230012 UE Theoretical Foundations ("Reading Classics of Sociology") (2023W)
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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- Anmeldung von Fr 25.08.2023 10:00 bis Di 19.09.2023 10:00
- Anmeldung von Fr 22.09.2023 10:00 bis Di 26.09.2023 10:00
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max. 23 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lehrende
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
Freitag
06.10.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Freitag
13.10.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Freitag
20.10.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Freitag
27.10.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Freitag
03.11.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Freitag
10.11.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Freitag
17.11.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Freitag
24.11.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Freitag
01.12.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Freitag
15.12.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Freitag
12.01.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Freitag
19.01.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Freitag
26.01.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Information
Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
In this course, we will read classic sociological texts, bearing in mind that "classic" does not necessarily mean “old”. We will start with the acknowledged classics like Max Weber and Georg Simmel but we should also arrive at Derrida, Baudrillard and other more or less contemporary thinkers. The reading will be focused on one common topic: western modernity. We will discuss modernity, the (arguably) still present condition in which we live, in its most important aspects and effects, including power, organisation, institutions and modern identities. After finishing the course successfully, students will be able to critically discuss the long-term developments and short-term changes in our societies and they will have a basic set of theoretical vocabulary with which they can analyse these changes and seek further understanding of them.
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
There is compulsory attendance at this seminar. Students are expected to read the prescribed texts and participate in seminar discussions. A series of written assignments must be handed in.Note: Attendance at the first meeting is compulsory. If you fail to turn up without a proper excuse, you will be de-registered from the course.Two essays must be handed in throughout the semester, based on common assignments. The essays 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 provision of all partial tasks is a prerequisite for a positive assessment, if not explicitly noted otherwise.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" (plausibility check) of the written work submitted, which must be completed successfully.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)The plagiarism-detection service (Turnitin in Moodle) can be used in course of the grading.
The provision of all partial tasks is a prerequisite for a positive assessment, if not explicitly noted otherwise.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" (plausibility check) of the written work submitted, which must be completed successfully.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)The plagiarism-detection service (Turnitin in Moodle) can be used in course of the grading.
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
To pass the course successfully, students must attend every class. Two absences are tolerated. Reading compulsory texts and active participation in class discussions is required. Throughout the semester, students will submit 2 written assignments ("homeworks"). In each homework, they will work with the compulsory texts and refer to them. Failure to meet these criteria may result in de-registration from the course.The final grade will be based on active participation in class (20% of the grade) and the quality of the written assignments (80%).
Prüfungsstoff
Literatur
Excerpts from the following books and papers will be used in the seminar:Appelrouth, S. & Desfor Edles, L. 2012. Classical and Contemporary Sociological Theory. Thousand Oaks: Sage. Berger, P. & Luckmann, T. 1966. The social construction of reality: a treatise on the sociology of knowledge. New York: Doubleday.Bourdieu, P. 1996. Distinction. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.Bourdieu, P. 1994. Re-thinking the state. Sociological Theory 12(1): 1-18.Foucault, M. 1977. Discipline and punish. New York: Vintage Books.Merton, R. 1968. Social theory and social structure. New York: The Free Press.Ritzer, G. 2011. Sociological theory. New York: McGraw-Hill.Simmel, G. 1950. The sociology of Georg Simmel. New York: Simon and Schuster.Simmel, G. 1991. Money in modern culture. Theory, culture and society 8: 17-31.
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Letzte Änderung: Mi 20.09.2023 14:48