KOR, Introduction to Korean Studies 1

Curriculum in Danish: http:/​/​hum.ku.dk/​uddannelser/​aktuelle_studieordninger/​koreastudier/​

Academic targets

At the examination, the student can demonstrate:

Knowledge and understanding of

• Korea’s geography and demography and key political, economic, social and cultural developments in relation to their historical context.

Skills in

• Explaining and analysing stereotypical prejudices that colour attitudes towards Korea, such as eurocentrism.
• Communicating at a basic scholarly level, particularly in relation to referencing sources and editing bibliographies based on author-date documentation (as in The Chicago Manual of Style)

Competencies in

• Finding, structuring and critically evaluating information on a topic related to Koreas’s history and culture.

Syllabus

The examiner specifies a syllabus of 600 standard pages.

Teaching and working methods

Compulsory class instruction with active student participation.

Exam provisions

Form of exam:  Oral exam on optional subject with material, following approval of active class participation

Active class participation consists of:

75% attendance

One oral presentation in groups.

Scope: 30 minutes, including grading. No preparation time is given.

The material consists of a process assignment of 4–6 standard pages.

Assessment: Internal with multiple examiners assessed using the 7-point grading scale, in which the process assignment is weighted 2/3 and the oral exam 1/3, and both must be assessed as passed in order to pass the exam as a whole.

Active class participation must be approved by the lecturer.

Regulations for group exams:  This exam can only be taken individually. However, the material can be produced by groups (max. 3 students) with individual assessment. If the material is a group product, the contribution of each student must be identifiable. The introduction and conclusion can be jointly authored. Extent for group assignments: 8-10 pages (2 students) and 12-14 pages (3 students).

Exam language(s): Danish or English.

Permitted exam aids: For process assignments: All. Oral exam: The process assignment and outline.

Make-up exams/resits and exam taken when active class participation is not approved:  Oral exam on optional subject with material, 30 min. The material consists of an assignment of 9-11 pages.