2018/2019
BA-BSOCO1832U Theories of Contemporary Society I
| English Title |
| Theories of Contemporary Society
I |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Bachelor |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Start time of the course |
Autumn |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Study board |
Study Board for BSc in Business Administration and
Sociology
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| Course
coordinator |
- Poul Fritz Kjær - Department of Management, Politics and
Philosophy (MPP)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
- Philosophy and ethics
- Sociology
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| Teaching
methods |
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Last updated on
29-06-2018
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| Learning objectives |
On successful completion of the course, the
student should be able to:
- account for the central assumptions and analyses in the texts
in the curriculum,
- identify and analyse similarities and differences between how
the theories covered in the curriculum conceptualise key features
of contemporary societies
- identify and discuss strengths and weaknesses in how the
approaches introduced in the curriculum facilitate analysis of the
interplay between societal conditions and economic activities in
contemporary societies, and
- apply the theoretical perspectives introduced in the course to
present and analyse concrete empirical phenomena in contemporary
societies.
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| Examination |
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Theories of
Contemporary Society I:
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| Exam
ECTS |
7,5 |
| Examination form |
Home assignment - written product |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual exam |
| Size of written product |
Max. 5 pages |
| Assignment type |
Essay |
| Duration |
72 hours to prepare |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and external examiner |
| Exam period |
Summer |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
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Description of the exam
procedure
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| Course content and structure |
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The course builds on Fundamentals of Social Theory and aims to
provide the student with knowledge about (1) how different types of
social relations are described and analysed within contemporary
social science, with a special emphasis on the analysis of social
differences in time and space, and (2) skills to identify and
assess the influence of the social context on corporate and
organisational activities, based on selected theoretical
positions.
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| Description of the teaching methods |
| The course comprises a mixture of lectures,
student discussions and student presentations |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
| The students will present in every second session
and receive feedback on their presentations. |
| Student workload |
| Lectures |
24 hours |
| Preparation |
182 hours |
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Last updated on
29-06-2018
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