230063 SE B9 Sociology of the future (2025S)
Sociological Theories: Consolidation (Seminar)
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 Sa 01.02.2025 00:01 to Su 23.02.2025 23:59
- Registration is open from We 26.02.2025 00:01 to Th 27.02.2025 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Sa 15.03.2025 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Wednesday 05.03. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum H10, Rathausstraße 19, Stiege 2, Hochparterre
- Wednesday 26.03. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum H10, Rathausstraße 19, Stiege 2, Hochparterre
- Wednesday 09.04. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum H10, Rathausstraße 19, Stiege 2, Hochparterre
- Wednesday 07.05. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum H10, Rathausstraße 19, Stiege 2, Hochparterre
- Wednesday 21.05. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum H10, Rathausstraße 19, Stiege 2, Hochparterre
- Wednesday 04.06. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum H10, Rathausstraße 19, Stiege 2, Hochparterre
- N Wednesday 18.06. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum H10, Rathausstraße 19, Stiege 2, Hochparterre
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Particularly in times of crisis, debates and prognoses regarding the shape and orientation of future societies gather momentum. In this seminar we will concerned with sociological conceptualisations of the future. We will undertake an historical contextualisation of sociologies of the future, analyse continuities and changes in the ways that human societies engage with the future and study different theoretical and methodological approaches across the discipline of sociology. These we will in turn apply to current issues, including but not limited to: ‘futurology’ and the marketisation of the future; trend research; climate crisis; technological change; the future of work; and utopia as a methodological approach in social research.
Assessment and permitted materials
1. Oral presentation in class (group work) - 20%
2. Critical reflection on seminar discussions - 30%
3. Oral exam at the end of the semester - 50%Important Grading Information:
The provision of all partial tasks is a prerequisite for a positive assessment, if not explicitly noted otherwise.The use of AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT) for the production of texts is only permitted if this is expressly requested by the lecturer (e.g. for individual work tasks).In order to ensure good scientific practice, the lecturer can provide for a "grading-related discussion" (plausibility check) of the written work submitted, which must be completed successfully.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 apply
Students 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.
2. Critical reflection on seminar discussions - 30%
3. Oral exam at the end of the semester - 50%Important Grading Information:
The provision of all partial tasks is a prerequisite for a positive assessment, if not explicitly noted otherwise.The use of AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT) for the production of texts is only permitted if this is expressly requested by the lecturer (e.g. for individual work tasks).In order to ensure good scientific practice, the lecturer can provide for a "grading-related discussion" (plausibility check) of the written work submitted, which must be completed successfully.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 apply
Students 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. To fulfil the requirements of this seminar, you will be expected to read the required reading for each seminar and actively participate; be prepared to actively engage in group discussions on the theories, concepts, themes and perspectives raised in the readings and to convey your interpretations and perspectives on the readings to the group in short presentations where required.Criteria for the evaluation of oral and written work:
1. Relevance of the chosen topic; clear communication; designation of own contribution.
2. Logical development and clear illustration of an argument and/or answer to a specific question.
3. Clear structure and appropriate presentation (introduction, main body and conclusion; clear structure, correct grammar and syntax).
4. Reference to academic literature covered in the seminar and correct citation style (Harvard or Chicago style); inclusion of bibliography.You must submit and pass all assignments to pass the course. A grade of at least a "4" is required to pass.
1. Relevance of the chosen topic; clear communication; designation of own contribution.
2. Logical development and clear illustration of an argument and/or answer to a specific question.
3. Clear structure and appropriate presentation (introduction, main body and conclusion; clear structure, correct grammar and syntax).
4. Reference to academic literature covered in the seminar and correct citation style (Harvard or Chicago style); inclusion of bibliography.You must submit and pass all assignments to pass the course. A grade of at least a "4" is required to pass.
Examination topics
Required readings for each seminar and further materials that will be made available on the Moodle learning platform.
Reading list
Indicative Reading (the final reading list will be made available at the beginning of the course):
Appadurai, A. (2013). The future as cultural fact: Essays on the global condi-tion. Rassegna Italiana di sociologia, 14(4), 649-650.
Beckert, J., & Suckert, L. (2021). The future as a social fact. The analysis of perceptions of the future in sociology. Poetics, 84, 101499.
Featherstone, M. (2017). Planet utopia : utopia, dystopia, and globalisation. Routledge.
Inayatullah, S. (2013). Futures studies: theories and methods. There’s a future: Visions for a better world, 30.
Levitas, R. (2013): Utopia as Method, London: Palgrave MacMillan.
Oomen, J., Hoffman, J., & Hajer, M. A. (2022). Techniques of futuring: On how imagined futures become socially performative. European Journal of Social Theory, 25(2), 252-270.
Paul, H. (Ed.). (2019). Critical Terms in Futures Studies. Springer Nature.
Urry, J. (2016): What is the Future? Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Appadurai, A. (2013). The future as cultural fact: Essays on the global condi-tion. Rassegna Italiana di sociologia, 14(4), 649-650.
Beckert, J., & Suckert, L. (2021). The future as a social fact. The analysis of perceptions of the future in sociology. Poetics, 84, 101499.
Featherstone, M. (2017). Planet utopia : utopia, dystopia, and globalisation. Routledge.
Inayatullah, S. (2013). Futures studies: theories and methods. There’s a future: Visions for a better world, 30.
Levitas, R. (2013): Utopia as Method, London: Palgrave MacMillan.
Oomen, J., Hoffman, J., & Hajer, M. A. (2022). Techniques of futuring: On how imagined futures become socially performative. European Journal of Social Theory, 25(2), 252-270.
Paul, H. (Ed.). (2019). Critical Terms in Futures Studies. Springer Nature.
Urry, J. (2016): What is the Future? Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Association in the course directory
Im auslaufenden Bachelorstudiengang Soziologie Äquivalent zu BA T2 SE Ausgewählte Paradigmen soziologischer Theorien.
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