Course Overview

The study of “Applied Humanities” focuses on the interface between traditional literary studies and society. In this course the focus will be on humanities’ contribution to society and on career strategies. Students will have the opportunity to discuss their own approaches and design their own academic profiles. The course will also include analysis and discussion of literary and theoretical texts in an “Applied Humanities” perspective and introduce the relevant methodology.

Learning Achievement

The course starts with discussing recent examples of fake news: from the U.S. election (Trump; Russia Interference), Trump's Peace Plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Fukushima Nuclear Accident, Global Warming, and the New Corona Virus outbreak. It then turns to fake academic performances (plagiarism, faking of research results, and corporate corruption). Finally, it looks at how students and researchers today are affected by this and how adherence to academic standards is compromised or protected.

Competence

Course prerequisites

Grading Philosophy

Active participation in class 60%; End-of-term paper or presentation 40%.

Course schedule

Course type

Class Exercises

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Heselhaus, Herrad

Other information

Open in even number years.
Identical to 02DSA62.
Lecture is conducted in English.
Online(Synchronous) The class will be taught online at the appointed time on zoom or teams. Online Synchronous.
First meeting will be on manaba at the appointed time to make sure that everybody can join.

Site for Inquiry

Link to the syllabus provided by the university