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230080 PR B11 Sociological Research Practice 1: Crisis and Security (2024W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Das Forschungspraktikum ist de facto eine zweisemestrige Lehrveranstaltung. Es ist vorgesehen, dass Studierende den ersten und zweiten Teil desselben Fopra besuchen. Teil 2 im S2025 baut auf den ersten Teil auf.
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 27.08.2024 00:01 to Tu 17.09.2024 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Tu 17.09.2024 23:59
Details
max. 20 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- N Tuesday 01.10. 13:15 - 15:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Tuesday 08.10. 13:15 - 15:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Tuesday 15.10. 13:15 - 15:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Tuesday 22.10. 13:15 - 15:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Tuesday 29.10. 13:15 - 15:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Tuesday 05.11. 13:15 - 15:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Tuesday 12.11. 13:15 - 15:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Tuesday 19.11. 13:15 - 15:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Tuesday 26.11. 13:15 - 15:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Tuesday 03.12. 13:15 - 15:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Tuesday 10.12. 13:15 - 15:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Tuesday 17.12. 13:15 - 15:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Tuesday 07.01. 13:15 - 15:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Tuesday 14.01. 13:15 - 15:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Tuesday 21.01. 13:15 - 15:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
- Tuesday 28.01. 13:15 - 15:45 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
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Aims, contents and method of the course
The aim of the seminar is to develop and practice research skills for designing and conducting independent research projects in social sciences. This seminar is focused on topics related to conflict, crisis, and security. The aim of this course is to help students develop their own critical analysis skills based on systematic work with relevant empirical data. The core of the first semester is work with secondary sources, i.e. with professional literature devoted to the given problems. In this semester, students will learn how to best obtain relevant information from existing research. In the second semester, students move on to the basics of their own research work. They train here in methods and techniques of empirical data collection and their analysis. They learn to design and implement a research procedure that will lead them to reliable and relevant knowledge and understanding of political processes, and with which they will be able to propose meaningful solutions to specific political problems.
Assessment and permitted materials
Small assignments (30%)
Throughout the course, students will be given several small assignments to practice the skills learned in the seminars. These assignments will be on Moodle.Methodological Reconstruction (30%)
Students will select two of the assigned research papers and reconstruct the design of the research. The methodological reconstruction should be approximately 1000-1500 words long and address the following aspects:
- What is the topic/contribution of the work.
- What is the research question?
- What is the theoretical framework of the work and what specific concepts does the author(s) use?
- What methods are used?
- What cases are used and how were they selected?
- What data are being used?Preparation and presentation of the research exposé (40%).
Toward the end of the semester, students will prepare a first draft of a research project they would like to work on. The research project will build on the theoretical and methodological approaches discussed in the seminar. The written project paper will be followed by a brief individual presentation of the research project in class. This topic will then be followed up in the summer semester.
Throughout the course, students will be given several small assignments to practice the skills learned in the seminars. These assignments will be on Moodle.Methodological Reconstruction (30%)
Students will select two of the assigned research papers and reconstruct the design of the research. The methodological reconstruction should be approximately 1000-1500 words long and address the following aspects:
- What is the topic/contribution of the work.
- What is the research question?
- What is the theoretical framework of the work and what specific concepts does the author(s) use?
- What methods are used?
- What cases are used and how were they selected?
- What data are being used?Preparation and presentation of the research exposé (40%).
Toward the end of the semester, students will prepare a first draft of a research project they would like to work on. The research project will build on the theoretical and methodological approaches discussed in the seminar. The written project paper will be followed by a brief individual presentation of the research project in class. This topic will then be followed up in the summer semester.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
- Submission of assignments on Moodle (30%)
- methodological reconstruction (30%)
- Development and presentation of a research plan (40%)
- Attendance (students are allowed two unexcused absences)1: 100-85 points
2: 70-84 points
3: 55-69 points
4: 40-54 points
- methodological reconstruction (30%)
- Development and presentation of a research plan (40%)
- Attendance (students are allowed two unexcused absences)1: 100-85 points
2: 70-84 points
3: 55-69 points
4: 40-54 points
Examination topics
required readings, class materials (presentations) + independent research on small assignments and the preparation of the project
Reading list
Aradau, Claudia, Jef Huysmans, Andrew Neal, et al. (eds.) (2014) Critical Security Methods: New frameworks for analysis. London and New York: Routledge.
Shepherd, Laura J. (ed.) (2013) Critical Approaches to Security. An Introduction to Theories and Methods. London and New York: Routledge.
Salter, Mark B. and Can E. Mutlu (eds.) (2013) Research Methods in Critical Security Studies: An Introduction. London and New York: Routledge
Shepherd, Laura J. (ed.) (2013) Critical Approaches to Security. An Introduction to Theories and Methods. London and New York: Routledge.
Salter, Mark B. and Can E. Mutlu (eds.) (2013) Research Methods in Critical Security Studies: An Introduction. London and New York: Routledge
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