Universität Wien
Course Exam

233032 VO Techno-Science and Society: Communicating and Interacting (2020S)

Central Issues, Questions and Concepts

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 23 - Soziologie

Wednesday 30.09.2020 10:00 - 12:00 Digital
10-12:00, open book examination:
The exam will consist of four long questions that you are expected to answer with empirical examples and information from the lectures. The questions will be uploaded on Moodle at 10:00 and you are expected to upload your answers on Moodle at 12:05 latest. Please use Word or Open Office to write your answers in the official exam sheets, and convert them to pdf when you hand in your answers on Moodle.
'Turnitin' will be used to check the exam answers for plagiarism.

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).

Examiners

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Examination topics

Learning materials for the exam are the oral lectures given and the pdfs of the slides available on the e-learning platform. The exam will consist of four questions, of which three are to be answered in a longer paragraph (200 words) and one in the form of a short essay (800-1000 words). The questions for the written exam will be based on what we have discussed in class.
No list of potential questions will be available.

Assessment and permitted materials

The grade will be based on the student’s performance at the written exam at the end of the term. Registration for the exam via u:space is obligatory. Questions will be based on the lecture and slides. Students are expected to develop a thorough understanding of the concepts introduced, and a qualified overview of the fields of research surveyed in the lecture. To perform well in the exam, students are advised to also consult the key literature for each unit (clearly identified on the slides). In this, it is not necessary to read every book and paper. Rather, students should selectively use the literature to deepen their understanding of key concepts introduced in the lecture. Further exam dates will be offered in the middle of the winter term, and the end of the winter term. These dates will be announced in September.
The exam will consist of answering 3 questions in a short way (approx. 200-300 words) and one question in form of a longer essay (approx. 900-1000 words). You will not be allowed to use the material from the classes (slides), but you can bring a paper dictionary. No list of potential questions will be available.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The examination for the lecture will be graded on a basis of 100 points in total.

100-87 points Excellent (1)
86-75 points Good (2)
74-63 points Satisfactory (3)
62-50 points Sufficient (4)
49-0 points Unsatisfactory (5) (fail)

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