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150026 UE Aso Study Group - Qualitative and Quantitative Social Research on Rural Japan (2023W)

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

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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: German, English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The event will take place on site. In the first session (October 10th), there will be a brief introduction to the research on rural Japan at the Institute. We will then identify the students' areas of interest, present the course schedule, and discuss the topic assignment for the following sessions.
Tuesdays, 10:15-11:45, Seminarraum 2, Japanologie (ground floor)

  • Tuesday 10.10. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum Japanologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-29
  • Tuesday 17.10. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum Japanologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-29
  • Tuesday 24.10. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum Japanologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-29
  • Tuesday 31.10. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum Japanologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-29
  • Tuesday 07.11. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum Japanologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-29
  • Tuesday 14.11. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum Japanologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-29
  • Tuesday 21.11. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum Japanologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-29
  • Tuesday 28.11. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum Japanologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-29
  • Tuesday 05.12. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum Japanologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-29
  • Tuesday 12.12. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum Japanologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-29
  • Tuesday 09.01. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum Japanologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-29
  • Tuesday 16.01. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum Japanologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-29
  • Tuesday 23.01. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum Japanologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-29
  • Tuesday 30.01. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum Japanologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2K-EG-29

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The Aso Study Group is a regular, informal, and interdisciplinary meeting of researchers, students, and those interested in research on rural Japan. This semester, the Study Group is also designed as a course in which, together with researchers at the Institute, both theorethical and empirical approaches to the field will be discussed and jointly elaborated. The course takes place every Tuesday and lasts 90 minutes.

In addition to working together on the compulsory reading participants have the opportunity to present on a topic from a range of current research topics at the Institute on Rural Japan or - if desired - to contribute with their own topics or research projects. At the same time, students can benefit from the feedback and experience of more advanced participants from different departments and institutions and gain insight into their current research.

Goals

- Promote methodological competence, review of the basics of qualitative and quantitative social science paradigms, familiarity with empirical methods.
- Discussion of approaches, research topics related to rural Japan in an interdisciplinary setting with Japan researchers from different institutions at different stages of their academic careers
- Improve knowldege communication and presentation skills

The course language is German. For English-speaking participants, individual sessions can also be held in English.

Assessment and permitted materials

- Oral presentation (alone or in pairs, depending on the number of participants)
- Written elaboration of own presentation topic (approx. 5 pages)
- Active participation in the discussions (incl. preparation of the reading for the respective session)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Presentation, elaboration, active participation. For a positive evaluation all partial performances must be fulfilled!
Attendance is compulsory (>80% attendance). Thus, three (out of 14) session can be missed without an excuse. Attendance at the first session counts as taking the "exam". If you sign out by October 31 (6pm), you will not be graded. Absence in the first session will result in automatic withdrawal from the course.

Grading Key:

Presentation: 30%
Elaboration: 50%
Active participation: 20%

Examination topics

Reading list

Manzenreiter, Lützeler, R., & Polak-Rottmann, S. (2020). Japan’s New Ruralities (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429331268

Lützeler, Manzenreiter, W., & Universität Wien Abteilung für Japanologie Verlag. (2016). Aso: Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft eines Wiener Forschungsprojekts zum ländlichen Japan. Abteilung für Japanologie des Instituts für Ostasienwissenschaften der Universität Wien.

Association in the course directory

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