Universität Wien

290009 PS Course in Didactics of "Geography and Economics": Applied Didactics of Economics (2018W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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. 30 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

In der ersten Einheit besteht Anwesenheitspflicht (bei Abwesenheit: Abmeldung von der Lehrveranstaltung).
Pflichttermin: Dienstag, der 30.Oktober 8:30-11:30 im Wirtschaftsmuseum

Tuesday 02.10. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
Tuesday 09.10. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
Tuesday 16.10. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
Tuesday 23.10. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
Tuesday 30.10. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
Tuesday 06.11. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
Tuesday 13.11. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
Tuesday 20.11. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
Tuesday 27.11. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
Tuesday 04.12. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
Tuesday 11.12. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
Tuesday 08.01. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
Tuesday 15.01. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
Tuesday 22.01. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
Tuesday 29.01. 08:30 - 10:00 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course aims to foster a debate on economic goals and topics within GW-classes (secondary level I and II) reflected upon from a didactic perspective.

Further goals are:
- Working out and repeating theoretical approaches on the basis of literature
- Analysing the prerequisites of the curriculum (including the basic concepts for secondary level II) for a socio-economic GW-class
- Assessing the objectives of socio-economic education with particular regard to political education
- Analysing economic policies by taking into account important economic and sociological theories
- Working out adequate methods and materials for concrete socio-economic goals on secondary level I and II
Learned competences:
- Getting to know different ways to foster students‘ capability to analyse, decide, judge and act in an informed way in economically shaped situations in life
- Getting to know possible applications of socio-economic theories in GW-classes and their limitations
- Getting to know and examine adequate methods and materials for a politically informed socio-economic class using concrete examples (secondary level I and II)
- Using different forms of media to examine the didactical challenges in GW-classes
Methods:
- Reading and reflecting the compulsory literature
- Presentations by the lecturer
- Individual and group assignments (different formats)
- Discussions
- Expert interviews
- Developing and presenting a full (group-)assignment on a partial aspect of the class

Assessment and permitted materials

Course with continuous assessment of students' performance, which is based on active participation during lessons (reading of compulsory texts, assignments, discussion rounds, etc.) and the preparation of teaching units as a final thesis made in teamwork.
The proseminar is held as a course with continuous assessment of students' performance. If you do not take the course and do not deregister before the “Univis” deadline, you will get negative grading. In this case the whole course has to be
repeated. There’s compulsory attendance (missing 3 hours max.).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Written and oral demands to be met by the students:
• Active participation (discussions, individual, partner and group assignments, etc.): 40%,
• Reading of and reflecting on recommended texts (individual assignment): 20%,
• Preparing and presenting a full teaching unit (conceptual version) in teamwork and submitting a written version of it including feedback: 40%
Each point needs to be positive for an overall positive grade.

Examination topics

Reading the literature, case-based teamwork, discussion, conducting activity based tuition sequences, preparing course materials, participating in excursions.

Reading list

Reader zur Wirtschaftsdidaktik. Beiträge zur sozioökonomischen Bildung.
arbeitsweltundschule@akwien.at

Association in the course directory

(L2-e5) (BA UF GW 08)

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