course-schedule

Das wissenschaftliche Bild (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Ursula Kirschner, Petra Reisdorf

Inhalt: Das Seminar nutzt die visuelle Kommunikation zur Wissensdarstellung und versucht dem Bild einen Mehrwert gegenüber dem Text einzuräumen. Bilder können Informationen über anschauliche Merkmale und räumliche Zuordnungen oft besser vermitteln als Text. In den Naturwissenschaften sind Bilder in der Wissensvermittlung unverzichtbar: Karten in der Geographie, Fotos in der Biologie, anatomische Zeichnungen in der Medizin, Diagramme in der Mathematik, technische Zeichnungen in den Ingenieurwissenschaften. Über die übliche Diagramm- oder Modelldarstellung (Balken, Säulen, Punkte, Linien,etc.) hinaus, möchten wir im Seminar gemeinsam andere Darstellungsarten erproben. Computergestützt, illustrativ oder als hybride Zusammensetzung stehen Visualisierung und Gestaltung von Informationen im Vordergrund. Konkrete Anwendungsempfehlungen sich dynamisch entwickelnder, digitaler Tools sind nicht Bestandteil des Seminars. Themen aus der eigenen wissenschaftlichen Arbeit sollen als Praxisbeispiel bearbeitet werden.

Designing and Publishing Research (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Michael Gielnik

Inhalt: The course deals with three steps of the research process: (1) designing a meaningful study, (2) obtaining credible and trustworthy results, and (3) publishing the results. In particular, the course covers the following topics: the value of meaningful theoretical contributions and research designs, the principles of the open science framework and additional good practices of science, and the skill of crafting a scientific presentation and article. The students learn the most recent principles concerning the topics and get the opportunity to apply the principles to their own research projects. The students review and evaluate their own work as well as the work of their peers in the class.

Experimental Economics (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Mario Mechtel

Inhalt: Please see Syllabus for further information. Friday, June 6, 13:30-17:00, via Zoom Friday, June 20, 13:30-17:00, via Zoom Friday, June 27, 13:30-17:00, via Zoom Thursday, July 17, 12:00-17:00, via Zoom Tuesday, September 9, 9:00-19:00, Leuphana Campus (C5.109)

Journal writing and publishing (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Timon Beyes, Robin Holt

Inhalt: The course is designed for PhD students interested in, or embarking on, writing journal articles in the social sciences and the humanities. The course’s default language is English; written projects and group discussions can also be in German. The aim of this course is to take participants through the process of (international) journal publication. There are two aspects to this. First, considering the nature of academic knowledge production (using (and being used by) concepts, categories, methods etc.), and secondly the craft of writing and participating in the peer review process. As such this is not just a practical ‘how to’ course, but also requires participants to consider actively and reflexively the uses to which academic knowledge is being put, and the relational conditions of ‘its’ generation. There will be input presentation, but the emphasis will be a discursive, dialogical one, involving participants in conversations, presentations and group work. Participants should come prepared to discuss not only others but their own work, and to comment in constructive and substantive debate. The intent therefore is not just to take participants through the demands of producing written work suitable for academic publishing, but to do so having experienced critical engagement with the nature of theory, concepts, methods and claims. The lecturer has extensive editorial experience in journals of social theory, cultural theory and organization theory. I’m a Senior Editor of Organization Studies and have also published in journals such as Theory, Culture & Society (Sociology/Cultural Studies), Grey Room (cultural theory), the German-speaking Zeitschrift für Medienwissenschaft and Leviathan, and quite extensively in assorted journals of organization theory. The discussion on the nature of knowledge production will take in ideas from cultural and social theory, and studies of media and technology. Methodologically, the lecturer has largely been involved in qualitative work. The emphasis will not be on the technicalities of methodological approaches or methods, but on the kind of knowledge they create. The plan is to involve colleagues or guest faculty to enrich the course with further experiences.

Course Schedule

Lehrveranstaltungen

Das wissenschaftliche Bild (Seminar)

Designing and Publishing Research (Seminar)

Experimental Economics (Seminar)

Journal writing and publishing (Seminar)