Universität Wien

430010 SE Seminar for Doctoral Candidates (2022S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 43 - Doktoratsstudium Philosophie
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. 25 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes

The digital meetings in the doctoral seminar will take place on a weekly basis on Mondays, 6:00 - 7.30 pm. First digital Meeting: Monday, March 7, 6:00pm till 7.30 pm.Ph.D students of philosophy are welcome, regardless of whether they are part of the VDP.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The focus of the seminar lies on the presentation of parts of your Ph.D. thesis. If you are writing a Ph.D. scholarship proposal, a FÖP exposé or an article for a presentation at a conference, you are also free to present such texts for a group discussion. The oral presentation should be considered as a chance to train and exercise both your rhetorical as well as your argumentative skills.
In addition to your own texts you can add a text of your choice to the reading list (max. 25 pages), which the participants of this doctoral seminar have to read before your oral presentations of your thesis in the doctoral seminar.
The course in general will be in English, but the oral presentations can also be presented in German, if you write your thesis in German.

Assessment and permitted materials

Participation: Regular attendance at the doctoral seminar and active engagement in the online discussions (max. 2 missed unites per semester).
One oral presentation of your work (or presentation of a text, relevant for your thesis) during the semester in an online meeting.
Submission of a written text, either of your oral presentation (15 pages) or you sent me a chapter of your doctoral thesis.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The overall score contains the following achievements:
1) Participation: active engagement in the online discussions (max. 2 missed unites per semester are excused): 35 % (max. 35 points)
2) One oral presentation of your work (or presentation of a text, relevant for your thesis) during the semester in an online meeting: 35 % (max. 35 points)
3) Submission of a written text, either of your oral presentation (15 pages) or a chapter of your doctoral thesis: 30 % (max. 30 points)
In case you can arguably not attend the seminar (up to 2 times / semester) you are asked to inform Arno Böhler per email at the earliest.
Grades: 0-50 points = insufficient. 51-63 points = sufficient. 64-76 points = satisfactory. 77-89 points = good. 80-100 points = very good.
One needs to achieve > 50% of the points to pass the doctoral seminar.

Examination topics

Interpretation and discussion of your Ph.D. thesis and those texts suggested from the participants of this doctoral seminar to read in addition to their oral presentations. A written handout (about 2 pages) is obligatory for all oral presentations. Please send your written handouts via email at least 3 days prior to your oral presentations in the digital meetings to Arno Böhler: arno.boehler@univie.ac.at. He will upload them on Moodle for all participants.

Reading list

Your own texts and/or the texts you recommend the group to read in addition for your own text (maximum of 25 pages for each presenter). Please prepare these texts for our first meeting on March 8, 6:30-8:00

Association in the course directory

43.01

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