010063 VO Introduction to Judaism (2020W)
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
Details
Language: German
Examination dates
Monday
25.01.2021
Monday
22.02.2021
Wednesday
10.03.2021
Wednesday
21.04.2021
Wednesday
19.05.2021
Wednesday
30.06.2021
Wednesday
14.07.2021
Monday
20.09.2021
Monday
04.10.2021
Monday
08.11.2021
Monday
13.12.2021
Friday
28.01.2022
Monday
21.02.2022
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
According to current planning (11 August 2020), the lecture in lecture hall 6 will take place as a so-called hybrid teaching: According to the seating arrangements, a certain number of students will be present in the lecture hall, while the other part will follow the lecture at the samne time, i.e. digitally synchronously, via video stream. The distribution of the groups that will be present will be done via Moodle platform.
The first lecture unit on 1 Oct. 2020, 3.00-4.30 p.m. will be held digitally via Moodle (Collaborate). You will have access to it on the Moodle page of the "Introduction to Judaism".
Please check this entry regularly. It might be possible to update it if measures in respect of the pandemic might change.
Update, 2 Nov 2020: The course is now held digitally synchronized via Moodle/BigBlueButton during the course time.
Thursday
01.10.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 6 Franz König Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Thursday
08.10.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 6 Franz König Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Thursday
15.10.
15:00 - 15:45
Hörsaal 6 Franz König Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Thursday
22.10.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 6 Franz König Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Thursday
29.10.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 6 Franz König Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Thursday
05.11.
15:00 - 16:30
Digital
Thursday
12.11.
15:00 - 16:30
Digital
Thursday
19.11.
15:00 - 16:30
Digital
Thursday
26.11.
15:00 - 16:30
Digital
Thursday
03.12.
15:00 - 16:30
Digital
Thursday
10.12.
15:00 - 16:30
Digital
Thursday
17.12.
15:00 - 16:30
Digital
Thursday
07.01.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 6 Franz König Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Thursday
14.01.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 6 Franz König Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Thursday
21.01.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 6 Franz König Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Thursday
28.01.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 6 Franz König Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
The examinations will be oral (15 min., consisting of two independent question or topics) and can be done based either on the topics of the lectures or on the substitute literature. The registration for these dates is done by the students via U:Space and after that in a time list on TEMPUS. In addition, an oral examination can be taken in any office hours of the following semester upon advance registration by email (wolfgang.treitler@univie.ac.at). The grade will be added to the next officially announced examination date.
The examination for this course can be taken until the end of the winter semester 2021/22.
According to the current scheduling status (11 August 2020), the exams will be conducted digitally orally via the Jitsi platform.
Permitted aids during the examination: none.
The examination for this course can be taken until the end of the winter semester 2021/22.
According to the current scheduling status (11 August 2020), the exams will be conducted digitally orally via the Jitsi platform.
Permitted aids during the examination: none.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
A positive assessment of the exam is achieved if at least 50% of the two questions that are asked for the exam are correct. - The examination performance is assessed as "very good" if the knowledge of the examination material is clearly above the average expected level of knowledge and independent, well-founded insights are brought in.
Examination topics
Content of the lecture series (lecture recording, summaries, and deepening files can be found on Moodle platform) or alternative literature.
Reading list
Basic literature:
Y. Ganz (2015): The Jewish Fact Finder. Revised and Updated, Jerusalem-New York: Feldheim Publishers.
J. Neusner (2002): Judaism. An Introduction, London: Penguin Books.English substitute literature relevant to the examination for those who like to have their exam in English:
A. Appelfeld (1994), Beyond Despair. Three Lectures and a Conversion with Philip Roth. Translated by Jeffrey M. Green, New York: Fromm International Publishing Corporation.
D. I. Grunfeld (2003): The Sabbath. A Guide to Its Understanding and Observance, Jerusalem-New York: Feldheim Publishers.
I. Kershaw: “Reactions to the Persecution of the Jews,” in: I. Kershaw (2008): Hitler, the Germans, and the Final Solution, Jerusalem-New Haven-London: Yale University Press, 151-196.
J. Neusner (2002): Judaism. An Introduction, London: Penguin Books.
Y. Ganz (2015): The Jewish Fact Finder. Revised and Updated, Jerusalem-New York: Feldheim Publishers.
J. Neusner (2002): Judaism. An Introduction, London: Penguin Books.English substitute literature relevant to the examination for those who like to have their exam in English:
A. Appelfeld (1994), Beyond Despair. Three Lectures and a Conversion with Philip Roth. Translated by Jeffrey M. Green, New York: Fromm International Publishing Corporation.
D. I. Grunfeld (2003): The Sabbath. A Guide to Its Understanding and Observance, Jerusalem-New York: Feldheim Publishers.
I. Kershaw: “Reactions to the Persecution of the Jews,” in: I. Kershaw (2008): Hitler, the Germans, and the Final Solution, Jerusalem-New Haven-London: Yale University Press, 151-196.
J. Neusner (2002): Judaism. An Introduction, London: Penguin Books.
Association in the course directory
für 011 (15W) FTH 05, 199 518 RK 01 (Wahl), 033 195 (17W) BAM 03, 066 795 M2a , EC Religionsgeschichte M1, auslaufende Studienpläne: Pflichtfach für 011 (11W) D46,
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- Lecture, presentations, video streaming; discussions
- Summaries of each topic will be available on Moodle platform.
According to current planning (11 August 2020), the lecture in lecture hall 6 will take place as a so-called hybrid teaching: According to the seating arrangements, a certain number of students will be present in the lecture hall, while the other part will follow the lecture digitally synchronously via video stream. The distribution of the groups that will be present will be done via Moodle platform. – Please check this entry regularly. It might be possible to update it if measures in respect of the pandemic might change.