430004 SE Seminar für Dissertant*innen (2024S)

The colloquium is assessed through the following components:

Research presentation (weight: 50%)
The research presentation concerns *one aspect* of your research project, presented *as an independent, self-standing talk that can be understood without knowing the overall thesis context*. It is the type of presentation that would be given at an academic conference. It must *not* primarily be a presentation of the whole thesis project. The presentation should generally be given as a freely spoken presentation, with the aid of notes. Presenters may also select to deliver a fully written out presentation speech, but this should be written for the express purpose of and suitable for oral delivery. The presentation must not be delivered in the form of reading out a written research paper.
Depending on the number of seminar participants, different options for the duration of the research presentation will be given. Typically, this is 20, 25, or 30 minutes (common conference talk durations). Presenters can select among these options, but are then held to account for staying within the selected time frame. The presentation should include slides or a 1-2 page handout for the audience, which is also the basis your respondent to prepare for their response. *Deadline: The slides or handout need to be uploaded by April 11, 23:59.*

Conference abstract of your talk (weight: 10%)
A 300 word abstract of the talk you plan to give in this colloquium, suitable to be sent to a conference call for papers. *Deadline: March 30, 23:59.*

Note on using generative AI: For writing the research talk abstract, you are permitted to use generative AI such as chatGPT as a supplementary tool to aid you in your writing. If you use such a tool in any step of the writing process, then you must append to your submission a brief explanation of how the technology was used. You are not permitted to use generative AI in any of the weekly tasks, unless this is explicitly stated otherwise. Undeclared use of the technology is not permitted and is considered academic misconduct. Use of such technology can and must not replace your understanding and well thought-through argumentative engagement. If I am in doubt about the authorship and tools used in a submission, then I may request of any student that they come to an oral examination on their final text, in which they need to explain and defend individual sections of their text.

Response to a presentation (weight: 20%)
After the presentation in the colloquium, the respondent raises two or three substantive clarificatory questions, critical objections, or suggestions, spelled out in some more detail than is usual for regular comments by the audience. Responses should last 3-4 minutes.

On the basis of the research talk abstracts, all participants can rank which presentations they would prefer to respond to. The lecturer will then allocate a respondents to each presentation, aiming to satisfy preferences as well as possible.

Chairing a presentation and discussion (weight: 20%)
The chair presides over the presentation, response, and discussion, attending to time keeping of the presenter and discussant, managing the queue of audience questions, and keeping within the overall time allocated to the presentation, response, and discussion.