mir120 - Evaluating und Developing Research Methods for Transcultural Contexts (Vollständige Modulbeschreibung)

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Learning Outcomes (LO)
Upon completion of the module students will have
(LO 3) acquired knowledge about and experience with research methods, methodology and knowledge production and be able to reflect their significance, unpredictability and interde-pendencies in transcultural contexts;
(LO 4) gathered competence to design a research agenda, to develop research projects and to conduct them in a self-reflexive manner in a diverse team;
(LO 7) developed an understanding of theories, concepts and policies related to at least one of the programme’s foci (i.e. gender, diversity and intersectionality; development, conflict and justice; representation and knowledge production; education and citizenship) and acknowledg-es their cross-cutting and strategic relevance in the field of migration and intercultural rela-tions;
(LO 10) enhanced proficiency in several languages, applied in research, interaction in the field and academic writing, thus further accentuating his/her bi-/multilingual profile;
(LO 11) practical expertise to present and structure an argument in academic English based on enhanced reading and writing skills in various genres;
(LO 12) acquired competence in handling new media and communication technology in a crit-ical and reflexive way scrutinizing its indications and connotations;
(LO 13) the ability to condense and visualise work results in order to present it to various au-diences;
(LO 14) developed competence in self-management including the ability to prioritize, set goals and make decisions in individual and group work processes;
(LO 15) the ability to identify and critique discriminating forms of verbal and non-verbal communication, reflecting power relations and his/her own biases aiming at self-reflective in-teraction;
(LO 16) developed competence to initiate, lead and/or participate in team work in in-ter/transcultural contexts orienting themselves in unfamiliar areas, countries and contexts.

The three parts of the module – a series of lectures combined with tutorials on disciplinary and transdisciplinary perspectives plus courses on methods and academic writing – aim at orienting students in terms of methodology and methods and to provide them with research tools incl. improved writing skills in English. A range of elective full-day workshops by international guest scholars complements seminars, lectures and tutorials.
The module is devided as follows:
1. Research Methods for Transcultural Contexts (8 ECTS), combining research methods from the social sciences, ethnography and cultural studies: this part of the module is de-signed to provide tools for the analysis of migration processes and transcultural contexts, addressing questions of knowledge production and critical epistemologies as well as inter-cultural communication. In teams and supported by tutors, students conceptualise a re-search project from topic to question to method to theory to presentation.
2. Migration & Intercultural Relations: Mobile People, Traveling Things – Perspectives on Migrations (2 ECTS), an interdisciplinary lecture series.
3. Academic Writing (1 ECTS)
4. Elective workshops (3 ECTS)

see syllabus

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submission of final paper end of semester

Active participation and short presentation in seminar (20%)
Research Prospectus and Presentation (30%)
Research Paper (50%)