This course is an introduction to sovereign credit rating. We will discuss the methodology of a major rating agency, comparing it with those of competing approaches. The methodological will be discussed in the context of related issues regarding financial markets, economic policies and political economy.
If you want to join the course, use the codeword "rawls".
Best, Alex Stomper
- Kursverantwortliche/r: Alex Stomper
In this course, we will use the concept of third places to address urban complexities in community construction while learning how to do research on these sites. Students will develop their own research project and work on it during the course, for example answering questions about the role of their selected third places on the ways in which people develop a sense of belonging to a group, share, help and seek support from its inhabitants. Overall, they would ask how place itself has a direct impact on their daily practices and networks. We will go on excursion to study and understand how we would use third places to find innovative ways of doing research on social integration or community construction. Additionally, we experience and understand Berlin as a sum of various third places.
For many decades, urban and community studies have analyzed the relevance of space for social diversity and integration. What does social diversity induce (in terms of social networks, belonging, everyday life practices)? How can we understand the role of public places (space) in creating new opportunities of meeting (un-)familiar others? How can we approach space as an active participant of sociability as well as community building? In order to answer these questions, we will work with the concept of ‘third place’ which has been firstly conceptualized as a mechanism of sociability between home and work. Today, it is necessary to expand this definition. We talk about how third places open space for women, LGBTI+, immigrants, ethnic minorities, and subculture groups, by looking at book clubs, parks, skateparks, mosques, shisha bars etc. In this course, we will use the concept of third places to address urban complexities in community construction while learning how to do research on these sites. Students will develop their own research project and work on it during the course, for example answering questions about the role of their selected third places on the ways in which people develop a sense of belonging to a group, share, help and seek support from its inhabitants. Overall, they would ask how place itself has a direct impact on their daily practices and networks. We will go on excursion to study and understand how we would use third places to find innovative ways of doing research on social integration or community construction. Additionally, we experience and understand Berlin as a sum of various third places.
The detailed syllabus for this course is available on the Berlin Perspectives website: https://hic.hu-berlin.de/en/berlin-perspectives/courses
In unserem Projektlabor teilt ihr euer Wissen mit der Gesellschaft - und bekommt dafür Leistungspunkte. Im Rahmen der Lehrveranstaltung setzt ihr in interdisziplinäre Teamarbeit Projekte um, mit dem Ziel Menschen für Forschung zu begeistern.
In unserem Seminar vermitteln wir das nötige Grundlagenwissen im Bereich der Wissenschaftskommunikation. Zudem bieten wir praktische Workshops zu digitalen Fertigungsmethoden an, wie z. B. 3D Druck und Laserschneiden. Alle Details zum Kurs gibt es in der Modulbeschreibung.
Ihr könnt mit unterschiedlichsten Formaten zur Wissensvermittlung experimentieren, wie z. B.:
Anschauungsexperimente
Podcasts
interaktive Installationen
Kunst-Projekte
Spiele
Websites
Einschreibe-Schlüssel: project-sci.com
- Kursverantwortliche/r: Enya Blohm-Sievers
- Kursverantwortliche/r: Prof. Dr. Saskia Fischer
- Kursverantwortliche/r: Clara Rodriguez Roca-Sastre
Do you want to understand how your online presence impacts your opportunities in life?
Join our X-Tutorial Digital Positionality and uncover the knowledge gaps in the digital age. Through collaboration and critical thinking, you'll explore and reflect on your digital positionality, and even develop a tool to empower diverse social groups to do the same, applying your expertise or personal interest in critical Information and Communication Technology (ICT) research, playful education, or programming.
Whether you're a BA or MA student from any discipline or university in or around Berlin, you're welcome to join us. No prior knowledge is required, except for a good grasp of English and German (min B1). The course takes place from April 18th to July 18th, every Tuesday from 10:00-12:00 CET, in Johannisstr. 10, Room 303, 10117 Berlin. Don't miss this chance to empower yourself and others in the digital age. Contact Anna (she/her) directly at menneann@hu-berlin.de before April 21st to register your interest and join us for our first session (18.04.2023) - no commitment necessary yet!
Let's have fun together while gaining practical action learning/research skills and a deeper understanding of the digital world.
More Information: https://tinyurl.com/digitalpositionality23- Kursverantwortliche/r: Anna Lena Menne
Ziel des vorliegenden Projekts ist es, verschiedene Arten von Reifenabrieb und Alterungsvorgängen zu vergleichen und die Risiken von Reifenabrieb für Umwelt und Biota zu quantifizieren. Zu diesem Zweck werden Reifenpellets nach Gewicht sortiert, um die Vergleichbarkeit der Pellets zu gewährleisten. Diese Pellets werden dann durch Oxidation, UV-Strahlung und/oder Hitze gealtert. Die gealterten Pellets werden mit Toluidinblau O auf die Menge an funktionellen Carboxylgruppen analysiert, um die Veränderungen in der Oberflächenstruktur zu quantifizieren. Anschließend werden die Pellets mit der Infinite-Sink-Methode getestet, um Veränderungen der Auswaschung von Benzothiazol in Verbindung mit der Alterungsmethode herauszufinden. Bei der Infinite-Sink-Methode wird Aktivkohle, die in Filterpapier verpackt ist, genutzt, um auslaugende Verbindungen aus einem flüssigen Medium zu adsorbieren. Aktivkohle ist ein Adsorptionsmittel, das in der Abwasserbehandlung zur Entfernung von Schadstoffen aus dem Wasser Verwendung findet. Sie hat eine sehr große Oberfläche, so dass das Medium nicht mit den Verbindungen von Interesse gesättigt werden kann. Anschließend können die adsorbierten Verbindungen aus den Aktivkohlesenken durch das Soxhlet-Verfahren extrahiert werden. Hierbei werden durch Verdampfen von Lösungsmitteln, bestimmte Verbindungen eines festen Materials extrahiert. Die entstandenen Extrakte werden massenspektrometrisch untersucht, um die Konzentration an Benzothiazol zu messen.
- Kursverantwortliche/r: Sefine Kilinc
The tutorial aims to empower netizens from the bottom-up by enabling them (and ourselves) to perceive Information and Communication Technology (ICT) beyond the interface: 📱
- to identify how their social identity impacts ICT engagement and
- to reflect on how the socioeconomic digitization process affects their social position.
Diversity is encouraged: BA and MA students from all disciplinary backgrounds are welcome to join. Interest in digitization and social inequality is advantageous. No prior knowledge is required, except for a good grasp of English and German (min. B1).
Syllabus: https://tinyurl.com/digital-positionality
- Tutor: Anna Lena Menne