814.008 (18S) Research Seminar in Social Ecology

Sommersemester 2018

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First course session
14.03.2018 13:45 - 14:00 IFF Wien, SR 3b Off Campus
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Overview

Lecturer
Course title german Research Seminar in Social Ecology
Type Seminar (continuous assessment course )
Hours per Week 1.0
ECTS credits 2.0
Registrations 12 (25 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
Course begins on 14.03.2018
eLearning Go to Moodle course

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

Discussion of current ongoing or recently completed socio-ecological research. Students have the possibility to participate in discussions of socio-ecological research at the current research frontier and experience how social ecologists pursue their intellectual advancements.

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

Presentation of members of the Institute of Social Ecology and of guests. Usually there are 2-3 presentations by guests and several presentations by members of the Institute of Social Ecology, including presentations by advanced doctoral students.

Recent related papers by the presenters are uploaded to the moodle course, thereby facilitating students to familiarize with the work of the respective scholars.

Recent publications of the presenters are uploaded to moodle to facilitate familiarization of the students with their work.


Course content

The full breadth of Social Ecology is covered, including social metabolism, land use and colonization of ecosystems; socio-ecological and sustainability transformations; integrated socio-ecological modelling as well as long-term socio-ecological research and environmental history.

The respective focus of the seminar changes each semester, depending on current research foci in the team and on the visiting researchers interested to share their recent research results.

Prior knowledge expected

Knowledge of socio-ecological concepts and methods is useful to profit from the presentations and discussions. No formal admission criteria are enacted.

Literature

Haberl et al. (eds.), 2016. Social Ecology, Society-Nature Relations across Time and Space. Springer, Cham.

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Examination methodology

Active participation in the discussions; writing of a one-page reflection on the seminar

Examination topic(s)

Content of the presentations and discussions.

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

Participation in discussions

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Thematic Doctoral Programme Doctoral School Social Ecology (DSSE) (SKZ: ---, Version: 16W.1)
    • Subject: Doctoral School Social Ecology (DSSE) (Compulsory subject)
      • Doctoral School Social Ecology (DSSE) ( 0.0h XX / 0.0 ECTS)
        • 814.008 Research Seminar in Social Ecology (1.0h SE / 2.0 ECTS)
  • Master's degree programme Social and Human Ecology (SKZ: 919, Version: 14W.1)
    • Subject: PF4 Seminare zur Masterarbeit (Compulsory subject)
      • PF4.1 Forschungsbegleitende Seminare ( 0.0h SE / 8.0 ECTS)
        • 814.008 Research Seminar in Social Ecology (1.0h SE / 2.0 ECTS)

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

This course is not assigned to a sequence of equivalent courses