180.818 (15S) Research Seminar
Overview
- Lecturer
- Tutor/Tutors
- Course title german Research Seminar
- Type Seminar (continuous assessment course )
- Hours per Week 2.0
- ECTS credits 4.0
- Registrations 20
- Organisational unit
- Language of instruction English
- Course begins on 01.03.2015
Time and place
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Course Information
Course content
The Research Seminar Media and Convergence Management comprises of three parts: analysis and discussion of research papers, presentation of students' master theses and presentation of thesis' progress.Topics
- Seminar Part 1: Reading, preparation and presentation of three research papers
- Seminar Part 2: Master Thesis Presentation in Class
- Seminar Part 3: Master Thesis Progress Presentation in Class
Teaching objective
In the first part of the seminar, tips and criteria for successful academic writing will be introduced. 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 presented in class and discussed. 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.Prior knowledge expected
Please read the three research papers (available on Moodle) and prepare a short summary of each paper for the first meeting (written summaries which have to be submitted).Literature
A reference list will be provided during the first meeting.Examination information
Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.
Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations
Seminar Part 1 (20% of grade) Seminar Part 2 and 3 (80% of grade) Class Participation (+/-)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)
- 180.818 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)