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

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