Universität Wien

040235 SE Bachelor Seminar (incl. Bachelor´s Paper) (2021W)

8.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
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Details

max. 24 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 05.10. 09:45 - 13:00 Digital
  • Tuesday 12.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Monday 15.11. 09:45 - 16:30 Digital
  • Monday 29.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
  • Monday 10.01. 09:45 - 16:30 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In this seminar students are expected to complete a bachelor’s thesis. In the course students develop essential skills related to the project, e.g., literature search and review, theory development and deriving a research question, analysis and interpretation of empirical data, presenting the findings, and writing of the thesis. The seminar focuses on narratives in a marketing context. We use narratives (also known as stories) to communicate and convey our experiences. A narrative lens has been applied to various areas in marketing, e.g., ranging from advertising over entertainment (e.g., product placements in series) to storytelling by consumers (e.g., consumption experiences). The bachelor’s thesis is expected to revolve around a topic in the area of narratives in marketing (students can propose a topic or choose a topic suggested by the instructor). The thesis project includes theory development, empirical data collection, analysis, and deriving implications for theory and industry practitioners. Students will work in groups (4-6 students depending on number of course participants) on their thesis projects. Students will receive feedback on their presentations from the instructor and their peers. The course applies different settings (e.g., lecture, workshop) to support students in the development of the project.more information:https://marketing.univie.ac.at/studium/bachelor/lvs-im-wintersemester/

Assessment and permitted materials

Evaluation criteria of the seminar are as follows:Presentation 1 (theory and research questions): 20%Presentation 2 (empirical analysis and results): 20%Written bachelor’s thesis: 60%Each member of the group is expected to be involved in all stages of the project (e.g., theory development, data collection, analysis, …) to ensure their skill development. Students will be graded as a group (i.e., same grade for all members of a group), individual grading is only applied to an evaluation criterion when student performance diverges substantially, for example during the presentation.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The final grade is determined as follows:
>= 80%: 1
>= 70%: 2
>= 60%: 3
>= 50%: 4
< 50%: 5 (fail)

Examination topics

Bachelorarbeit

Reading list

Topical:(1) Students should develop their theory primarily based on articles published in academic journals. Literature suggestions will be provided in the course. Databases with such articles can be accessed, for example, through the library website of the University of Vienna.Methodological:(2) Methodological literature will be suggested in the course.

Association in the course directory

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