Universität Wien

240505 SE Participant observation: Arenas of my fieldwork (P1) (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. 40 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Friday 30.10. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum A, NIG 4. Stock
Monday 25.01. 09:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum A, NIG 4. Stock
Tuesday 26.01. 09:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
Thursday 28.01. 09:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum A, NIG 4. Stock
Friday 29.01. 09:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum A, NIG 4. Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Host-researcher-relations in fieldwork relations 'at home' and 'abroad': coping with crises, managing achievements, providing for reciprocity, revising the course, ensuring quality control

Assessment and permitted materials

Output assessment:
According to quality of three shares per participant

Minimum requirement for positive grading, including absence rules):
* Existing commitment for a specified MA project that is based on fieldwork
* In-class presence during all seminar sessions (1 absence possible if pre-announced with a good reason)
* Interactive English language skills
* Sufficient acquaintance with assigned literature as communicated during initial meeting, by reading it afterwards

Share of partial contributions toward overall grading):
Written seminar paper (30 %)
Verbal presentation with PPP or handout 40 %
Participation in other presentations’ discussion: 30%

Supportive tools in partial contributions:
*Academic references to published literature

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Absorbing some of the more recent advances in fieldwork-related debates in the field by assessing relevant publications against participants’ field experiences

Examination topics

1)Presentation of assigned literature during initial session; formation of seminar sub groups according to chapter(s) of assigned literature;
2) Discussion of assigned literature in subgroups after initial reading
3) presentation of assigned literature through presenters’ field experience in plenary meetings & discussion

Reading list

A hand-out with assigned literature will be disseminated and presented at the initial meeting

Association in the course directory

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