Moses - Globale Soziologie 1-10

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Module / Version:
#61463 / #1

Validity:
Seit SoSe 2021

Default display language:
English

Module title:
Globale Soziologie 1-10

Credits:
3

Responsible person:
Baur, Nina

Grading:
unbenotet

Type of exam:
Portfolioprüfung

Zugehörigkeit

Faculty:
Fakultät VI

Institute:
Institut für Soziologie (IfS)

Area of expertise:
36371600 FG Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung (Methods of Social Research)

Prüfungsausschuss:
Soziologie technikwissenschaftlicher Richtung

Kontakt

Office:
FH 9-1

Contact person:
Baur, Nina

E-mail address:
sekretariat@mes.tu-berlin.de

Website:
No information

Learning Outcomes

After completing this module, students will be able to systematically present selected problems of global sociology. They will be able to reflect challenges to society - such social inequality, economic issues or ecological sustainability - from the perspective of different cultures or world regions. The will be able to delink and decentre their thinking and analyse translocal and polycontextural phenomena on the basis of existing literature and to describe them with theoretical terms. They also have the ability to read texts critically and to classify arguments, to apply them systematically to empirical current issues and to present them in a way that is understandable to others. The module mainly teaches professional competence 30%, methodological competence 10%, System competence 30%, Social competence 30%

Content

In this module, other topics currently under discussion in the field of research are discussed. Current sociological research questions and an in-depth treatment of the classics are possible topics. The module can be taken up to 10 times. Examples for possible seminars: - Global Value Chains and Global Inequality - Global Inequality

Module Components

Auswahl aus Kursangebot:

Please choose courses with 3 credit(s) from the following courses.

Course Name	Type	Number	Cycle	Language	SWS	VZ
Global Sociology 1-10	SEM	3637 L 10992	WiSe/SoSe	English	2

Workload and Credit Points

Global Sociology 1-10 (SEM):

Workload description	Multiplier	Hours	Total
Attendance	15.0	2.0h	30.0h
Pre/post processing	15.0	4.0h	60.0h
			90.0h(~3 LP)

The Workload of the module sums up to 90.0 Hours. Therefore the module contains 3 Credits.

Description of Teaching and Learning Methods

The module is only offered, if teaching capacities are available. The course titles assigned to the module may vary and will be announced at the beginning of the semester. The seminar combines several teaching forms, dependent on topic. There might either be an input talk be the lecturer or a guest speaker, and/or the students have read a text in advance. The main part of the seminar consists of discussions between students amongst themselves and with the lecturer, with the emphasis on working with and on the seminar texts or the input lecture. The students will present results of their reflections in order to consolidate their ability to present and discuss as well as to deepen a sub-topic of the seminar.

Requirements for participation and examination

Desirable prerequisites for participation in the courses:

• Participation in first session of the course. • Registration for the courses of the module. • Knowledge of English language in order to read texts, understand lectures, participate in discussions and present results (B2 of oral and written language). The person responsible for the module checks the conditions of participation.

Mandatory requirements for the module test application:

This module has no requirements.

Module completion

Grading

ungraded

Type of exam

Portfolio examination

Type of portfolio examination

100 Punkte insgesamt

Language

English

Test elements

Name	Points	Categorie	Duration/Extent
Written element	40	written	e.g. comments on texts, lecture notes or writing up group work about 15 times 2 pages
Oral element	30	oral	e.g. active participation in teaching talks, discussions and presentations about 15 times 60 min
Practical element	30	practical	e.g. active participation in breakout sessions and team work about 15 times 60 min

Grading scale

At least 50 points in total needed to pass.

Test description (Module completion)

This module can be completed in one semester.

Duration of the Module

The following number of semesters is estimated for taking and completing the module:
1 Semester.

This module may be commenced in the following semesters:
Winter- und Sommersemester.

Maximum Number of Participants

The maximum capacity of students is 30.

Registration Procedures

Will be announced in the 1st session

Recommended literature
No recommended literature given

Assigned Degree Programs

This module is not used in any degree program.

Miscellaneous

No information

Globale Soziologie 1-10