Semester Description LISE 5th Semester fall 2015
Mangler:
Policy and Analysis
Discussion Sessions, Policy Analysis
Semester details
School: The School of Culture and Global Studies
Study board: The Study Board of Language and International Studies
Study regulations: The Bachelor Programme in Language and International
Studies, English, September 2011
Semester framework theme: Organizational studies
The fifth semester of LISE is focused on Organizational Studies. The student
acquires the theoretical and methodological background for studying issues related to transnational, international, and local organizations. The student will be
presented to different theoretical approaches to the understanding of organizations and the methods traditionally used in organizational research. A broad
range of different organization types are considered. In coursework and project
work, specific attention is given to international and globally operating organizations. In addition to the introduction to organizational studies, students are introduced to the discipline of sociology and to policy analysis.
Semester organisation and time schedule
The semester project is written within the area of Organizational Studies. The
two courses Organizational Studies: theories and methods and International
Organizations form the disciplinary background for project writing and will introduce theories, topics and methods that are relevant to the disciplinary focus of
the semester. The exam in the course Organizational Studies: theories and
methods is a portfolio exam. The exam portfolio must be turned in in order to
participate in the exam of the semester project. The International Organizations
course consists in series of lectures. The exam in International Organizations is
a 12 p. written assignment on a topic set by the course instructor. In order to
pass the course, the student must have handed in the International Organizations assignment. The Policy analysis course consists in a series of lectures and
discussion sessions. The student passes this course through active participation
in classes and discussion sessions. Finally, a course in Introduction to Sociology
is offered, leading to a take-home exam on a topic set by the course instructor.
Semester coordinator and secretariat assistance
Semester coordinator: Kirsten Jæger
Secretariat assistance: Inga Ernst Andersen
Courses description
Title, ECTS credits
Organizational studies: theories and methods
Location
Language and International Studies, English
5th semester
Coordinator
Kirsten Jæger
Course Instructor
Kirsten Jæger
Language
English
Objectives
Objectives
Knowledge and understanding of:
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key theories within the study of structure, culture, power relations and types of practices of
organizations
theoretic and methodological bases for analyzing organizations.
Skills in:
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applying relevant concepts within organizational theory in understanding organizational phenomena and issues
applying cultural analytical methods for understanding organizational issues
explaining organizational phenomena and issues in a clear, well-structured and comprehensible manner.
Competences in:
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analyzing private and public organizations by using relevant theories and methods
contributing to the elucidation and critical discussion of organizational phenomena and processes, on the basis of relevant knowledge
discussing the effect of the chosen theoretic approach on the understanding of organizations.
Course Activities
The course is organized as a combination of lectures, class discussions and Group Work.
As part of the course, th students are required to write and turn in three portfolio assignments.
Academic Content and Conjunction with Other Courses/Semesters
The OSTM course aims at providing the student with a broad knowledge of organization theories and
different approaches to the study of organizations. The course will introduce to Classic organization
theories as well as to theories that address contemporary organizational forms. It will address the
importance of organizational structures as well as focus on aspects of culture in organizations and
thus equip the students with theories and concepts to address issues of organizational structure and
culture in their projects.
The course will present a broad variety of of cases and examples, including nonprofit organizations
and social movement organizations.
Please note that the exam portfolio (the collection of all portfolio assignments) must be handed in
before the students can proceed to the project exam
Scope and Expected Performance (1 ECTS corresponds to 27 work hours for the student)
The expected scope of the course in terms of ECTS load. This comprises number of teaching hours,
preparation time, exercises, exam preparation and exam attendance etc.
E.g.
5 ECTS = a total of 135 hours for the entire course (27 hours per ECTS credit)
Teaching hours: 16 hours
Preparation time before class: reading 50 hours in total .
Exercises: 60 hours in total (e.g. preparation before exercises, assignments, portfolio assignments)
Exam (preparation and attendance): 10 hours (preparing and handing in the revised portfolio)
Applied and Recommended Readings
W. Richard Scott. 1998. Organizations as Rational Systems. In W. Richard Scott Organizations. Rational, Natural, and Open Systems. New Jersey: Prentice Hall
Max Weber. Bureaucracy.
Henry Mintzberg, The Five Basic Parts of the Organization.
Karl E. Weick. 1995. "Seven properties of sensemaking." In Sensemaking in Organizations. London
SAGE Publications
Karl E. Weick. 1993. The Collapse of Sensemaking in Organizations: The Mann Gulch Disaster.
Administrative Science Quarterly 38: 628-652.
