Universität Wien

150126 VU Current Developments in Northeast Asia (2022W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 15 - Ostasienwissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
ON-SITE

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).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

First class on October 4. You must attend this class to maintain your registration.
This course will take place ON SITE AND IN PERSON. Depending on the Covid situation, we might at some point be forced to switch to remote teaching via Moodle and Zoom.

Tuesday 04.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
Tuesday 11.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
Tuesday 18.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
Tuesday 25.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
Tuesday 08.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
Tuesday 15.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
Tuesday 22.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
Tuesday 29.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
Tuesday 06.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
Tuesday 13.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
Tuesday 10.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
Tuesday 17.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
Tuesday 24.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
Tuesday 31.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Contents
Expertise needs two components: a solid theoretical and methodological foundation to provide structure and guidance for a rigorous analysis, and rich empirical and context knowledge including the ability to critically access the quality of sources and to filter an overwhelming amount of information.
This VU is focusing on the latter. We will regularly read the online editions of some major East Asian English language newspapers. Major events related to East Asia from the fields of the economy, politics and society will be identified and discussed in an explorative and comparative way. At the end of this course, students will have a better understanding of ongoing events in East Asia, of their background, and of the different perspectives taken in various countries of the region.

Assessment and permitted materials

Workload and Assessment
Knowledge of any East Asian language is not required, although you are more than welcome to apply it, for example by selecting a news source in an original language.
Weekly notes: Each student will be assigned one newspaper or other news source. In preparation of each unit, students will be asked to read related articles in the assigned news source and to prepare a short informal presentation of their contents, identifying at least two major themes and knowing some of their background. The written notes for each of the sessions must be posted on Moodle 24 hours before class.
Final report: At the end of the semester, each student will be asked to submit a report of 4,000 words summarizing the results of his/her media analysis during the semester. Details will be provided on Moodle.
Participation: Students’ participation in discussion is an integral part of this course. Regular participation is thus mandatory. The following rules apply: The grade for attendance is “1” in the case of up to three absences. If you are absent for up to 4 times, the grade will be “2”. If you are absent for up to 5 times, the grade will “3”, and so forth.
In-class activity: Your in-class activity will be noted. This concerns the presentation of the last week’s main events from your news source as well as your participation in the discussion of other presentations. Please be aware that you will typically not be explicitly asked to present. It is up to you to actively share your results and insights.
The following rules apply to late submission of all assignments: A delay in submission of up to 1 week will result in downgrading by one full grade. A delay in submission of up to 2 weeks will result in downgrading by two full grades, and so forth.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The final grade will be calculated as follows:
-- Attendance: 10%
-- Student’s in-class presentations (including timely submission of notes to Moodle): 40%
-- Final report: 50%
Please note: The final report counts as a minimal requirement (“Mindestanforderung”) and must thus be passed in order to pass the whole course.

Examination topics

see above

Reading list

see above

Association in the course directory

WM4

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