120037 AR Research Methodology (MA / Literature) = freies Wahlfach (2010W)

The course provides a theoretical and practical toolkit for students embarking on the writing of an M.A.-thesis in literary and cultural studies. The emphasis is not so much on the what but on the how of a research project, that is on the whole process of planning, organising, and carrying it out. Topics covered include, among others, the stages of the research process, research methodologies and critical approaches, information research and the use of databases, formal aspects of a research paper.