Event details

In recent years, awareness of experiences of violence has changed significantly. Movements such as #MeToo and the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women have drawn attention to abuses worldwide. Much is also being done at universities such as KIT to educate people, create contact points and promote an organizational culture that does not tolerate violence. Nevertheless, the actual extent of the problem remains unclear.

In this seminar, we will use an online survey of students to explore the extent and nature of experiences of violence and their consequences at KIT. What experiences do students have themselves? Do they observe violence in others and how do they experience it?

Workload:

2 ECTS points can be achieved. Participants must attend regularly, actively participate in the creation of an online questionnaire and prepare a final report in group work.

Lecturer:

Michael Mäs is a proud sociologist. His research deals with complex systems such as social networks on the Internet, which he investigates using formal approaches and quantitative methods of social research (surveys, network analysis, laboratory and field experiments). He has published in the fields of sociology, economics, physics, biology and computer science, among others.