140.004 (21W) Markets in Socioeconomic Perspective

Wintersemester 2021/22

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Overview

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be necessary to make changes to courses and examinations at short notice (e.g. cancellation of attendance-based courses and switching to online examinations).

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Lecturer
Course title german Markets in Socioeconomic Perspective
Type Seminar (continuous assessment course )
Course model Online course
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 4.0
Registrations 3 (20 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
Course begins on 01.10.2021
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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • understand important societal, cultural, and environmental issues and their relation to markets
  • critically evaluate the role of business, markets, and consumption in society
  • foster analytical knowledge in relation to the central topics

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

The principle aim of this course is to provide students with some sound knowledge and critical understanding of the relationships between markets and their context to business, consumption, and society. The course is a reading course which means that all participants are expected to read given literature from unit to unit, and to provide presentations or introductions reciprocally. Course participants will work and discuss in a workshop atmosphere in order to strengthen common knowledge and reading experience.

Course content

Markets are a central category in economics, sociology, history and further disciplines but the knowledge about markets is limited. Very often the term is used as a black box where markets are just treated as a place of exchange equalizing offer and demand. Also, markets are taken metaphorically (e.g. markets for ideas, markets for careers or marriages) without having a clear command of related principles being at work.

Prior knowledge expected

no previous knowledge 

Curricular registration requirements

The course is directed at doctoral students and those in the advanced stages of a master's programme.

Literature

The course will start reading the book:

Geoffrey Hodgson (2015). Conceptualizing Capitalism. Institutions, Evolution, Future,

Chicago + London: Chicago University Press, Part 1, Chapters 1-10

However, further pieces of literature (book chapters and/or journal articles) are possible depending on interests and previous research by participants. Links to more genuine market research as well as links to titles being more explicit in entrepreneurship or/and consumption research are possible and welcome. This reading course is part of a series of previous and further studies of reading discovery.

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Thematic Doctoral Programme Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Economic Development (SKZ: ---, Version: 16W.1)
    • Subject: Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Economic Development (Compulsory subject)
      • Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Economic Development ( 0.0h XX / 0.0 ECTS)
        • 140.004 Markets in Socioeconomic Perspective (2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Doctoral programme Doctoral programme in Social and Economic Sciences (SKZ: 300, Version: 18W.1)
    • Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (Compulsory subject)
      • Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums ( 0.0h XX / 80.0 ECTS)
        • 140.004 Markets in Socioeconomic Perspective (2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Doctoral programme Doctoral programme in Social and Economic Sciences (SKZ: 300, Version: 12W.4)
    • Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (Compulsory subject)
      • Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums ( 40.0h XX / 80.0 ECTS)
        • 140.004 Markets in Socioeconomic Perspective (2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Doctoral programme Doctoral programme in Social and Economic Sciences (SKZ: 784, Version: 12W.4)
    • Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (Compulsory subject)
      • Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums ( 40.0h XX / 80.0 ECTS)
        • 140.004 Markets in Socioeconomic Perspective (2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

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