| Learning objectives |
On completion of this course, the student should
have acquired: 1) basic knowledge about central questions and
arguments in classical social theory; 2) skills to identify the
historical, political, economical and social contexts that the
theories refer to, and the student should be able to:
- account for the main theoretical positions covered in the
curriculum
- identify essential similarities and differences between these
theoretical positions,
- place these theoretical positions and concepts in a historical
and societal context, and
- reflect about the relevance of these theoretical positions with
regard to analysing and understanding social
reality.
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| Course prerequisites |
| The courses BA-BSOCU1004U The Art and Practices
of Business Accounting, BA-BSOCU1005U Fundamentals of Social
Theory, BA-BSOCU1006U Introduction to Economic Sociology, and
BA-BSOCU1007U Managerial Economics I have one intergrated exam. You
can only participate in BA-BSOCU1005U Fundamentals of Social Theory
if you also register for the other courses: BA-BSOCU1004U The Art
and Practices of Business Accounting, BA-BSOCU1006U Introduction to
Economic Sociology, and BA-BSOCU1007U Managerial Economics
I. |
| Examination |
The exam in the subject consists of five parts:
| Interdisciplinary examination in social theory, economic
sociology, managerial economics and accounting: | | Sub exam weight | 60% | | 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 | | Grading consists of two components. One paper
from each of the four courses, each giving a weight of 10% in the
final grade (in total 40% of the final grade) and the oral exam
based on a written product weighing 60% of the final grade grade.
The course specific papers test the student's achievement of
the learning objectives (until the time in the course where the
papers are to be submitted). The oral exam based on a written
product tests 1) the achievement of the learning objectives of all
courses, as well as, 2) the student's ability to related the
content of the four different courses to each other, and 3) the
student's ability to reflect on his or her learning process
during participation in the various course activities | | Size of written product | Max. 5 pages | | Assignment type | Essay | | Duration | Written product to be submitted on specified date and
time.
20 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade,
and informing plus explaining the grade | | Preparation time | No preparation | | Grading scale | 7-step scale | | Examiner(s) | Internal examiner and second internal
examiner | | Exam period | December/January | | Make-up exam/re-exam | Same examination form as the ordinary exam Both make-up examination and
re-examination takes places according to the same regulations as
the regular examination. However, the following supplementary rules
apply: 1) The make-up examination for a student who has submitted
an exam paper but not participated in the oral examination – due to
illness – will be based on the exam paper already submitted. 2) A
student who fails the regular examination due to the quality of the
exam paper and the oral performance should submit a revised exam
paper. | Description of the exam
procedure
The primary purpose of the 1st semester exam, which is an oral
exam based on an exam paper, is to make the student adopt an
integrative approach to the four 1st semester courses, as opposed
to only perceiving the individual courses from their own
disciplinary point of view. Consequently, the main focus at the
oral exam is the integration of several academic disciplines and
sets of learning objectives.
The secondary purpose of the exam is to make the student reflect
about his/her own learning process, the result of the knowledge and
skills acquired from participating in class and working on
assignments throughout the 1st semester.
Prior to the oral exam the student mustsubmit an individual 5-page
interdisciplinary exam assignment based on one or more
questions formulated by the examiners. - The oral examination is based on the exam paper, which
must relate selected aspects of the four courses to each
other.
- The oral examination is an individual examination of 30
minutes, including the examiners’ discussion and awarding of the
grade. The grade awarded must reflect an overall assessment of
the papers in the exam portfolio and the performance at the oral
examination.
- The examination is internal, and assessment is carried out by
two internal examiners: teachers from two of the four first
semester courses.
Learning objectives for the exam
At the oral examination, the student should, on the basis of the
exam paper, demonstrate ability to relate to each other the
four courses in the first semester and their learning objectives.
Specifically, the student should demonstrate that (s)he: |
| Individual
paper in Fundamentals of Social Theory: | | Sub exam weight | 10% | | Examination form | Home assignment - written product | | Individual or group exam | Individual | | Size of written product | Max. 5 pages | | Assignment type | Written assignment | | Duration | 48 hours to prepare | | Grading scale | 7-step scale | | Examiner(s) | One internal examiner | | Exam period | Autumn Term | | Make-up exam/re-exam | Same examination form as the ordinary exam | Description of the exam
procedure
The exam is a take-home exam based on a question posed by the
course instructor. |
| Individual
paper in Introduction to Economic Sociology: | | Sub exam weight | 10% | | Examination form | Home assignment - written product | | Individual or group exam | Individual | | Size of written product | Max. 5 pages | | Assignment type | Written assignment | | Duration | 48 hours to prepare | | Grading scale | 7-step scale | | Examiner(s) | One internal examiner | | Exam period | February | | Make-up exam/re-exam | Same examination form as the ordinary exam | Description of the exam
procedure
The exam is a take-home exam based on a question posed by the
course instructor. |
| Individual
paper in The Art and Practices of Business
Accounting: | | Sub exam weight | 10% | | Examination form | Home assignment - written product | | Individual or group exam | Individual | | Size of written product | Max. 5 pages | | Assignment type | Written assignment | | Duration | 48 hours to prepare | | Grading scale | 7-step scale | | Examiner(s) | One internal examiner | | Exam period | Autumn Term | | Make-up exam/re-exam | Same examination form as the ordinary exam | Description of the exam
procedure
The exam is a take-home exam based on a question posed by the
course instructor. |
| written sit-in
examination in Managerial Economics I: | | Sub exam weight | 10% | | Examination form | Written sit-in exam | | Individual or group exam | Individual | | Assignment type | Written assignment | | Duration | 4 hours | | Grading scale | 7-step scale | | Examiner(s) | One internal examiner | | Exam period | Autumn Term | | Aids allowed to bring
to the exam | Limited aids, see the list below and the exam
plan/guidelines for further information:
| | Make-up exam/re-exam | Another examination form The re exam is an individual oral
exam ( 20 minutes) with preparation ( 20 min
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| Course content and structure |
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Aim: To introduce the student to fundamental questions and key
concepts in social theory, from the classics onwards. There will be
two assignments during the semester: one written in groups of max.
10 pages (ungraded) for which feedback is offered, and one
individual paper of max. 5 pages, which is graded and will count
towards 10% of the final grade of the interdisciplinary
exam.
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| Teaching methods |
| Lectures, and group discussions. . |
| Further Information |
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Social Theory
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