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040519 KU Sociology of Organizations (MA) (2025W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften

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 08.09.2025 09:00 to We 17.09.2025 12:00
Registration is open from We 24.09.2025 09:00 to Th 25.09.2025 12:00
Deregistration possible until Tu 14.10.2025 23:59

Details

max. 50 participants

Language: German

Lecturers

Dominik von Gehlen

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Thursday 02.10. 13:15 - 16:30 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Thursday 09.10. 13:15 - 16:30 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Tuesday 14.10. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Thursday 30.10. 13:15 - 16:30 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Thursday 06.11. 13:15 - 16:30 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Thursday 13.11. 13:15 - 16:30 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Thursday 20.11. 13:15 - 16:30 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Students will become acquainted with sociological theories, concepts and research results on organizations and reflect critically on them. We will engage with the specifics of the sociological view of the company or organizations in general as well as different organizational sociological theories and their contribution to the explanation of business phenomena. The contents will be developed by the participants through reading, presentation and discussion of texts as well as through lectures by the course instructor. Afterwards, they will be deepened by the participants through application in their own empirical work.

Assessment and permitted materials

Preparation of comments on the literature, papers on the literature, conducting an empirical paper and presentation.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The assessment of the course is composed of the following criteria: Preparation and discussion of the required reading (30%), presentation on the literature (35%), exposee of research project (35%).

Attendance at the first unit is mandatory. Regular active participation in the course (max. two absences) is a prerequisite for a grade. For a passing grade, all sub-units must be completed, a minimum of 51% must be achieved, and the attendance requirement must be met.

Examination topics

The relevant literature and other material will be communicated in the first session.

Reading list