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233025 SE-MA Coping with trouble I: Thesis seminar for Master students in "Science-Technology-Society" (STS) (2025W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 23 - Soziologie
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

    Termine

    The plenary sessions take place on Mondays,
    in the STS-Seminar Room (C602), Universitätsstraße 6, 1010 Wien (6th floor),
    on the following dates:
    20.10.2025, 17.11.2025, 15.12.2025 from 13:45 to 15:45 and
    20.01.2026 from 11:30 to 13:30

    Group Ulrike Felt:
    The dates will be announced!

    Group Maximilian Fochler:
    07.10.2025, 21.10.2025, 04.11.2025, 09.12.2025, 13.01 and 20.01.2026 from 09:15 to 11:15 .
    Room: STS-Meeting Room (C626), NIG, 6th floor

    Group Sarah Davies:
    17.10.2025, 31.10.2025, 14.11.2025, 28.11.2025, 12.12.2025. 09.01. and 23.01.2026 from 09:00 to 11:00.
    Room: 4.25, Kolingasse 14-16

    Group Nina Klimburg-Witjes:
    13.10.2025, 27.10.2025, 10.11.2025, 24.11.2025, 15.12.2025 and 26.01.2026
    from 09:00 to 11:00.
    Room: STS-Library (C0611B), NIG, 6th floor


    Information

    Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

    The seminar for master students aims to provide them with a space to present their ongoing thesis work and to receive feedback on this. In particular, students are asked to address problems and challenges they are facing at the current stage of their work and to share and discuss them in class.

    Students will work in small groups with their respective supervisors, presenting and discussing their work in these groups and making progress on the research process together. In addition, there will be four plenary units with all participating students, dedicated to discussing cross-cutting issues within the thesis process.

    Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

    To pass the seminar, students are expected to complete the following tasks:
    - For the plenary units, prepare one slide and a three ​minute presentation of your thesis, and complete three assignments (one associated with each plenary session).
    - For the group units, agree (in the first group unit) with your supervisor on at least two writing tasks; write, present, and discuss them in the group.
    - Comment on two texts and/or presentations of your group colleagues.
    - Read all texts written by your group colleagues.
    - Productively​ ​engage in the discussion.
    - For those doing their ​first ​master seminar, one of the group presentations is expected to be a final expose of the thesis project.
    - For those doing their ​second master seminar, a required assignment in the course is to hand in a complete first draft of the empirical chapter of their thesis. One or both group assignments can be part of this. Latest deadline for the complete empirical chapter draft is 30 September 2024.

    Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

    The grading of the course is based on the separate assessment of different tasks on a scale of 1-5.

    Written tasks and presentations in the group units: 45 percent, assessed individually, feedback in class;
    Comment(s) in the group units: 15 percent, assessed individually, feedback on request;
    Written tasks for the plenary units: 25 percent, assessed individually, feedback on request;
    In-class participation. 15 percent; assessed individually; feedback on request.

    Minimum requirements
    To successfully complete the course, a weighted average of at least 4,5 is required. Failure to meet the attendance regulations, to deliver course assignments on time or to adhere to standards of academic work may also be considered in the course assessment.

    Prüfungsstoff

    Literatur


    Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

    Letzte Änderung: Fr 27.06.2025 00:02