180.829 (22S) Research Seminar
Overview
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- Tutor/Tutors
- Course title german Research Seminar
- Type Seminar (continuous assessment course )
- Course model Attendance-based course
- Hours per Week 2.0
- ECTS credits 4.0
- Registrations 17 (20 max.)
- Organisational unit
- Language of instruction Englisch
- possible language(s) of the assessment English
- Course begins on 08.03.2022
- eLearning Go to Moodle course
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Remarks (english)
The course is also offered hybrid. Depending on the COVID19 situation, the course may also be offered completely online.
Time and place
Course Information
Intended learning outcomes
In the first part of the seminar, tips and criteria for successful academic writing will be provided. An additional aim is to analyze and discuss selected examples of pieces of research that have been successfully published in leading journals in the specific field. Students analyze how the research was performed and learn about strengths and weaknesses related to the research as well as about methods employed in the articles. The results of these analyses will be discussed in class. In the second part of the seminar students present and discuss their own master thesis. In part 3 of the Seminar, based on the feedback of the first presentation, students are requested to present their progress since the last meeting. In part 4 of the Seminar, an introduction in qualitative and quantitative methods and the statistical program SPSS will be given. At the end students have to submit a short exposé of their thesis project.
Teaching methodology
Lecture, Presentations, Feedback, Online Readings and Discussion
Course content
The Research Seminar Media and Convergence Management comprises of four parts: analysis and discussion of research papers, presentation of students' master theses, presentation of thesis' progress and introduction in statistical methods and SPSS.
Requirements:
Please read the two research papers (available on Moodle) for the first meeting. Please read the course outline on Moodle for further details.
It is advisable to already have a topic or at least an idea for a topic for the master thesis.
Literature
A literature list will be provided during the first meeting.
Examination information
Examination methodology
The grading will be based on the summary of a journal article, two presentations and an exposé at the end of the course.
Grading scheme
Grade / Grade grading schemePosition in the curriculum
- Master's degree programme Media and Convergence Management
(SKZ: 150, Version: 13W.2)
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Subject: Master Thesis
(Compulsory subject)
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Research Seminar (
2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
- 180.829 Research Seminar (2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 4. Semester empfohlen
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Research Seminar (
2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Master Thesis
(Compulsory subject)