Bachelor's Thesis Seminar
Niveau
Bachelor Thesis Seminar
Learning outcomes of the courses/module
The students are able to:
• Define a topic independently and formulate a question independently
• Present the “state of the art” in the context of the question and, if necessary, critically compare different views
• Independently collect, interpret and critically reflect on data with the help of a self-chosen academic methodology, thereby developing and further developing arguments and problem solutions
• Present results in a comprehensible manner and according to academic standards in the form of a Bachelor thesis
• Organize oneself
• Independently prepare and learn knowledge and skills from cross-connections of the course contents for the final Bachelor examination in a systematic manner
• Define a topic independently and formulate a question independently
• Present the “state of the art” in the context of the question and, if necessary, critically compare different views
• Independently collect, interpret and critically reflect on data with the help of a self-chosen academic methodology, thereby developing and further developing arguments and problem solutions
• Present results in a comprehensible manner and according to academic standards in the form of a Bachelor thesis
• Organize oneself
• Independently prepare and learn knowledge and skills from cross-connections of the course contents for the final Bachelor examination in a systematic manner
Prerequisites for the course
Scientific & empirical methods (WIS.1), Selected topics academic & empirical meth-ods (WIS.2) and contents from the modules with links to the topic of the Bachelor thesis of semesters 1 to 5.
Course content
• Deepening the knowledge of academic work in relation to the independent Bachelor thesis
• Visualization of academic results such as posters, video, infographics, etc.
• Regular meetings to discuss the current status and progress of the Bachelor thesis with accompanying academic supervision
• Information on the Commission Bachelor examination
• Visualization of academic results such as posters, video, infographics, etc.
• Regular meetings to discuss the current status and progress of the Bachelor thesis with accompanying academic supervision
• Information on the Commission Bachelor examination
Recommended specialist literature
• Alley, M. (2018). The craft of scientific writing (Fourth edition). Springer.
• American psychological association (Ed.). (2020). Publication manual of the American psychological association: The official guide to APA style (7th ed). American psychological association.
• Gastel, B., & Day, R. (2019). How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper (1st ed). Greenwood. https://doi.org/10.5040/9798400666926
• American psychological association (Ed.). (2020). Publication manual of the American psychological association: The official guide to APA style (7th ed). American psychological association.
• Gastel, B., & Day, R. (2019). How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper (1st ed). Greenwood. https://doi.org/10.5040/9798400666926
Assessment methods and criteria
Bachelor thesis and visualization of the contents of the academic work
Language
English
Number of ECTS credits awarded
10
Semester hours per week
Planned teaching and learning method
Blended learning and supervision of the Bachelor thesis
Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered
6