230121 SE Big issues, personal experiences: Social theory in the world (2024S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Gastprofessor David Inglis
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Fr 02.02.2024 10:00 to We 21.02.2024 10:00
- Registration is open from Mo 26.02.2024 10:00 to We 28.02.2024 10:00
- Deregistration possible until We 20.03.2024 23:59
Details
max. 26 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Update 27.03.2024: due to labour law reasons, the dates planned for 04.06.2024 and 06.06.2024 must be brought forward to 31.05 in the afternoon and 01.06 in the afternoon.
Students who are no longer able to attend due to this change of date are requested to contact the Sociology Service Centre by 30 April 2024 at the latest.
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Monday
27.05.
09:00 - 11:15
Seminarraum 6, Kolingasse 14-16, EG00
Tuesday
28.05.
09:00 - 13:00
Seminarraum 6, Kolingasse 14-16, EG00
Wednesday
29.05.
09:00 - 13:00
Seminarraum 6, Kolingasse 14-16, EG00
Friday
31.05.
09:00 - 12:00
Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
Friday
31.05.
13:00 - 16:30
Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
Saturday
01.06.
09:00 - 13:30
Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
There is compulsory attendance at this seminar. Students are expected to read the prescribed texts, participate in seminar discussions and give a group presentation. A written assignment must be handed in.
Note: Attendance at the first meeting (27.5.) is compulsory. If you fail to turn up without a proper excuse, you will be de-registered from the course.
One essay must be handed in immediately after the course, based on assignment. The essay will be evaluated for both content and form (i.e. the quality, comprehension and conciseness of the argument, as well as references, style and clarity of writing).-----
Important Grading Information:
The plagiarism-detection service (Turnitin in Moodle) can be used in course of the grading.
The use of AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT) for the production of texts is only permitted if this is expressly requested by the lecturer (e.g. for individual work tasks).
In order to ensure good scientific practice, the lecturer can provide for a "grading-related discussion" of the written work submitted, which must be completed successfully.
The provision of all partial tasks is a prerequisite for a positive assessment, if not explicitly noted otherwise.
All students who received a place in the course are assessed if they have not deregistered from the course in due time or if they have not credibly shown an important reason for their failure to deregister after the cause for this reason does no longer apply
Students who credibly show an important reason (e.g. a longer illness) for the withdrawal from a course with continuous assessment are not assessed.
Whether this exception applies is decided by the lecturer. The request for deregistration must be submitted immediately.
If any requirement of the course has been fulfilled by fraudulent means, be it for example by cheating at an exam, plagiarizing parts of a written assignment or by faking signatures on an attendance sheet, the student's participation in the course will be discontinued, the entire course will be graded as "not assessed" and recorded accordingly.
You can find these and other provisions in the study law: https://satzung.univie.ac.at/studienrecht/.
In case you have received three negative assessments of a continuously assessed course and want to register for a fourth attempt, please make sure to contact the StudiesServiceUnit Sociology. (for more information see "third attempt for continuously assessed courses" https://soziologie.univie.ac.at/info/pruefungen/#c56313)
Note: Attendance at the first meeting (27.5.) is compulsory. If you fail to turn up without a proper excuse, you will be de-registered from the course.
One essay must be handed in immediately after the course, based on assignment. The essay will be evaluated for both content and form (i.e. the quality, comprehension and conciseness of the argument, as well as references, style and clarity of writing).-----
Important Grading Information:
The plagiarism-detection service (Turnitin in Moodle) can be used in course of the grading.
The use of AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT) for the production of texts is only permitted if this is expressly requested by the lecturer (e.g. for individual work tasks).
In order to ensure good scientific practice, the lecturer can provide for a "grading-related discussion" of the written work submitted, which must be completed successfully.
The provision of all partial tasks is a prerequisite for a positive assessment, if not explicitly noted otherwise.
All students who received a place in the course are assessed if they have not deregistered from the course in due time or if they have not credibly shown an important reason for their failure to deregister after the cause for this reason does no longer apply
Students who credibly show an important reason (e.g. a longer illness) for the withdrawal from a course with continuous assessment are not assessed.
Whether this exception applies is decided by the lecturer. The request for deregistration must be submitted immediately.
If any requirement of the course has been fulfilled by fraudulent means, be it for example by cheating at an exam, plagiarizing parts of a written assignment or by faking signatures on an attendance sheet, the student's participation in the course will be discontinued, the entire course will be graded as "not assessed" and recorded accordingly.
You can find these and other provisions in the study law: https://satzung.univie.ac.at/studienrecht/.
In case you have received three negative assessments of a continuously assessed course and want to register for a fourth attempt, please make sure to contact the StudiesServiceUnit Sociology. (for more information see "third attempt for continuously assessed courses" https://soziologie.univie.ac.at/info/pruefungen/#c56313)
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
To pass the course successfully, students must attend every class. Reading compulsory texts and active participation in class discussions is required. Immediately after the course, students will submit 1 written assignment. In the assignment, they will work with the compulsory texts and refer to them. The final grade will be based on active participation in class (20% of the grade), group presentation (20% of the grade) and the quality of the written assignment (60%).
Examination topics
Reading list
Inglis, D. with Thorpe, C. 2019. An Invitation to Social Theory. 2nd Edition. Oxford: Polity.Benzer, M. and Reed, K. 2019. Social Life: Contemporary Social Theory. London: Sage.Harrington, A. (ed.) 2005. Modern Social Theory: An Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
In addition, material provided by the lecturer.
In addition, material provided by the lecturer.
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Tu 30.04.2024 09:46
To become familiar with the work of some major social theory authors and schools of thought.
To understand a range of central concepts, as well as sets of concepts. within social theory.
To evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of these concepts.
To consider the relevance of such concepts for understanding and analysing real-world situations.
To think about how macro- and micro-levels of social life are understood by different concepts.
To comprehend one’s own existence in light of these concepts.Contents: macro and micro levels; structure and agency; big issues modernity, capitalism, patriarchy, globalization; experiences habitus, intersectionality, governmentality; beyond macro and micro levels
Method: seminars formed of lecture element, discussions, and student presentations