sow940 - Theoretical Approaches (Vollständige Modulbeschreibung)

Modulbezeichnung	Theoretical Approaches
Modulkürzel	sow940
Kreditpunkte	9.0 KP
Workload	270 h
Einrichtungsverzeichnis	Institut für Sozialwissenschaften
Verwendbarkeit des Moduls	Master Social Sciences (Master) > Pflichtmodule
Zuständige Personen	Mattes, Jannika (Modulverantwortung) Sauermann, Jan (Modulverantwortung) Lehrenden, Die im Modul (Prüfungsberechtigt)
Teilnahmevoraussetzungen
Kompetenzziele	After completing this module, students will know central theoretical approaches of the study of organisations in the social sciences. They have an overview of central characteristics of organisations and will be able to assess current trends in organisational practice and research. They will be able to understand organisations as collective systems in which actors interact with each other and their environment. Students analyse collective action and collective decision making within and between organisations. They apply organisation theory to current events and learn to integrate it in their own research projects.
Modulinhalte	The module consists of the seminar "Approaches to Organisations" (Mattes) and the seminar "Collective Action" (Sauermann). The seminar "Approaches to Organisations" provides an overview on conceptual approaches to organisations, among them conceptualisations of organisations as rational and natural systems in a closed and in an open perspective (i.a. Weber, Taylor, Luhmann, Scott). The seminar also introduces students to crucial organisational processes such as specialisation and coordination, micro politics and decision-making processes and the interaction between the organisation and its environment. The seminar grants insights in varieties of organisations and enables students to analyse their core characteristics and the inherent processes.
Literaturempfehlungen	Olson, Mancur. 1965. The Logic of Collective Action. Public Goods and the Theory of Groups. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Ostrom Elinor. 1990. Governing the Commons. The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Tsoukas, Haridimos and Knudsen, Christian. 2005. The Oxford Handbook of Organization Theory. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Unterrichtssprache	Englisch
Dauer in Semestern	2 Semester
Angebotsrhythmus Modul	Wintersemester (1. FS) und Sommersemester (2. FS)
Aufnahmekapazität Modul	25
Modulart	Pflicht / Mandatory
Modullevel	MM (Mastermodul / Master module)

Lehrveranstaltungsform	SWS	Angebotsrhythmus	Workload Präsenz
Vorlesung		--	0
Seminar	4	SoSe und WiSe	58
Präsenzzeit Modul insgesamt			58 h

Prüfung	Prüfungszeiten	Prüfungsform
Gesamtmodul		1 Portfolio comprising 2 short oral presentations of 10-20 minutes 2 written reports with a length of 1.700 – 2.500 words each