150047 UE Working with Academic Literature (Social Sciences) (2022W)
Navigating your way through arguments and debates
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 We 14.09.2022 10:00 to We 28.09.2022 10:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 28.10.2022 23:59
Registration information is available for each group.
Groups
Group 1
max. 25 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
The first session starts on Oct. 5.
No class on 12.10 and 07.12.
Makeup classes will be held at 13:00-16:00 on 12.11.
Wednesday
05.10.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Wednesday
19.10.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Wednesday
09.11.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Saturday
12.11.
13:00 - 16:00
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Wednesday
16.11.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Saturday
19.11.
13:00 - 16:00
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Wednesday
23.11.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Wednesday
30.11.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Wednesday
14.12.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Wednesday
11.01.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Wednesday
18.01.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Wednesday
25.01.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Aims, contents and method of the course
This course will offer students a tutorial of how to engage with academic literature in the formulation and composition of exposé or other short forms of academic writings, such as, the state of art or a short literature review. In addition, students of this course will benefit to gain the knowledge of and to have the opportunity to engage in lively discussions on the topic of corruption in China, a topic that is essential for any one who intends to start and build a professional career which involves interactions with Chinese partners.This course consists of three parts. Part I will provide students with a basic knowledge base concerning corruption in China in both the empirical and theoretical aspects. Part II addresses specific features of corruption that are considered “Chinese”. In these two parts, students will be asked to analyze the literature critically in guided discussions.Part III will provide a workshop where students will be guided and trained 1) to familiarize with main research resources and tools that are essential for Chinese studies and 2) to learn the purposes, main elements and varied styles of literature reviews, using materials included or associated with the reading assignments in Part I and II.For details on the lecturer, see https://univie.academia.edu/LingLi
Assessment and permitted materials
Your attendance at each class session is mandatory. Preparation before class is essential for your participation in this course. You are expected to complete the reading assignments and other research tasks given to you before you come to the class.The evaluation consists of three parts.First, depending on the size of the class, every participant will be assigned to lead the discussion in one or two topics. Your performance for each assigned task will be evaluated, which will be aggregated for your final score.Second, each student will be asked to conduct independent research on a chosen topic and present the research orally at the class.Lastly, at the end of the course, each participant is required to write and submit a short literature review of a topic relevant to the theme of the course. The length of the review should be around 1000-1500 words.The workload of this course is moderate.The class will NOT admit new students after its 3rd session (including the introductory session).You will not be eligible for the exam if you miss more than 3 sessions. Absence for a session that you are assigned as the leading discussant needs to be announced at least one week ahead. Each absence will lead to a reduction of your attendance score, unless it is justified and pre-approved.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Grading scheme
Attendance and regular class participation 30%
Discussion on the assigned topic(s) 30%
Final exam 40%
Grade conversion table
Score 100-90 Grade 1
Score 89-80 Grade 2
Score 79-70 Grade 3
Score 69-60 Grade 4
Score 59-0 Grade 5
Attendance and regular class participation 30%
Discussion on the assigned topic(s) 30%
Final exam 40%
Grade conversion table
Score 100-90 Grade 1
Score 89-80 Grade 2
Score 79-70 Grade 3
Score 69-60 Grade 4
Score 59-0 Grade 5
Examination topics
To be discussed in the course.
Reading list
Shum, D. (2021). Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China. New York, Scribner. (Chapters 4-16)
Johnston, M. (1996). "The search for definitions: the vitality of politics and the issue of corruption." International Social Science Journal 48(149): 321-335.
Wedeman, A. (2012). Double Paradox: Rapid Growth and Rising Corruption in China. Ithaca, Cornell University Press. Chapter 1 & 7
Ang, Y. Y. (2020). China's gilded age: the paradox of economic boom and vast corruption. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. Chapter 1 & 7
Johnston, M. (2008). "Japan, Korea, the Philippines, China: four syndromes of corruption." Crime, Law and Social Change 49(3): 205-223.
Li, Ling. "Performing Bribery in China - Guanxi-Practice: Corruption with a Human Face " Journal of Contemporary China 20, no. 68, January (2011): 1-20.
