551.321 (21S) Early Thesis Forum: Literature and Culture Studies

Sommersemester 2021

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First course session
09.03.2021 08:00 - 10:00 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).

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Lecturer
Course title german Early Thesis Forum: Literature and Culture Studies
Type Workgroup (continuous assessment course )
Course model Online course
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 8.0
Registrations 5 (20 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
possible language(s) of the assessment English
Course begins on 09.03.2021
eLearning Go to Moodle course
Remarks (english)

We will meet online at 8.15am.

Time and place

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

Students are guided towards a research porposal for their Master's thesis and how to take their first steps as independent researchers, respecting and integrating differences in the specific field they want to work in. Theoretical knowledge about as well as practical skills in thesis writing are acquired, and a reflective stance towards the writing process and individual strategies developed.

Thus equipped with fundamental competencies in academic writing, students can then start working independently on their individual theses.

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

  • theoretical and methodical input on critical thinking and academic writing
  • both individual and collective analysis of different academic text types
  • discussion of relevant texts, short writing exercises
  • presentation and discussion of a potential thesis topic in class
  • development of research proposals for students' individual thesis projects

Course content

Critical thinking, academic writing, finding and defining a suitable thesis topic, development of a research proposal

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

The final grade is an aggregate of...

  • 20% Active participation: Come prepared, think critically, read the required theoretical texts, do any additional research if necessary; do the writing exercises and contribute to discussions and analyses.
  • 30% Topic Presentation (45min, 1500 words): Introduce your potential thesis topic (What? How? Why? Literature?; 30min), do a Q&A (15min), and moderate a plenary, in-depth discussion of one example; write-up of presentation and any issues brought up during the Q&A and the analysis in a short academic paper to be uploaded on Moodle no later than two weeks after the presentation (pdf, 1500 words).
  • 50% Research Proposal (4000 words): Academic paper presenting a fully developed research proposal for your potential thesis topic (motivation, research question, methodology, overview of literature and text corpus, timeline) to be uploaded on Moodle and handed in as printed copy no later than September 30, 2021, 23:55 (pdf, 4000 words).

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

Quantity and quality of task fulfillment; quantity and quality of theoretical literature used; choice of textual corpus, quality of analysis, and quality of application of theoretical concepts and terminology.

If a student fails one pillar of assessment (participation, presentation, or paper), they fail the entire seminar!

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Master's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 812, Version: 18W.1)
    • Subject: Literature and Culture Studies (Compulsory elective)
      • 3.7 Early Thesis Forum: Literature and Culture Studies ( 0.0h AG / 8.0 ECTS)
        • 551.321 Early Thesis Forum: Literature and Culture Studies (2.0h AG / 8.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 3. Semester empfohlen
  • Master's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 812, Version: 11W.1)
    • Subject: Research Design in English & American Studies (Compulsory subject)
      • Research Forum [focussing, amongst others, on issues in Gender Studies] ( 0.0h SE / 8.0 ECTS)
        • 551.321 Early Thesis Forum: Literature and Culture Studies (2.0h AG / 8.0 ECTS)

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Sommersemester 2022
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Sommersemester 2020
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Sommersemester 2019
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