Mary Jo Hatch and Ann L. Cunliffe. 2006. Organization Theory. Modern, symbolic and postmodern
perspectives. New York: Oxford University Press, p. 175-180 + 185-199
Weber, M. Economy and Society, p. 212-225
Foucault, M. 1977. “The meanings of correct training” In Discipline and Punish. The Birth of the Prison. London: Penguinbooks, 170-177
Mats Alvesson and Stanley A. Deetz. 2006. Chapter 8: Critical Theory and Postmodernism Approaches to Organizational Studies. In: Stewart R. Clegg, Cynthia Hardy, Thomas B. Lawrence and
Walther R. Nord The SAGE Handbook of Organization Studies.
http://knowledge.sagepub.com.zorac.aub.aau.dk/view/hdbk_orgstudies2ed/n8.xml
Joanne Martin. 2003/2011. Meta-theoretical Controversies in Studying Organizational Culture. In
Haridimos Tsoukas and Christian Knudsen The Oxford Handbook of Organization Theory. New
York: Oxford University Press.
Peter Fleming and Andrew Sturdy “Being yourself” in the electronic sweatshop: new forms of normative control.” Human relations 64 (177)
Deephouse, David L. & Mark Suchman. 2010. Legitimacy in Organizational Institutionalism. In The
SAGE HAndbook og Organizational Institutionalism Ch. 1.
http://knowledge.sagepub.com/view/hdbk_orginstitution/n2.xml
Frumkin, P. 2009. On Being Nonprofit: A Conceptual and Policy Primer. Harvard University Press. p.
1-28 and 129-162.
Sutherland, Neil, Christopher Land and Steffen Bohm. 2013. Anti-leaders(hip) in Social Movement
Organizations: The case of autonomous grassroots groups. Organization June 5, 2013.
Graeber, David. 2009. Direct Action: En Ethnography. Oakland: AK Press p. 222-237.
Freeman, Mary Jo. 1970. ‘The Tyranny of Structurelessness’ http://struggle.ws/pdfs/tyranny.pdf
Leicht, Kevin T, and Mary J. Fennell. 2008. "Chapter 17:Institutionalism and the Professions. In
Royston Greenwood, Christine Oliver, Roy Suddaby and Kerstin Sahlin The SAGE Handbook of
Organizational Institutionalism,
http://knowledge.sagepub.com.zorac.aub.aau.dk/view/hdbk_orginstitution/n18.xml
Examination
An internal written examination in English in: Organizational Studies: Theories and Methods. The
written examination is a portfolio written in English, and the exact content of the portfolio will be determined at semester start.
The portfolio will be evaluated by the examiner; in case of a fail grade or a grade of 02, the portfolio
will also be evaluated by another internal examiner.
Evaluation: Grading according to the 7-point scale
Credits: 5 ECTS
The portfolio must demonstrate the learning objectives for the module stated above.
Any re-examinations will be held in accordance with the above guidelines on the basis of the revised
portfolio.
Title, ECTS credits
International Organisations
5 ECTS
Location
LISE - Language and International Studies English
5th semester
Coordinator
Helene Pristed Nielsen
Course Instructor
Helene Pristed Nielsen
Language
Language of instruction: English
Objectives
Description of the learning objectives of the course. This comprises a transcript of the knowledge,
skills and competences described in the study regulations and curriculum.
Knowledge and understanding of:
civil society, private and public international organizations, including non-governmental organizations, social movements and their significance to the international society.
Skills in:
understanding and describing the role of international organizations in the international society
understanding, describing and analyzing the structure and work processes of international organizations.
Competences in:
working with relevant theories for analyzing organizational and institutional issues
selecting and describing relevant methods for analyzing and describing organizational issues
communicating ideas and arguments on organizational and institutional issues in a well-argumented
and articulate academic written and spoken language.
Course Activities
Type of teaching e.g. lectures, exercises, workshops, group work, if possible the number of assignments/portfolio assignments etc.
The course consists of a series of lectures on theories relating to the role of NGOs and social
movements in international society. All lectures include exercises - most often in the form of group
work and discussions designed to take place during session
Academic Content and Conjunction with Other Courses/Semesters
A brief and general description of the academic content of the course as well as the basis and motivation for the course; i.e. a brief review of the content and foundation of the course.
The intention is to provide students with an overview of each course and to create understanding of
the course in relation to the semester and the entire programme.
The aim of this course is to provide students with a solid understanding of what NGOs and social
movements are, how they operate, their significance in the international society as well as the historical and contemporary importance of forms of collective organisation.
The course covers the following issues:
1. what are NGOs and Social movements?
