
a set of activities aimed at performing an assigned task, to be executed out of class, as an obligatory phase/element of the verification of the learning outcomes assigned to the course
Attachments
Module description (PDF)
Information concerning module syllabuses might be changed during studies.
Syllabuses (USOSweb)
Semester Module Language of instruction
(no information given)