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50267-01 - Seminar: Current Topics in Social Science Based on Sustainability Research (3 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2021 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Annika Sohre (annika.sohre@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Sustainability research in the social sciences is a rapidly developing field that covers a broad range of debates within and across various disciplines and problem areas. This poses a huge challenge to keep track of “what is going on?”, to filter interesting topics and cope with the complexity of different contributions. Furthermore, there is a growing demand for social scientists to improve science communication, that is, condensing scientific results to comprehensible information, e.g. in the state-of-the-art section of a master thesis. In a lab setting, the students will systematically identify and engage with a current topic of social science-based sustainability research based on the method of systematic literature reviews. The students: - search and select current topics, and they further elaborate these topics in literature reviews; - discuss empirical, theoretical, methodological and practical issues concerning current topics; - present and discuss the developed topics orally and in written form. |
| Learning objectives | By the end of the semester the participants will have acquired competencies and skills necessary to disclose current topics of social science based sustainability research. Specifically, they will know how to set up systematic search strategies to find and delimitate relevant and current topics; how to elaborate the state of discussion in a given field; and how to specify knowledge gaps. Furthermore, they will learn how to summarize debates about current sustainability issues. |
| Bibliography | Tba during the seminar. |
| Comments | Please note entry requirements and mandatory course application procedure (additional to registration on MOnA). MSD 2017 For students with focus area in social sciences (MSD 2017) the seminar is mandatory for the published module. Transfer of credit points to the FASR module (learning agreement) is only possible for those, who have chosen the focus area in natural sciences or in economics. This seminar is offered by MSD. Dr. A. Sohre is post doc staff member of the Sustainability Research Group, Dep. of Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. |
| Admission requirements | Special course application required for ALL (for details see 'course application' or 'Anmeldung'). Limited number of participants (20); students of the MSD and IJDSD have priority. If you study something different you must do a master's degree within the 'Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences'/Department of Social Sciences and may attend the seminar in case of vacancies. MSD 2017 Students who have chosen the focus area in natural sciences or in economics must have completed the 'Complementary Knowledge in Social Sciences' module (at least 8 CP). |
| Course application | Mandatory application for ALL: Link for application open from 18.01.21/noon - 07.02.21/midnight: https://adam.unibas.ch/goto_adam_fold_744950.html (Login on top row right hand side of ADAM website. The link is open as soon as the application form is online). In case of vacancies the mandatory online application link remains open until the end of the second week of teaching. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Tuesday | 10.15-11.45 | - Online Präsenz - |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
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| Tuesday 02.03.2021 | 10.15-11.45 | --, -- |
| Tuesday 09.03.2021 | 10.15-11.45 | --, -- |
| Tuesday 16.03.2021 | 10.15-11.45 | --, -- |
| Tuesday 23.03.2021 | 10.15-11.45 | --, -- |
| Tuesday 30.03.2021 | 10.15-11.45 | --, -- |
| Tuesday 06.04.2021 | 10.15-11.45 | --, -- |
| Tuesday 13.04.2021 | 10.15-11.45 | --, -- |
| Tuesday 20.04.2021 | 10.15-11.45 | --, -- |
| Tuesday 27.04.2021 | 10.15-11.45 | --, -- |
| Tuesday 04.05.2021 | 10.15-11.45 | --, -- |
| Tuesday 11.05.2021 | 10.15-11.45 | --, -- |
| Tuesday 18.05.2021 | 10.15-11.45 | --, -- |
| Tuesday 25.05.2021 | 10.15-11.45 | --, -- |
| Tuesday 01.06.2021 | 10.15-11.45 | --, -- |
| Modules |
Module: Preparation Master's Thesis in Social Sciences (Master's Studies: Sustainable Development) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Regular attendance, required readings, oral presentation, essay. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,1 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | University of Basel |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Nachhaltigkeitsforschung |