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[ 929SWSPICSS10 ] SE (*)Synthesis of welfare regimes and comparative social policy incl case studies

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Es ist eine neuere Version 2012W dieser LV im Curriculum Master's programme Joint Master's Programme in Comparative Social Policy and Welfare 2012W vorhanden.
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Workload Education level Study areas Responsible person Hours per week Coordinating university
5 ECTS M2 - Master's programme 2. year Social Science Dromantiene/Koistinen/Weidenholzer 3 hpw Johannes Kepler University Linz
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Original study plan Master's programme Joint Master's Programme in Comparative Social Policy and Welfare 2010W
Objectives (*)The courses aim is to qualify students to critically reflect and to enhance students’ practical skills in working independently with different regimes and concepts as well as statistical data in a certain topic of welfare and social policy. During the term, they have to write an article ready for publication in journals relevant to the field of welfare and social policy. A written article (review, debate) to be published in adequate Journal.
Subject (*)The course offers an exercise for scientific writing and argumentation. In this course students make use of learning’s of the previous courses on European welfare regimes and comparative social policy and apply this knowledge when the write their own scientific analyses on selected issue.
Criteria for evaluation (*)The smaller part of assessment is based on the participation and activity during the contact teaching and on the web-based platform. The majority of the assessment is done based on the students written text. The assessment is from one to five, latter being the highest grade.
Methods (*)Modes of study: In the scientific writing process teachers will guide students work with individual instructions and consultations. The topic of the article is in students free choice and the article as such can be written individually or in team. The topic, content, data and sources will be discussed and supervised in the Moodle. The basic frame for these articles will be introduced during the IP –course. Teaching methods: As mentioned above, an introductory face to face lectures will be given, but majority of instructions and feedback are web-based. The workload are following: choose and acceptance of topic, first draft, supervisors comments and students rewritten version.
Language  English
Changing subject? No
On-site course
Maximum number of participants 25
Assignment procedure Assignment according to priority