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| Semester | fall semester 2021 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Veit Arlt (veit.arlt@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This course introduces students hands-on in a key activity of the academic trade, i.e. organizing a conference. Students participating in this course will develop, plan and ultimately run the 2nd European Conference on African Stuides scheduled for 23-25 June 2022. In the framework of this course they will receive an introduction on how a conference functions and the essentials of conference planning but will then work on their own with coaching from members of faculty in African Studies. At the core of this conference project is a deep and intense learning experience based on total immersion in a challenging enterprise – the conceptualization and planning of an academic conference including all elements and aspects of such an endeavor from A to Z: • Building a team with different bodies (organizing committee, program committee, support staff) assisted by an advisory board • Identifying a theme and/or core issues to be discussed • Phrasing a call document • Assembling the program committee and defining selection criteria • Raising funds • Communication, advertising and media relations • Organizing the program, venue and side-activities • Serving as host, panel chair, discussant, moderator, facilitator • Reporting and evaluating |
| Learning objectives | Learning how to organise an academic event. |
| Admission requirements | Advanced Master students |
| Course application | In addition to booking the course please register by email to veit.arlt@unibas.ch. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Friday | 14.15-16.00 | Rheinsprung 21, Seminarraum 00.002 |
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 01.10.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Rheinsprung 21, Seminarraum 00.002 |
| Friday 08.10.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Rheinsprung 21, Seminarraum 00.002 |
| Friday 15.10.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Rheinsprung 21, Seminarraum 00.002 |
| Friday 22.10.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Rheinsprung 21, Seminarraum 00.002 |
| Friday 29.10.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Rheinsprung 21, Seminarraum 00.002 |
| Friday 05.11.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Rheinsprung 21, Seminarraum 00.002 |
| Friday 12.11.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Rheinsprung 21, Seminarraum 00.002 |
| Friday 19.11.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Rheinsprung 21, Seminarraum 00.002 |
| Friday 26.11.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Dies Academicus |
| Friday 03.12.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Rheinsprung 21, Seminarraum 00.002 |
| Friday 10.12.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Rheinsprung 21, Seminarraum 00.002 |
| Friday 17.12.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Rheinsprung 21, Seminarraum 00.002 |
| Modules |
Modul: Interdisciplinary and Applied African Studies (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Reflexion, Methodik, Praxis (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Wahlbereich Master Geschichte: Empfehlungen (Master's degree subject: History) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Active participation |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Zentrum für Afrikastudien |