Schramm, M., Markus Taube (2002). The Institutional Economics of Legal Institutions, Guanxi, and Corruption in the PR China. Corruption: Its Realities in Asia. J. Kidd. Basingstoke, Hampshire, Palgrave.
Pozsgai-Alvarez, J. (2021). "China's gilded age: The paradox of economic boom and vast corruption, Yuen Yuen Ang. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. 2020. 266 pp. $39.99 (cloth)." 34(1): 251-252.
Wedeman, A. (2021). "China's Gilded Age: The Paradox of Economic Boom and Vast Corruption Yuen Yuen Ang Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020 xv + 266 pp. £29.99; $39.99 ISBN 978-1-1084-7860-1." The China Quarterly 245: 292-293.
Johnston, M. (1996). "The search for definitions: the vitality of politics and the issue of corruption." International Social Science Journal 48(149): 321-335.
Wedeman, A. (2012). Double Paradox: Rapid Growth and Rising Corruption in China. Ithaca, Cornell University Press. Chapter 1 & 7
Ang, Y. Y. (2020). China's gilded age: the paradox of economic boom and vast corruption. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. Chapter 1 & 7
Johnston, M. (2008). "Japan, Korea, the Philippines, China: four syndromes of corruption." Crime, Law and Social Change 49(3): 205-223.
Li, Ling. "Performing Bribery in China - Guanxi-Practice: Corruption with a Human Face " Journal of Contemporary China 20, no. 68, January (2011): 1-20.
Schramm, M., Markus Taube (2002). The Institutional Economics of Legal Institutions, Guanxi, and Corruption in the PR China. Corruption: Its Realities in Asia. J. Kidd. Basingstoke, Hampshire, Palgrave.
Pozsgai-Alvarez, J. (2021). "China's gilded age: The paradox of economic boom and vast corruption, Yuen Yuen Ang. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. 2020. 266 pp. $39.99 (cloth)." 34(1): 251-252.
Wedeman, A. (2021). "China's Gilded Age: The Paradox of Economic Boom and Vast Corruption Yuen Yuen Ang Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020 xv + 266 pp. £29.99; $39.99 ISBN 978-1-1084-7860-1." The China Quarterly 245: 292-293.
Group 2
max. 25 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Monday
10.10.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Monday
17.10.
16:45 - 18:15
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Monday
24.10.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Monday
31.10.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Monday
07.11.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Monday
14.11.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Monday
21.11.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Monday
28.11.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Monday
05.12.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Monday
12.12.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Monday
09.01.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Monday
16.01.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Monday
23.01.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Monday
30.01.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Aims, contents and method of the course
Interfacing with the existing research on a given research topic is a crucial step when writing an essay or a dissertation. This part of the research process normally results in a literature review / state of the art.
The aim of this course is to provide the students with the tools to write a literature review / state of the art on social science research topics with a China focus. At the end students are expected to be able to efficiently search, select, and critically relate to academic literature and have a basic knowledge on how to devise an own literature review.The course will:
- Introduce the function of the literature review in the academic research process;
- train students to critically analyse and group academic literature;
- introduce the functions of the core literature search engines available;
- provide basic literature search skills like using and combining keywords;
- introduce the main types of academic literature (articles, book chapters, monographs)
- outline the basic structure of academic texts for a quick and efficient scientific readingEach of these sub-topics will be developed through lectures, discussions and exercises in class using China-focused social science literature as study material.
The aim of this course is to provide the students with the tools to write a literature review / state of the art on social science research topics with a China focus. At the end students are expected to be able to efficiently search, select, and critically relate to academic literature and have a basic knowledge on how to devise an own literature review.The course will:
- Introduce the function of the literature review in the academic research process;
- train students to critically analyse and group academic literature;
- introduce the functions of the core literature search engines available;
- provide basic literature search skills like using and combining keywords;
- introduce the main types of academic literature (articles, book chapters, monographs)
- outline the basic structure of academic texts for a quick and efficient scientific readingEach of these sub-topics will be developed through lectures, discussions and exercises in class using China-focused social science literature as study material.
