Objectives
After completing this module, the student is familiar with the strong research areas of the Faculty:
-Social capabilities and mental health
-Family and childhood
-Gender
-Working life
-Political participation
-Welfare state and service systems
-Media and journalism
-Europe
-Global system and transnational processes of change
Contents
Departments introduce research done on current issues in their field.
Programme:
Thu 8.1.
Professor Ph.D. Tapio Raunio, Dept. of Political Science and International Relations: Crisis of Representative Democracy?
Thu 15.1.
Jean Monnet Professor Ph.D. Pami Aalto, Dept. of Political Science and International Relations: European Energy Policy and Relations with Russia
Thu 22.1.
Researcher M.Soc.Sc. Laura Ruusunoksa, Dept. of Journalism and Mass Communication: Newspaper journalism and citizens' participation
Thu 29.1.
Assistant professor D.Soc.Sc. Pasi Pyöriä, Dept. of Social Research (Sociology): New forms of work, technology and change in organizations
Thu 5.2.
Researcher D.Soc.Sc. Anu Hirsiaho, Dept. of Social Research (Women's Studies):
Global Feminisms: Voices from the Two-Thirds World
Thu 12.2.
Researcher M.Soc.Sc. Minna Zechner, Dept. of Social Research (Social Policy): Research on Care for the Older Persons
Thu 19.2.
Assistant Professor Lic.Soc.Sc. Katja Repo, Dept. of Social Research (Social Policy): Childcare policies in Finland
Thu 26.2.
Professor of Social Anthropology Ph.D. Ulla Vuorela, Dept. of Social Research (Social Anthropology): Transnational Family and multisited lives
Thu 5.3.
Postdoc researcher D.Soc.Sc. MA Atte Oksanen, Dept. of Social Research (Social Psychology): Studying Images of Addiction in Rock Culture
Thu 12.3.
PERIOD BREAK. NO LECTURE
Thu 19.3.
Researcher MA Mikko Hautakangas, Dept. of Journalism and Mass Communication: Digging the Trash: Studying Big Brother, 'Peer Melodrama' and Audience Participation
Thu 26.3.
Researcher M.Soc.Sc. Vesa Knuuttila, Dept. of Social Work Research (Social Work): Effectiveness of substance abuse treatment in light of common factors
Thu 2.4.
Professor Ph.D. Martti Tuomisto, Dept. of Psychology: Anger and its relationship to cardiovascular risks and health
Thu 9.4.
HOLY THURSDAY. NO LECTURE
Thu 16.4.
Written exam
Thu 7.5.
Retake
Teaching language
English
Modes of study
English:Active participation in classroom work (24 h) and written exam (2 h) based on lectures (2 ECTS), essay 8-10 pages based on articles distributed in the Moodle (3 ECTS)
Course information, essay articles and essay questions please look at Moodle-site of this course in the new version of Moodle
Instructions for writing an essay please look at http://www.uta.fi/laitokset/isss/instructions/research_papers.pdf
Credits: 2 ECTS or 5 ECTS
Students of the ISSS Programme Bachelor of Social Sciences: Active participation in classroom work (24 h) and written exam (2 h) based on lectures + essay 8-10 pages based on articles distributed in the Moodle 5 ECTS
Other students: Active participation in classroom work (24 h) and written exam (2 h) based on lectures 2 ECTS
OR
Active participation in classroom work (24 h) and written exam (2 h) based on lectures + essay 8-10 pages based on articles distributed in the Moodle 5 ECTS