2. Their historic and contemporary importance
3. social capital, trust and networking
4. Recruitment and action repertoires
5.'bad civil society'
6. Global civil soceity: diffusion and spreading protest
7. Political opportunity structures
8. Communicating activism
Scope and Expected Performance (1 ECTS corresponds to 27 work hours for the student)
The expected scope of the course in terms of ECTS load. This comprises number of teaching hours,
preparation time, exercises, exam preparation and exam attendance etc.
5 ECTS = a total of 135 hours for the entire course (27 hours per ECTS credit)
Teaching hours: 16 hours (8 session of 2 hours each)
Preparation time before class: 4-6 hours pr. week, i.e. ca. 40 hours for entire course
Exam (preparation and attendance): ca. 75 hours
Applied and Recommended Readings
All required readings are presented under each session heading in moodle.
Apart from the stipulated readings, lectures will draw on an array of additional literature - reference to
these sources will be included in the slides.
Examination
Transcript and possible clarification of the description of examination and assessment from the study
regulations and curriculum, possibly including relevant evaluation criteria in the assessment.
An external written examination in: International Organizations. The examination is a take-home assignment on a topic set by the course instructor. The assignment paper must not exceed twelve
pages.
•Evaluation: Grading according to the 7-point scale
•Credits: 5 ECTS
Evaluation criteria as stipulated in the course objectives.
The contents of the 12 page project should be like any other exam project, e.i. including both theory,
methods and analysis.
All necessary theory will be presented during session (although you may of course fruitfully expand
on it)
Please note that you need to have handed in this exam paper to be allowed to hand in your 5th sem.
project.
Note that there will be 3-4 exam questions to choose from. Exam questions will be presented during
session 6, and there will be time set aside for questions related to the formulation of the exam questions during the final session 8.
Title, ECTS credits
Introduction to sociology
5 ECTS
Location
Language and International Studies (LISE)
5'th. semester
Coordinator
Lotte Bloksgaard & Stine Thidemann Faber
Course Instructor
Lotte Bloksgaard & Stine Thidemann Faber
Language
English
Objectives
Knowledge and understanding of:
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basic key theories and concepts within sociology
basic themes and issues in classic sociology
methods in contemporary research within sociology
the most significant contribution of sociology to the understanding of the contemporary globalized world.
Skills in:
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understanding social change processes in the light of relevant sociological theory
communicating knowledge on social issues in the context of sociological research.
Competences in:
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using sociological theory as a basis for analyzing and understanding concrete social issues.
Course Activities
The course module comprises a course and a written take-home assignment.
The course module comprises a course consisting of 8 lectures. Ahead of each lecture the students are expected to read the course literature and to make themselves familiar with what they
have read. Together with the course literature the students will be provided with some questions to
make them reflect upon key concepts and perspectives central to sociology.
Participation is an important aspect of the course. Throughout the course the students will work in
teams to complete various assignments and class activities (provided in advance or in class).
Slides will be available on Moodle.
Academic Content and Conjunction with Other Courses/Semesters
In this course, the students will be introduced to the discipline of sociology.
They will learn about the development of sociology as a field of research and learn about various
theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches central to the study of society.
Lectures:
Lecture 1: What is Sociology? An Introduction
Lecture 2: From Modern to Postmodern Societies and Beyond
Lecture 3: Work and the New Capitalism
Lecture 4: Norms, Deviance and Social Control
Lecture 5: Sociology of Organizations
Lecture 6: Power, Inequality and Social Stratification
Lecture 7: Doing Sociological Research: Research Designs and Methods
Lecture 8: Social Categorization
Scope and Expected Performance (1 ECTS corresponds to 27 work hours for the student)
5 ECTS = a total of 135 hours for the entire course
Teaching hours incl. exercises: 16 hours
Preparation time before class: 56
Exercises: 4 hours (preparation before exercises to course)
Exam (preparation and attendance): 59 hours
Applied and Recommended Readings
Course literature / required readings
Stolley, Kathy S. (2005): The Basics of Sociology. Connecticut: Greenwood Press, pp. 1-19.
Bilton, Tony et al. (2002): Introductory Sociology (4th edition). Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillian, pp.
1-20.
Mills, C. Wright (1959): The Sociological Imagination. New York: Oxford University Press. Chapter
One: The Promise, pp. 1-3.
Giddens, Anthony (1990): The Consequences of Modernity. Cambridge: Polity Press, pp. 1-17.
Giddens, Anthony (1991): Modernity and Self-Identity. Cambridge: Polity Press, pp. 1-20.
