230026 WS Diagnosis of Society: Sociology of youth - Transitions, policies and territories (2023W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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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).
- Registration is open from Fr 25.08.2023 10:00 to Tu 19.09.2023 10:00
- Registration is open from Fr 22.09.2023 10:00 to Tu 26.09.2023 10:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 20.10.2023 23:59
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max. 26 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Update 23.11.2023: the seminar unit planned for 24.01.2024 has been cancelled. Instead, the units scheduled for 13 December and 17 January will be extended.
- Wednesday 11.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Wednesday 18.10. 08:00 - 11:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Wednesday 25.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Wednesday 08.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Wednesday 15.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Wednesday 22.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Wednesday 29.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Wednesday 06.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Wednesday 13.12. 09:00 - 11:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Wednesday 10.01. 09:00 - 11:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Wednesday 17.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Wednesday 31.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Students will be evaluated as follows:
- Presentation of article/chapter for in-class discussion (30%)
- Final paper of approx. 2.500 words (50%)
- Mandatory attendance and in-class-participation (20%)Important Grading Information:
The provision of all partial tasks is a prerequisite for a positive assessment, if not explicitly noted otherwise. All students who received a place in the course are assessed if they have not deregistered from the course in due time or if they have not credibly shown an important reason for their failure to deregister after the cause for this reason does no longer applyStudents who credibly show an important reason (e.g. a longer illness) for the withdrawal from a course with continuous assessment are not assessed.Whether this exception applies is decided by the lecturer. The request for deregistration must be submitted immediately.If any requirement of the course has been fulfilled by fraudulent means, be it for example by cheating at an exam, plagiarizing parts of a written assignment or by faking signatures on an attendance sheet, the student's participation in the course will be discontinued, the entire course will be graded as "not assessed" and recorded accordingly.You can find these and other provisions in the study law: https://satzung.univie.ac.at/studienrecht/. In case you have received three negative assessments of a continuously assessed course and want to register for a fourth attempt, please make sure to contact the StudiesServiceUnit Sociology. (for more information see "third attempt for continuously assessed courses" https://soziologie.univie.ac.at/info/pruefungen/#c56313) The plagiarism-detection service (Turnitin in Moodle) can be used in course of the grading.
- Presentation of article/chapter for in-class discussion (30%)
- Final paper of approx. 2.500 words (50%)
- Mandatory attendance and in-class-participation (20%)Important Grading Information:
The provision of all partial tasks is a prerequisite for a positive assessment, if not explicitly noted otherwise. All students who received a place in the course are assessed if they have not deregistered from the course in due time or if they have not credibly shown an important reason for their failure to deregister after the cause for this reason does no longer applyStudents who credibly show an important reason (e.g. a longer illness) for the withdrawal from a course with continuous assessment are not assessed.Whether this exception applies is decided by the lecturer. The request for deregistration must be submitted immediately.If any requirement of the course has been fulfilled by fraudulent means, be it for example by cheating at an exam, plagiarizing parts of a written assignment or by faking signatures on an attendance sheet, the student's participation in the course will be discontinued, the entire course will be graded as "not assessed" and recorded accordingly.You can find these and other provisions in the study law: https://satzung.univie.ac.at/studienrecht/. In case you have received three negative assessments of a continuously assessed course and want to register for a fourth attempt, please make sure to contact the StudiesServiceUnit Sociology. (for more information see "third attempt for continuously assessed courses" https://soziologie.univie.ac.at/info/pruefungen/#c56313) The plagiarism-detection service (Turnitin in Moodle) can be used in course of the grading.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Attendance is compulsory (more than 80%); up to two absences without notice will be excused. Assessment criteria: Every performance component will receive a grade in points, summing up to a total grade.Grades
1. Excellent > 87
2. Very Good 76 - 87
3. Good 63 - 75
4. Sufficient 50 - 62
5. Not passed < 50
1. Excellent > 87
2. Very Good 76 - 87
3. Good 63 - 75
4. Sufficient 50 - 62
5. Not passed < 50
Examination topics
Sources for the written assignments and for the presentations will be predominantly (but not exclusively) published scientific literature, empirical data from the Eurostat online database, institutional data and policy documents from official sources.
Reading list
Bol T.,Van de Werfhorst H. (2013). The Measurement of Tracking, Vocational Orientation, and Standardization of Educational Systems: a Comparative Approach. AIAS, GINI Discussion Paper 81.
Bonoli, G. (2010). The political economy of active labor-market policy. Politics & Society, 38(4), 435-457.
Hadjivassiliou, K.; Tassinari, A.; Eichhorst, W.; Wozny, F. (2016) : Assessing the Performance of School-to-Work Transition Regimes in the EU, IZA Discussion Papers, No. 10301, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn.
Raffe, D. (2008). The concept of transition system. Journal of education and work, 21(4), 277-296.
Walther, A. (2017). Support across life course regimes. A comparative model of social work as construction of social problems, needs, and rights. Journal of Social Work, 17(3), 277-301.Further texts and literature will be provided during the course.
Bonoli, G. (2010). The political economy of active labor-market policy. Politics & Society, 38(4), 435-457.
Hadjivassiliou, K.; Tassinari, A.; Eichhorst, W.; Wozny, F. (2016) : Assessing the Performance of School-to-Work Transition Regimes in the EU, IZA Discussion Papers, No. 10301, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn.
Raffe, D. (2008). The concept of transition system. Journal of education and work, 21(4), 277-296.
Walther, A. (2017). Support across life course regimes. A comparative model of social work as construction of social problems, needs, and rights. Journal of Social Work, 17(3), 277-301.Further texts and literature will be provided during the course.
Association in the course directory
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Students will be introduced to major theoretical approaches, contemporary debates and empirical findings in the sociology of Youth, with a specific focus on the transition from school to work. The course will mostly adopt an institutional and policy perspective, looking at education systems, labour market regulations and policies, transitions systems or regimes. Secondary data from Eurostat online database will be used to compare outcomes and traits of different countries (no specific statistical competences are requested).
The course will adopt a student-centered approach with a strong competence orientation. This course will enable students to critically engage with specialistic literature on sociology of youth and transitions from school to work, evaluate its usefulness and use it to discuss social, economic, political, cultural issues related to youth.
Students will engage in active participation (in-class workshops, group work and discussions) as well as in-class presentations. They will also progressively build a case study research paper with in-class and out-class activities - including coming up with a suitable research question, performing a basic literature review, structuring the paper, performing several writing exercises, give and receive feedback along the way.