Universität Wien

070085 SE BA-Seminar - The League of Nation and the reconstruction of Europe after the Great War (2023S)

10.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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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

max. 25 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The course will be held on site. A hybrid format is not foreseen.

  • Tuesday 07.03. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 2 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Tuesday 14.03. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 2 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Tuesday 21.03. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 2 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Tuesday 28.03. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 2 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Tuesday 18.04. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 2 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Tuesday 25.04. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 2 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Tuesday 02.05. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 2 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Tuesday 09.05. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 2 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Tuesday 16.05. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 2 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Tuesday 23.05. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 2 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Tuesday 06.06. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 2 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Tuesday 13.06. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 2 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Tuesday 20.06. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 2 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Tuesday 27.06. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 2 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Since its foundation in 1920, the League of Nations was not only an intergovernmental organization with a comprehensive claim in the fields of disarmament and peacekeeping, but also the organization that carried on humanitarian, economic and technical cooperation at the intergovernmental level. Lastly, the League of Nations was also a civil society project, which materialized in the League of Nations leagues of the individual states. The seminar will deal with the conceptions of and expectations towards the League of Nations, look at its form of organization and trace the significance of the League of Nations for the successor states of the Habsburg Monarchy on the basis of some selected policy fields (disarmament, state finances, mobility, minorities, trafficking in girls, health care, science).
In this seminar, the discussion of current research literature is closely linked to the work in the League of Nations Archive, which is accessible online.

Assessment and permitted materials

Successful completion of the seminar requires the following:
1) an active participation during the seminar before. This requires
a) the reading of the preparatory literature, which may be reviewed through short essays
b) participation in the discussion of the texts in order to develop the seminar topic of the respective lesson
c) participation in group work to develop the topic of the individual lesson based on research in the League of Nations Archives.

2) the presentation/discussion of one's own BA thesis in the seminar, whereby it may be necessary, due to time constraints, for a short video of the presentations to be posted on Moodle

3) a BA thesis of approx. 65,000 characters, (± 5%), including spaces, footnotes, title page, table of contents, bibliography, excluding graphics (= approx. 17 manuscript pages, 1½ lines, 12pkt.).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

- active participation and compulsory attendance
- the presentation of the BA thesis -- either in the form of a short video or in the seminar.
- timely submission of the BA thesis: to ensure good academic practice, you might be invited to a grade-relevant interview after submission of the BA thesis. This interview must be completed positively.

Grading standard:
All written (partial) performances to be uploaded on Moodle will be checked with the plagiarism software turnitin. Performance assessment will be based on the following weighting:

- Discussion participation including group work and various forms of feedback to other participants (constructive, technically correct contributions and engagement in discussing the presentations): 25 points.
- Oral presentation including handout: 15 points
- Bachelor thesis: 60 points (agreed deadline must be met)

For a positive evaluation of the course 60 points are required, the bachelor thesis must be positive (one time possibility for improvement in case of negative result):
1. (very good) 100-90 points
2. (good) 89-81 points
3. (satisfactory) 80-71 points
4. (sufficient) 70-60 points
5. (insufficient) 59-0 points

Examination topics

The contents of the seminar. Additional materials can be found on the moodle-platform.

Reading list

cf. Moodle page

Association in the course directory

BA Geschichte (V2019): PM7 - BA-Seminar (10 ECTS)
BEd UF GP12: BA-Seminar für GP (9 ECTS)

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