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150017 VU VU Becoming an Expert in East Asia (2014W)

Understanding Professional Expertise Development in China, Japan and Korea

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 15 - Ostasienwissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Friday 10.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Friday 17.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Friday 24.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Friday 31.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Friday 07.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Friday 14.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Friday 21.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Friday 28.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Friday 05.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Friday 12.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Friday 09.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Friday 16.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Friday 23.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
  • Friday 30.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The world is growing in complexity. One leading factor is the exponential growth of knowledge. Researchers estimate that knowledge doubles every 12 months. According to IBM, the doubling will soon occur every 12 hours. The exponential growth of knowledge comes along with the education and development of hyper-specialized experts. Expertise research answers the question on how experts are made in general and in particular on how experts are made in specific domains such as math, surgery, chess, sports etc. This course goes one step further and tries to examine if there is a cultural component to the development of expertise. More specifically we ask whether or not an East Asian model of expertise exists, and if so, how does it relate to the global competitiveness of the East Asian region.

Assessment and permitted materials

Contribution during class: 20%
Essay #1: 20%
Essay #2: 20%
Essay #3: 20%
Essay #4: 20%

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The aim of this course is threefold. (1) First to provide a theoretical understanding of current expertise research. (2) Secondly to foster basic empirical research efforts at the intersection of expertise research and cross-cultural psychology and (3) to think deeply about already existing strengths and research based ways to develop them further.

Examination topics

In addition to the weekly readings and occasional assignments, enrolled students are required to write a total of four essays. Each essay is due at the beginning of the last session of each month (hard copy only).

Reading list

Berry, John W. et al (2002): Cross-Cultural Psychology. Research and Applications: Third Edition, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press

Elliot, Andrew J. et al (2005). Handbook of Competence and Motivation, New York: Guilford Press

Ericsson, A. Anders et al (2006): The Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance, New York: Cambridge University Press

Association in the course directory

WM4

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