Mi. 10-12 Uhr (Language English)
Online: Zoom-Veranstaltung
Beginn: 27.04.2022
Course Description
The first goal of this series of seminars is to introduce you to Science and Technology in China (Modern China and Traditional China) as well as an overview of China-EU relations.
The second goal of this series of seminars is to equip you with the skills required for university life: including but not limited to the skills of summarizing, paraphrasing, and citing; avoiding plagiarism; research skills on-line, in ‘real life’, and in the library; ascertaining the historical context of a text or discourse; critical analysis of a discourse; and so forth.
Course Schedule (not the final version)
1
Introduction Getting-to-Know-You
Course Orientation
2
Overview of China-EU relations | How to Summarize, Paraphrase, and Quote
3
Chinese Science and Technology policy under the system of the socialist planned economy (1949-1978) | Avoiding Plagiarism and other essentials of university life
4
Chinese Science and Technology policy under the system of reform and transition (1978-1992)
5
Chinese Science and Technology policy on the basis of socialist market economy system (since 1992)
6
The Development of Sino-EU Science and Technology Relationship | Historical Context
7
The problems of EU-China Science and Technology Relations | Critical Analysis
8-15
To be added and confirmed with TU berlin
Each student must choose a text (you will have the choice of book chapters, articles, speeches, and opinion pieces— the full list and texts are in the UV) which will be used as the source for a three-stage written work.
1. A summary of the text: length being 10% of the text, for instance, 2 pages if the written work is 20 pages.
2. A report on the historical context of the text: length being 7-8 pages.
3. A critical analysis of the text, length being 7-8 pages.
All papers are mandatory and these will constitute 90% of your final grade. The final 10% will be based on active participation in and attendance of the seminar. Complete attendance of all seminars merits an award of 1%.
