290162 KO Migration Studies in a digital age (2018W)
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 Th 06.09.2018 07:00 to Th 20.09.2018 07:00
- Registration is open from Fr 21.09.2018 08:00 to Tu 25.09.2018 20:00
- Deregistration possible until Su 14.10.2018 23:59
Details
max. 20 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Wednesday
10.10.
10:15 - 11:45
Hörsaal 4C Geographie NIG 4.OG C0409
Wednesday
17.10.
10:15 - 11:45
Hörsaal 4C Geographie NIG 4.OG C0409
Wednesday
24.10.
10:15 - 11:45
Hörsaal 4C Geographie NIG 4.OG C0409
Wednesday
07.11.
10:15 - 11:45
Hörsaal 4C Geographie NIG 4.OG C0409
Wednesday
14.11.
10:15 - 11:45
Hörsaal 4C Geographie NIG 4.OG C0409
Wednesday
21.11.
10:15 - 11:45
Hörsaal 4C Geographie NIG 4.OG C0409
Wednesday
28.11.
10:15 - 11:45
Hörsaal 4C Geographie NIG 4.OG C0409
Wednesday
05.12.
10:15 - 11:45
Hörsaal 4C Geographie NIG 4.OG C0409
Wednesday
12.12.
10:15 - 11:45
Hörsaal 4C Geographie NIG 4.OG C0409
Wednesday
09.01.
10:15 - 11:45
Hörsaal 4C Geographie NIG 4.OG C0409
Wednesday
16.01.
10:15 - 11:45
Hörsaal 4C Geographie NIG 4.OG C0409
Wednesday
23.01.
10:15 - 11:45
Hörsaal 4C Geographie NIG 4.OG C0409
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
In 2015, images of Syrian refugees holding smartphones and capturing selfies upon reaching safe shores have become strong symbols of migration in the so called “European refugee crisis”, which took place in a fully digital age. Migrants’ journeys have become paradoxical trajectories, which are shaped top-down by digital infrastructures of movement and control (Latonero and Kift, 2018), and bottom-up through the migrants’ use of technology to manage rights, aspirations, connectivity and liminality (Leurs 2017). The smartphone has become a lifeline, through which all kinds of life baggage are contained and transported.This Konversatorium aims at jointly developing a theoretically grounded access to the emerging field of “digital migration studies” based on a general introduction into migration studies in a digital age and its embeddedness in trans and interdisciplinary migration research.The working methods utilized in the seminar will include joint analyses and discussions of relevant texts and documents, own research of sources and materials, in class presentation of research results, and the writing of a term paper.
Assessment and permitted materials
The following requirements must be fulfilled to pass the course:• regular attendance and active participation (presence in at least 75% of the sessions
• writing of a study portfolio based on the compulsory readings (1 page/week, to be submitted on Moodle on the eve of each session)
• in class presentation/participation in a panel discussion with handout (to be submitted five days prior to the presentation)
• writing of a term paper
• writing of a study portfolio based on the compulsory readings (1 page/week, to be submitted on Moodle on the eve of each session)
• in class presentation/participation in a panel discussion with handout (to be submitted five days prior to the presentation)
• writing of a term paper
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Attendance in at least 75% of the session. Sick absence with a medical sickness certificate of more than 25% of the sessions can be compensated with additional assignments.• Panel discussion of literature (20%)
• In class presentation (40%)
• Term paper (40%)
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In class presentation and term paper will be marked individually, each representing 40% of the final mark. Both assignments have to be passed individually. An assignment is passed with a minimum grade of 4.For a successful completion of the course, all study portfolios have to be submitted latest on the eve before the final session.Grading scheme:100 – 86 % - grade 1
85 – 71 % - grade 2
70 – 56 % - grade 3
55 – 41 % - grade 4
40 – 0 % - grade 5An additional grading scheme for term papers can be downloaded in the Moodle course and will be explained in the first session.
• In class presentation (40%)
• Term paper (40%)
•
In class presentation and term paper will be marked individually, each representing 40% of the final mark. Both assignments have to be passed individually. An assignment is passed with a minimum grade of 4.For a successful completion of the course, all study portfolios have to be submitted latest on the eve before the final session.Grading scheme:100 – 86 % - grade 1
85 – 71 % - grade 2
70 – 56 % - grade 3
55 – 41 % - grade 4
40 – 0 % - grade 5An additional grading scheme for term papers can be downloaded in the Moodle course and will be explained in the first session.
Examination topics
Reading list
All texts for compulsory readings can be downloaded in the Moodle course or copied from the seminar’s reference shelf in the institute’s library.
Association in the course directory
(MG-S4-PI.f) (MG-S6-PI.f) (MG-W5-PI) (L2-b-zLV) (MA UF GW 02)
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