140179 KU Methodological Foundations (2016W)

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 14 - Orientalistik, Afrikanistik, Indologie und Tibetologie

Continuous assessment of course work

Moodle

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 Th 01.09.2016 08:00 to Th 06.10.2016 12:00
Registration is open from Th 06.10.2016 13:00 to Mo 24.10.2016 12:00
Deregistration possible until Mo 31.10.2016 23:59

Details

max. 20 participants

Language: German, English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Thursday 13.10. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
Thursday 20.10. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
Thursday 27.10. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
Thursday 03.11. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
Thursday 10.11. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
Thursday 17.11. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
Thursday 24.11. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
Thursday 01.12. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
Thursday 15.12. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
Thursday 12.01. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
Thursday 19.01. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
Thursday 26.01. 13:00 - 15:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This one-semester postgraduate seminar course is devoted to methodological issues in African Studies research encompassing the fields of linguistics, literature, history and social science approaches. In the course we will deal with the following issues: how to gather data in the form of documents, interviews, questionnaires and observation protocols, how to organize and analysis it and how to present it in the text. Further, we will deal with the ethical dimension of doing research in an African Studies context.
Class interaction will be in the form of lectures, discussion of texts to be read before class, student presentations and computer-based electronic communications.

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment is by coursework, including a paper on methodological issues pertinent to the students field of study. If there are any students who dont have a clear field or topic of study yet, we will take them through a systematic process of developing a research proposal during the course.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Presentation of a concept paper in class: 25 %
Essay paper of about 10 pages: 60 %
Participation in discussions during the course: 15 %

Examination topics

Reading list

Texts will be provided during lectures and they will be made available on the online Moodle platform.

Association in the course directory

GMD1, GMG

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