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| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2016 |
| Angebotsmuster | unregelmässig |
| Dozierende | Elisio Macamo (elisio.macamo@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | The Research Lab is an interdisciplinary course that aims at bringing participants from different disciplines together to discuss the challenge of researching the real world. It discusses the differences between basic and applied research by introducing participants to the different nature of questions and design that each type of research entails. The Research Lab draws mainly from the work of the participants themselves (MA and PhD theses) to explore the challenges of knowledge production in Africa, particularly against the background of development policy. |
| Lernziele | Participants will be acquainted with the different nature of basic and applied research; Participants will learn how to distinguish applied and basic research through the nature of research questions and research design; Participants will acquire skills in designing research projects to suit basic or applied needs. |
| Literatur | Booth, W. C. et al 2008: The Craft of Research. Chicago University Press. Chicago. L'Abate, L. 2012. Paradigms in theory construction. Springer. |
| Teilnahmebedingungen | This is an advanced seminar open to MA and PhD students. |
| Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung | Registration on MonA |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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Keine Einzeltermine verfügbar, bitte informieren Sie sich direkt bei den Dozierenden.
| Module |
Modul Applied African Studies (Master Studiengang: African Studies (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2013)) Modul Culture and Society (Master Studiengang: African Studies (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2013)) Modul Fields: Knowledge Production and Transfer (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul Interdisciplinary and Applied African Studies (Master Studiengang: African Studies) |
| Leistungsüberprüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Participants are expected to read the recommended literature, present their work and engage in different exercises designed to give them skills in responding to different research objectives. |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Wiederholtes Belegen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Kompetenzzentrum Afrika |