150142 VU Working with North Korea (2022S)
Practical Experiences
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 Tu 01.02.2022 10:00 to Fr 25.02.2022 10:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 25.03.2022 10:00
Details
max. 100 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
First class on March 1. Please make sure to attend.
- Tuesday 01.03. 13:00 - 14:30 Digital
- Tuesday 08.03. 13:00 - 14:30 Digital
- Tuesday 15.03. 13:00 - 14:30 Digital
- Tuesday 22.03. 13:00 - 14:30 Digital
- Tuesday 29.03. 13:00 - 14:30 Digital
- Tuesday 05.04. 13:00 - 14:30 Digital
- Tuesday 26.04. 13:00 - 14:30 Digital
- Tuesday 03.05. 13:00 - 14:30 Digital
- Tuesday 10.05. 13:00 - 14:30 Digital
- Tuesday 17.05. 13:00 - 14:30 Digital
- Tuesday 24.05. 13:00 - 14:30 Digital
- Tuesday 31.05. 13:00 - 14:30 Digital
- Tuesday 14.06. 13:00 - 14:30 Digital
- Tuesday 21.06. 13:00 - 14:30 Digital
- Tuesday 28.06. 13:00 - 14:30 Digital
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Students will be asked to watch a number of recorded interviews (details on Moodle). They will need to supplement these with their own research to fully grasp the work and background of the interviewees. Each student will have to take part in three multiple-choice tests.
This course includes several real time discussion sessions for Q&A (details on Moodle).
This course includes several real time discussion sessions for Q&A (details on Moodle).
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Assessment
Grading for this course will be based on three multiple choice tests on the contents of the interviews.
Please note: This is not a lecture course (“Vorlesung”). Tests will thus not be repeated. They will also not be substituted by other contributions. Please make sure that you can participate. If you already know that this will not be possible, you should not register for this course. If you miss the test, for whatever reason, you will be graded “5” for that test. Please consider this when enrolling for this course.
The final grade for the course will be calculated as follows:
3 M/C tests: 33.33% each
Grading for this course will be based on three multiple choice tests on the contents of the interviews.
Please note: This is not a lecture course (“Vorlesung”). Tests will thus not be repeated. They will also not be substituted by other contributions. Please make sure that you can participate. If you already know that this will not be possible, you should not register for this course. If you miss the test, for whatever reason, you will be graded “5” for that test. Please consider this when enrolling for this course.
The final grade for the course will be calculated as follows:
3 M/C tests: 33.33% each
Examination topics
The recorded interviews as posted on Moodle.
Reading list
Posted on Moodle. Supplementary materials as found online and in our library.
Association in the course directory
WM4
Last modified: Th 11.05.2023 11:27
You must, however, ensure that you have the necessary hardware, software, and internet access to be able to participate. If, for whatever reason, you are not sure whether you can guarantee this, then you should not register for this course.Contents
This course provides insights into practical aspects of working in or with North Korea. To make the best out of this course, it is strongly recommended that you have already attended the course on “Politics, Economy and Society of North Korea” or otherwise acquired basic knowledge.
The course consists of interviews with individuals who have been working with North Korea in various capacities. These include a former student at Kim Il Sung University who was arrested and expelled, the representative of a German foundation supporting reforestation, a former CIA officer and State Department official, a former World Bank employee, the founder of a News Network, the founder of an NGO for capacity building, a former member of the European Parliament, members of NGOs providing food assistance, a medical doctor supporting the health system, the head of a travel agency, a filmmaker, an advisor to the South Korean president, and a lecturer at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology.
After having attended the course, students understand the practical challenges and opportunities of working in and with North Korea in various fields. They have learned about possible fields of engagement and are able to put these cases into a larger politico-economic context.