551.301 (20W) Research Colloquium

Wintersemester 2020/21

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First course session
12.10.2020 16:00 - 18:00 online Off Campus
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Overview

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be necessary to make changes to courses and examinations at short notice (e.g. cancellation of attendance-based courses and switching to online examinations).

For further information regarding teaching on campus, please visit: https://www.aau.at/en/corona.
Lecturer
Tutor/Tutors
Course title german Research Colloquium
Type Course (continuous assessment course )
Course model Blended learning course
Online proportion 90%
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 4.0
Registrations 10 (25 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
Course begins on 12.10.2020
eLearning Go to Moodle course

Time and place

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

-get insight into research topics in English and American studies

-get exposure to academic research methodologies in the disciplines of linguistics, literature, and culture.

-find inspiration for own M.A. thesis research

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

-interactive lectures

-discussion

Course content

The research colloquium introduces new MA students to the main research areas represented at the Department of English and American Studies. The sessions will be held by different staff members working at the Department in order to give the participants insight into various research topics in the areas of linguistics, literature, and culture.

Literature

-Individual guidance will be given by the instructors

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.

Examination methodology

An essay submitted on the basis of one of the topics covered by individual lectures: 100%.

Examination topic(s)

Knowledge related to one of the individual lecture sections, by choice of the student.

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

Essay: 100%.

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Master's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 812, Version: 18W.1)
    • Subject: Research Foundations (Compulsory subject)
      • 1.2 Research Colloquium ( 0.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
        • 551.301 Research Colloquium (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 1. Semester empfohlen
  • Master's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 812, Version: 11W.1)
    • Subject: Advanced Language (Compulsory subject)
      • Style and Rhetoric in Scholarship ( 0.0h PK / 5.0 ECTS)
        • 551.301 Research Colloquium (2.0h KS / 5.0 ECTS)

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Wintersemester 2023/24
  • 551.301 KS Research Colloquium (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2022/23
  • 551.301 KS Research Colloquium (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2021/22
  • 551.301 KS Research Colloquium (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2019/20
  • 551.301 KS Research Colloquium (2.0h / 5.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2018/19
  • 551.301 PK Research Colloquium (2.0h / 5.0ECTS)