Beck, Ulrich (2002): ”The Terrorist Threat: World Risk Society Revisited”. In Theory, Culture, Society,
2002, vol. 19 (4), pp. 39-55: http://tcs.sagepub.com/content/19/4/39.full.pdf+html
Sennett, R. (1999): The Corrosion of Character: the Personal Consequences of Work in the New
Capitalism. Chapter 1 (pp. 15-31).
Boltanski, L., and E. Chiapello (2005): The new spirit of capitalism. International Journal of Politics,
Culture and Society 18 (3): 161-88. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10767-006-90069?LI=true#
The Goffman Reader: The Stigmatized Self + Social Life as Drama, p. 73-80 + p. 95-107.
Erving Goffmann: “On facework: An analysis of Ritual Elements in Social Interaction”. In Reflections,
volume 4, number 3, p. 7-13
”Supporting Identity: The Presentation of Self “(pp. 170-176+185-203) in Newman, David (2006):
Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life. London: SAGE Publications.
Hochschild, Arlie Russell (1983): The Managed Heart. Commercialization of human feeling. Berkeley: University of California Press. Chapter 1, pp. 3-22.
Fineman, Stephen (2006): “Emotions and Organizing” in Clegg, S.R et al. The SAGE Handbook of
Organizational Studies, pp. 675-680.
Nickson, Dennis & Warhust, Chris (2007): “Opening Pandora’s Box: Aesthetic Labour and Hospitality” in Lashley et al. (eds.): Hospitality: A Social Lens, pp. 155-171.
Bourdieu, Pierre (1984): “Introduction”. From Distinction. A Social Critique of the Judgement of
Taste. Routledge. Pp. 1-7
Garnham, Nicholas & Raymond Willis (1980): “Pierre Bourdieu and the Sociology of Culture: An Introduction. In Media, Culture and Society, 1980, vol. 2, pp. 209-223. To be downloaded:
http://mcs.sagepub.com/content/2/3/209.full.pdf
Honneth, Axel (2001): “Recognition or redistribution?: changing perspectives on the moral order of
society”. In Theory, culture & society, 2001, vol.:18, iss:2-3, pp. 43-55. To be downloaded:
http://tcs.sagepub.com/content/18/2-3/43.full.pdf+html
de Vaus, David (2001): Research Design in Social Research. London: SAGE Publications, pp. 8-11
+ 27-31.
Kuada, John (2012): Research Methodology. Copenhagen: Samfundslitteratur, pp. 93-101 + 103113.
O’Leary, Zina (2014): Doing Your Research Project. London: Sage Publications, pp. 120-121 + 146151.
Buchanan, David, David Boddy & James McCalman (1988) ”Getting in, getting on, getting out and
getting back”. In Alan Bryman (red.): Doing research in organizations. London: Routledge, pp. 53-67.
Additional reading (optional):
Ritzer, George (2000): Sociological Theory. New York: McGrawHill. Chapter 16: Contemporary Theories of Modernity, pp. 555-566.
Examination
At the end of the course there will be a written take-home assignment.
The assignment paper must be no more than 8 pages of 2.400 characters (i.e. 19.200 characters)
Course Description (Objectives, Content, Examination, etc.)
Title, ECTS credits
Policy Analysis in Practice
Location
LISE 5th semester
Coordinator
The academic staff member responsible for the organisation and execution of the course.
The coordinator may be the same person as the semester coordinator.
Course Instructor
Martin Bak Jørgensen, Susi Meret & Sahra-Josephine Hjort
Language
British
Objectives
Description of the learning objectives of the course. This comprises a transcript of the knowledge,
skills and competences described in the study regulations and curriculum.
KNOWLEDGE
- understand the logic of policy-making
ABILITIES
- will be able to use methodological tools to systematically collect and analyze data in a policy analysis
- should be able to critically assess specific policy formulations and definitions
COMPETENCES
- gain the necessary theoretical, methodological and empirical knowledge to be able to design and
conclude a ‘good’ project whether on individual basis or in groups
Course Activities
Lectures and guest lectures, group work, discussions, active participation
Academic Content and Conjunction with Other Courses/Semesters
• This course will look into practical aspects of policy analysis!
• To understand decision-making processes and strategic choices
• To describe the overall understanding of policy analysis - what it is and what it can do. Different
types and different methodologies
• Will introduce to the methodologies related to the different forms of policy analysis, i.e. how to engage in this type of analysis, what types of data can be used, how to select this
Scope and Expected Performance (1 ECTS corresponds to 27 work hours for the student)
5 ECTS = a total of 135 hours for the entire course (27 hours per ECTS credit)
Teaching hours: 16 hours
Discussion sessions: 3 hours
Exam (preparation and attendance): active participation
Applied and Recommended Readings
Examination
Active participation
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