2013/2014
BA-4AES Advanced Economic Sociology
| English Title |
| Advanced Economic
Sociology |
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| Language |
English |
| Exam ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Bachelor |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Course period |
Spring |
| Time Table |
Please see course schedule at e-Campus |
| Study board |
Study Board for BSc in Business Administration and
Sociology
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| Course
coordinator |
- Brooke Harrington - Department of Business and Politics
(DBP)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
- Economic and organizational sociology
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Last updated on
03-12-2013
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| Learning objectives |
On successful completion of the
course, the student should be able to:
- account for the particular insights offered by economic
sociology, both internally in firms and externally in relation to
social context
- identify prospects and challenges for private and public
organisations, and propose solutions informed by economic
sociology
- account for and analyze the consequences of different potential
organisational developments, both within organisations and in
relation to their surroundings
- apply the approaches of economic sociology to examine the
relations between organisations, sectors and
networks
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| Course prerequisites |
| The courses 4TCS Theories of
Contemporart Society and 4AES Advanced Economic Sociology have one
intergrated exam. The exam is 15 ECTS. You can only participate in
4AES Advanced Economic Sociology if you also register for the
course: 4TCS Theories of Contemporart Society. |
| Examination |
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Students
conference on economic sociology in the context of contemporary
society:
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| Examination form |
Oral exam based on written product
In order to participate in the oral exam, the written product
must be handed in before the oral exam; by the set deadline. The
grade is based on an overall assessment of the written product and
the individual oral performance. |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual |
| Size of written product |
Max. 1 page |
| Assignment type |
Written assignment |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date and
time.
30 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade,
and informing plus explaining the grade |
| Preparation time |
No preparation |
| Grading scale |
Pass / Fail |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and second internal
examiner |
| Exam period |
Summer Term |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
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Description of the exam
procedure
The student conference is based on the format of a scientific
conference and consists of three elements: 1) a written abstract,
2) an oral presentation, and 3) a discussion initiated by a fellow
student, in which the examiners also participate.
The examiners will prepare one or more topics to be analysed by
the students. Each student must submit an abstract at a fixed
deadline prior to the conference, prepare an oral presentation and
act as a discussant for a fellow student. The grading is based on a
total assessment of all three elements.
The students are required to be present during the whole session,
in which they give their presentation.
More detailed guidelines for the conference exam format will be
made available on e-campus when the courses commence.
Learning objectives for the exam:
During the 4th semester students conference, the student must
demonstrate that (s)he:
- has achieved the learning objectives for the two courses
‘Advanced Economic Sociology’ and ‘Theories of Contemporary Society
I’ (see under "Further Information"),
- is able to present a scholarly problem in a coherent fashion,
accessible to an audience of peers,
- can deliver an oral presentation on a scholarly topic, adjusted
to the allotted time frame, and
- can participate in a scholarly debate, providing qualified
feedback to the presentation of his/her
peers.
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| Course content and
structure |
| The objective of this course is to
provide the student with (1) knowledge about how the organising of
different activities in both the private and the public sector is
viewed and analysed from an economic sociology perspective, and (2)
skills to analyse the contextual factors that influence different
kinds of economic activities and rationalities, which result in
differences in the relations between social groups, companies and
political actors. |
| Teaching methods |
| Course materials include a balanced
mix of theory and case studies. Since the class takes a global
perspective on markets and money, the case studies span a wide
range of geographical and cultural conditions. Theoretically, the
class draws on a broad range of social sciences, and especially
sociology, economics and political science. The course readings
will expose students to a variety of research methods. This will
contribute to the larger aims of the BSc programme, by
familiarising students with the strengths and weakeness of various
disciplinary perspectives and analytical
strategies. |
Last updated on
03-12-2013
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