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150033 VO Politics and Economy of Japan (2022S)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 15 - Ostasienwissenschaften
MIXED

Bitte registrieren Sie sich zu dieser Vorlesung über U:FIND.
Die Lehrveranstaltung findet in einem gemischtem Format statt: Online und vor Ort.
Die genauen Termine werden rechtzeitig auf moodle bekannt gegeben.

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

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes

Wed 18:30-20:00, online
Wed 18:45-20:15, HS C2, UniCampus

The lecture series will take place in a combined format: virtual and on-site. The exact dates will be announced on the moodle e-learning platform. (NB: dates shown here are only indicative of the room reservation.)

Start date: 9.3.2022


Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The lecture is open to students of all faculties. The lecture can be credited as "Erweiterungscurriculum (EC)".

—AIM—
The aim of this lecture series is to provide sound knowledge of Japan’s politics and economics, as well as a basic understanding of contemporary history, enabling students to independently assess current developments in Japan and beyond. The lecture series intends to nurture interest so as to encourage self-study to further deepen knowledge.

—METHODS—
Lectures (supported by materials on the e-learning platform moodle).

For 2022: a combination of on-site lectures (Wednesdays 18:45), webinars / live streaming via Zoom (Wednesdays 18:45), and asynchronous video recordings is planned.

The exact lecture dates are as announced on moodle.

On-site lectures in lecture hall C2 of the UniCampus will be held in accordance with the then prevailing COVID-19 regulations of the University of Vienna.

The teaching language is German. Japanese language skills are not required.

Please refer to the German version of this page or to the moodle e-learning platform for further details.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written exam.

Grading is usually based on a final exam (in the form of a multiple-choice test (in German language)). No auxiliary aids are allowed during the exam.

For the 2022 lecture series, it is planned that exams are held on site again (as multiple-choice tests). (However, due to particular circumstances and applicable COVID-19 regulations, it cannot be ruled out that exams will have to be held online.)

Further details on exam modalities and exam preparations can be found on the moodle platform.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

A score of over 50% is required to pass the written final exam with a positive grade.

Further details concerning the exam are provided on the moodle platform.

Grading scale: sehr gut (90-100%), gut (75-89%), befriedigend (61-74%), genügend (51-60%), nicht genügend (≤50%).

Examination topics

Lecture material and accompanying information can be found on the e-learning platform (moodle). The lecture series is held in German language; several articles of the reading list are in English.

The final grade is based on a written exam which covers the contents of the lectures and resources on the e-learning platform.

Reading list

The literature accompanying the lecture and relevant to the exam can be found on the e-learning platform (moodle). To access the platform, registration is required (via u:find).

Association in the course directory

M11, EC 151, EC 153

Last modified: Fr 03.03.2023 09:08