Universität Wien

240503 SE Methods Seminar Philippines (2015W)

Continuous assessment of course work

Participation at first session is obligatory!

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. 20 participants
Language: German, English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

DI 13.10.2015 16.45-18.15 Ort: Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock;
DI 27.10.2015 15.00-18.15 Ort: Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
DI 10.11.2015 15.00-18.15 Ort: Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
DI 01.12.2015 15.00-18.15 Ort: Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
DI 15.12.2015 15.00-18.15 Ort: Sitzungszimmer (C424) NIG 4. Stock

ACHTUNG: Geänderte Termine!

Tuesday 13.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
Tuesday 27.10. 15:00 - 18:15 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Tuesday 10.11. 15:00 - 18:15 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
Tuesday 01.12. 15:00 - 18:15 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

People's socialities and subjectivities around the world have been formed and shaped through and as social relationships that transgress national borders since countries and states exist. Yet, with increased globalisation and its specific technologies of mobility and communication such social processes have taken on novel currents and new meanings.

Starting from this state of affairs this course looks at socialities and subjectivities as they are shaped by connections between the Philippines and Austria. Within a general thematic frame connecting people across borders students will develop and carry out their own project, either as single researcher or in small research teams. Exemplary thematic fields may include, but are not restricted to, migrant health and care workers, disaster relief, interethnic marriage, medical tourism, or tourism in general. Preference will be given to topics related to the fields of medial anthropology, the anthropology of technology and the anthropology of the body.

Ethnographic fieldwork is to be carried out either in both Austria and the Philippines or solely in the Philippines during January 2016.

Assessment and permitted materials

A maximum of 100 points is possible:

- mandatory class attendance: Do not miss more than 2 units á (roughly) 1,5 hours

- research concept (15 points)

- presentation literature review (15 points)

- 2 discussion papers (2x 5 points)

- report “exercise on participant observation” (10 points)

- final research proposal (50 points)

Grading scale:

91 - 100 points = 1 (sehr gut)

81 - 90 points = 2 (gut)

71 - 80 points = 3 (befriedigend)

61 - 70 points = 4 (genügend)

0 - 60 points = 5 (nicht genügend)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

In the course of a research project on a given theme and region, students will acquire practical skills in doing empirical anthropological research, in particular the development and implementation of ethnographic fieldwork. Particular emphasis is given to the analysis of ethnographic data. Students may further pursue the topic selected for their research project in their master thesis.

Examination topics

As individual researchers or in small teams students will actively engage in all activities related to anthropological research including doing a literature review, developing a research concept, conducting ethnographic fieldwork, as well as organising and analysing the collected data and writing research reports.

Reading list

To be announced in the course.

Association in the course directory

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