Assessment and permitted materials
The course will assess the basic skills needed to engage with scholarly literature and carry out an original literature review/state of the art. These include:
- Searching and selecting scientific literature;
- Quickly and efficiently analysing an academic publication;
- Map academic debates and critically group, compare and contrast the arguments of academic publications in a literature review;
Materials used will be mainly textbooks excerpts and multimedia sources on social science research, and academic literature dealing with Chinese politics, economy and society (with a prevalence of politics).
- Searching and selecting scientific literature;
- Quickly and efficiently analysing an academic publication;
- Map academic debates and critically group, compare and contrast the arguments of academic publications in a literature review;
Materials used will be mainly textbooks excerpts and multimedia sources on social science research, and academic literature dealing with Chinese politics, economy and society (with a prevalence of politics).
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
To pass the course one should prepare for each session by doing the assigned readings, actively participate in the discussions in class and successfully complete ALL the following three assignments:
- Assignment 1. Literature search report. Given a research topic, find relevant literature using the available search engines. Mention the search engines used, the keywords adopted and the relevant titles found). Results will be discussed in class.
- Assignment 2. Find a paper having an exemplary literature review and present it in class. Explain the reasons of the choice by relating to the paper’s research question. Students can also choose to compare two papers dealing with the same research question or academic debate.
- Assignment 3. Outline a literature review (5-7 pages) on an own research topic.
Each of these parts weights as follows:
Active participation in class —> 10%
Assignment 1 —> 25%
Assignment 2 —> 25%
Assignment 3 —> 40%Evaluation Grid:
91 - 100 : 1
80 - 90 : 2
70 - 79 : 3
60 - 69 : 4
0 - 59 : 5The maximum tolerated absence is for 3 sessions. Exceptions have to be arranged with the lecturer.
- Assignment 1. Literature search report. Given a research topic, find relevant literature using the available search engines. Mention the search engines used, the keywords adopted and the relevant titles found). Results will be discussed in class.
- Assignment 2. Find a paper having an exemplary literature review and present it in class. Explain the reasons of the choice by relating to the paper’s research question. Students can also choose to compare two papers dealing with the same research question or academic debate.
- Assignment 3. Outline a literature review (5-7 pages) on an own research topic.
Each of these parts weights as follows:
Active participation in class —> 10%
Assignment 1 —> 25%
Assignment 2 —> 25%
Assignment 3 —> 40%Evaluation Grid:
91 - 100 : 1
80 - 90 : 2
70 - 79 : 3
60 - 69 : 4
0 - 59 : 5The maximum tolerated absence is for 3 sessions. Exceptions have to be arranged with the lecturer.
Examination topics
The preparation for each session will normally involve the reading of textbook material and 1 - 2 articles which will be analysed during class.
The first assignment will evaluate the ability to carry out a literature search, that is to say selecting keywords, using and integrating different search tools and recognising different literature types (articles, book chapters, monographies).
The second assignment will assess the understanding of the role of the literature review in academic research.
The final assignment will be a hypothetical dissertation’s state of the art chapter (5-7 pages). The assessment will take into account the capability to find the core literature regarding a certain topic, extrapolate their core message, and group, compare and contrast them. The text should comply to academic standards (referencing, bibliography).
The first assignment will evaluate the ability to carry out a literature search, that is to say selecting keywords, using and integrating different search tools and recognising different literature types (articles, book chapters, monographies).
The second assignment will assess the understanding of the role of the literature review in academic research.
The final assignment will be a hypothetical dissertation’s state of the art chapter (5-7 pages). The assessment will take into account the capability to find the core literature regarding a certain topic, extrapolate their core message, and group, compare and contrast them. The text should comply to academic standards (referencing, bibliography).
Reading list
Textbooks:
- Bryman, Alan, Social Research Methods, (New York, 2016)
- Babbie, Earl, The Practice of Social Research (Wadsworth, 2013)
- Booth Wayne C., Colomb Gregory G., Williams Joseph M. - The Craft of Research (London, 2008)Book excerpts, articles and multimedia sources will be uploaded on Moodle.
- Bryman, Alan, Social Research Methods, (New York, 2016)
- Babbie, Earl, The Practice of Social Research (Wadsworth, 2013)
- Booth Wayne C., Colomb Gregory G., Williams Joseph M. - The Craft of Research (London, 2008)Book excerpts, articles and multimedia sources will be uploaded on Moodle.
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