230148 SE Social Science Methods for STS Research (2015W)
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lehrende
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
Mittwoch
07.10.
09:30 - 11:30
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
(Vorbesprechung)
Mittwoch
14.10.
09:30 - 11:30
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
Mittwoch
21.10.
09:30 - 11:30
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
Mittwoch
28.10.
09:30 - 11:30
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
Mittwoch
04.11.
09:30 - 11:30
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
Mittwoch
18.11.
09:30 - 12:30
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
Mittwoch
25.11.
09:30 - 11:00
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
Mittwoch
02.12.
09:30 - 11:30
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
Mittwoch
09.12.
09:30 - 11:30
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
Mittwoch
16.12.
09:30 - 11:30
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
Mittwoch
13.01.
09:30 - 12:30
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
Mittwoch
20.01.
09:30 - 11:30
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
Dienstag
26.01.
09:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
Donnerstag
28.01.
09:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
Information
Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
In common understanding, research methods are the tools social scientists employ to study, represent and understand the social world. Picking the right method to study a research question is crucial for doing successful research, and requires in depth knowledge of the different tools available, and of their possibilities and limits. However, particularly for STS scholars, using and developing methods needs to involve more than just finding the right tool for the job. One of the most central goals of STS is to study how sciences and their methods construct the way we understand and act upon the world, and the political consequences this has. Representing ‘social realities’ thus always also means to perform them and to intervene in them. Also, other than many other approaches in the social sciences, STS does not assume that ‘the social’ is necessarily a separate domain which may be studied apart from other (e.g. material) aspects of reality. Hence, a central challenge for STSers is to reflect on the performativity of method, that is on how our use of methods impinges on how we account for our objects of inquiry and which versions of reality are foregrounded and which are rendered invisible by particular ways of describing the social. As such, learning how to do methods in STS always also entails working on one’s own reflexive capacities and epistemological positions. Focussing on methods of qualitative research, this course will give students the opportunity to gain an overview of some of the main tools available to social scientists, to discuss how STS scholars have applied these tools, to critically evaluate the possibilities and limits of these approaches, and also to gather some very first experiences in applying them.
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
Grading scheme:
The grading scheme is based on a total of 100 points. These points will be awarded in relation to students’performance in meeting the course learning aims in the different obligatory tasks. The maximum number of points to be acquired for each task is:
Test: 30 points assessed individually
Research studio assignments: 10 points assessed as group work
Fieldwork practice: 20 points assessed individually
Written and oral presentation of the Research Exposé: 30 points assessed as group work
In class participation: 10 points assessed individually
A minimum of 50 points is necessary to successfully complete the course.
Failure to meet the attendance regulations, to deliver course assignments on time or to adhere to standards of academic work may result in a deduction of points.
Delays and formal issues:
Every time a student misses a deadline 5 points will be deducted from their individual account. The only exception to this rule is if there is a major and unpredictable reason for not being able to fulfill the task on time on the student's side. It is the student’s responsibility to communicate this in a timely manner, and to provide relevant evidence to their claims if necessary.
After missing a deadline, the lecturer will set a second deadline for handing in the assignment. If this second deadline is again not met, the student may be de-registered from the course and the course graded as a 'fail' (5) - see below. Each paper which is handed in with major formal shortcomings, either relating to academic standards of referencing and citing, or to the formal requirements sketched above, will result in 5 points being deducted from the student’s account. For group work, the same penalties will apply to each member of the respective group.
Grades:
100-87 points Excellent (1)
86-75 points Good (2)
74-63 points Satisfactory (3)
62-50 points Sufficient (4)
49-0 points Unsatisfactory (5) (fail)
The grading scheme is based on a total of 100 points. These points will be awarded in relation to students’performance in meeting the course learning aims in the different obligatory tasks. The maximum number of points to be acquired for each task is:
Test: 30 points assessed individually
Research studio assignments: 10 points assessed as group work
Fieldwork practice: 20 points assessed individually
Written and oral presentation of the Research Exposé: 30 points assessed as group work
In class participation: 10 points assessed individually
A minimum of 50 points is necessary to successfully complete the course.
Failure to meet the attendance regulations, to deliver course assignments on time or to adhere to standards of academic work may result in a deduction of points.
Delays and formal issues:
Every time a student misses a deadline 5 points will be deducted from their individual account. The only exception to this rule is if there is a major and unpredictable reason for not being able to fulfill the task on time on the student's side. It is the student’s responsibility to communicate this in a timely manner, and to provide relevant evidence to their claims if necessary.
After missing a deadline, the lecturer will set a second deadline for handing in the assignment. If this second deadline is again not met, the student may be de-registered from the course and the course graded as a 'fail' (5) - see below. Each paper which is handed in with major formal shortcomings, either relating to academic standards of referencing and citing, or to the formal requirements sketched above, will result in 5 points being deducted from the student’s account. For group work, the same penalties will apply to each member of the respective group.
Grades:
100-87 points Excellent (1)
86-75 points Good (2)
74-63 points Satisfactory (3)
62-50 points Sufficient (4)
49-0 points Unsatisfactory (5) (fail)
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
Prüfungsstoff
Literatur
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:39