030325 KU Hate crime in Austrian and international contexts (2021W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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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 Mo 13.09.2021 00:01 to Mo 27.09.2021 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Th 14.10.2021 23:59
Details
max. 40 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Wednesday 13.10. 17:00 - 18:00 Digital (Kickoff Class)
- Wednesday 03.11. 17:00 - 19:00 Digital
- Wednesday 10.11. 17:00 - 19:00 Digital
- Wednesday 01.12. 17:00 - 19:00 Digital
- Thursday 09.12. 17:00 - 20:00 Digital
- Wednesday 15.12. 17:00 - 19:00 Digital
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Assessment in this course is based on
- students' oral contributions and discussions in one of the seminars: 10%
- a written essay on a topic of one of the modules: 20%
- final written exam: 70%.With your attendance in the kick-off class you confirm your registration for the course. In case you miss the kick-off class unexcused you will be deregistered from the course.In case you confirm your registration for the course by attending the kick-off class or you are registered from the waiting list and do not deregister from the course within the deregistration period provided, you will be graded (negatively if criteria for a positive assessment are not met). For further information see § 10 subpara 6 of the study law.If parts of your performance were obtained by fraud, i.e. cheating, plagiarism or forging signatures on attendance lists the course will be entered into your record as "not graded" and provided with a note saying "cheating/obtained by fraud". In the course assessment a plagiarism software (Turnitin on Moodle) may be used: details will be provided by the lecturer.Should you have special requirements in connection with Covid-19 or otherwise please do not hesitate to contact me via E-Mail.
- students' oral contributions and discussions in one of the seminars: 10%
- a written essay on a topic of one of the modules: 20%
- final written exam: 70%.With your attendance in the kick-off class you confirm your registration for the course. In case you miss the kick-off class unexcused you will be deregistered from the course.In case you confirm your registration for the course by attending the kick-off class or you are registered from the waiting list and do not deregister from the course within the deregistration period provided, you will be graded (negatively if criteria for a positive assessment are not met). For further information see § 10 subpara 6 of the study law.If parts of your performance were obtained by fraud, i.e. cheating, plagiarism or forging signatures on attendance lists the course will be entered into your record as "not graded" and provided with a note saying "cheating/obtained by fraud". In the course assessment a plagiarism software (Turnitin on Moodle) may be used: details will be provided by the lecturer.Should you have special requirements in connection with Covid-19 or otherwise please do not hesitate to contact me via E-Mail.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The minimum requirement for students to obtain a positive grade is the delivery of all three parts for the assessment and their overall positive completion. A good grade is not automatically and solely linked to the frequency of the contributions but primarily to their quality. Grading schemes regarding oral/written contributions and written exam will be discussed in the kick-off class.Furthermore, please be aware that attendance in the seminars is mandatory. More than one unexcused absence will result in a negative grade.
Examination topics
Reading list and course content.
Reading list
Reading lists will be provided in the kickoff class. All reading materials can be accessed online via the library of the University of Vienna or will be provided on Moodle.
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:11
- Measures and legal frameworks at the European level (EU, ECHR, OSCE)
- Comparison of bias motivated crime national legislation (Austria, Germany, UK - research into other jurisdictions welcome)
- Recording and policing of bias motivated crime, statistics and victimisation surveys
- Overview of selected key topics of international criminological bias motivated crime research
- Femicide and Gender-based Violence against Women as bias motivated crime
- Online hate speechIt is expected that all students complete the reading in advance of the respective seminar. While a narrow topic, proper preparation is needed to ensure that the time during seminars is used productively. All students are also encouraged to discuss and participate actively. A detailed program including reading lists will be provided in the kickoff class.The course will be held in English. A knowledge of German is not required.