Universität Wien

220083 SE SE Master Seminar (2018W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 22 - Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 15 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Dienstag 09.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 12, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Dienstag 16.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 12, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Dienstag 23.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 12, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Dienstag 30.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 12, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Dienstag 06.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 12, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Dienstag 13.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 12, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Dienstag 20.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 12, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Dienstag 27.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 12, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Dienstag 04.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 12, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Dienstag 11.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 12, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Dienstag 08.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 12, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Dienstag 15.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 12, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Dienstag 22.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 12, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Dienstag 29.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 12, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

This course should help and accompany you with the composition of your master thesis concept. Wewill cover all parts of a research concept including research question, choosing the “correct”theoretical frame and methodological approach, handling literature on a state of the art level of research, structure and design of research and last but not least communicating it. There is no topic limitation on your master thesis. At the end of this course you should have a master thesis concept ready to be presented to a potential supervisor.
This seminar isn’t about a fixed working program you have to fulfill. The course units should be on the one hand a refresher course on the skills you have learned during your study: Doing communication research on your own. On the other hand, it should help you to focus on a research topic, to acquire state of the art knowledge on this topic, to identify a research gap on this topic, to draft a research design, narrow enough to be done in about 6 months, and to write a concept, so you can acquire a supervisor for further steps.
In order to provide students with assistance for their master thesis concept, the following topics will be discussed in class: Choosing a Research Topic / Finding the Research Gap Research Resources & Reference Software Theory Building - Creativity - Theoretical Frames “Correct” Methods (qualitative vs. quantitative) Research Design – Operationalization Academic Language / Presenting at Conferences Academic Publishing & Peer Review Process Ethics in Academic Research

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Assessment will be based on the following course requirements:
Research Idea: 5%
Literature Review: 15%
Concept Presentation: 15%
Written Concept: 60%
Participation: 5%

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

The grading scheme reads as follows
A = 1 (Very Good): 87 - 100%
B = 2 (Good): 75 - 86,99%
C = 3 (Satisfactory): 63 - 74,99%
D = 4 (Enough): 50 - 62,99%
F = 5 (Not Enough): 00 - 49,99%

Prüfungsstoff

Literatur

Recommended Readings
American Psychological Association (2009): Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: APA.
Hayes, Andrew F. (2005). Statistical methods for communication science. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Creswell, John W. (2013). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Creswell, John W. (2015). A concise introduction to mixed methods research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Eco, U. (2005). Wie man eine wissenschaftliche Abschlußarbeit schreibt. Wien: facultas wuv UTB.
Karmasin, M. & Ribing, R. (2010). Die Gestaltung wissenschaftlicher Arbeiten: Ein Leitfaden für Seminararbeiten, Bachelor-, Master- und Magisterarbeiten, Diplomarbeiten und Dissertationen. Wien: facultas wuv UTB

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:39