150137 SE Research Seminar and Monitoring Class for the Master's and PhD Thesis (2021S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 08.02.2021 10:00 to We 24.02.2021 10:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 26.03.2021 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
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Friday
05.03.
15:00 - 17:00
Digital
Hybride Lehre
Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05 -
Friday
19.03.
15:00 - 17:00
Digital
Hybride Lehre
Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05 -
Friday
26.03.
15:00 - 17:00
Digital
Hybride Lehre
Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05 -
Friday
16.04.
15:00 - 17:00
Digital
Hybride Lehre
Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05 -
Friday
23.04.
15:00 - 17:00
Digital
Hybride Lehre
Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05 -
Friday
30.04.
15:00 - 17:00
Digital
Hybride Lehre
Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05 -
Friday
07.05.
15:00 - 17:00
Digital
Hybride Lehre
Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05 -
Friday
14.05.
15:00 - 17:00
Digital
Hybride Lehre
Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05 -
Friday
21.05.
15:00 - 17:00
Digital
Hybride Lehre
Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05 -
Friday
28.05.
15:00 - 17:00
Digital
Hybride Lehre
Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05 -
Friday
04.06.
15:00 - 17:00
Digital
Hybride Lehre
Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05 -
Friday
11.06.
15:00 - 17:00
Digital
Hybride Lehre
Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05 -
Friday
18.06.
15:00 - 17:00
Digital
Hybride Lehre
Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05 -
Friday
25.06.
15:00 - 17:00
Digital
Hybride Lehre
Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Turabian essay: Students will be asked to read the first chapters of a book on academic writ-ing, a total of about 140 pages. After this, students will write an essay (2,500 words) in which they reflect on the contents of what they have read in relation to their own work and re-search projects. Please note that this will not be a summary, but rather a critical discussion. The essay must be submitted electronically 24 hours before class via Moodle.
MA thesis grading exercise: In the second part, students will read and evaluate several actual MA theses that have been written as part of the EcoS program. Each thesis has to be graded numerically and verbally according to the EcoS standard (for details including a template see Moodle). The reports have to be submitted electronically 24 hours before class via Moodle. Make sure to use only the provided forms, without modifying them. During class, students will be asked to explain their evaluation. This discussion session will be held synchronously.
Topic and research question: Beginning from the first unit of the seminar, students are required to think about a research topic, a research question, and the theoretical background of their MA project. The topic and research question as well as thoughts on their relevance must be submitted via Moodle 24 hours before class (one sentence each, as a PDF).
Literature Review: A profound and structured discussion of at least 20 relevant sources on the narrow topic of the thesis must be submitted electronically 24 hours before class. Please note that you should start searching and reading early, as soon as you have decided on your topic and RQ.
Late submission: A delay in submission of any assignment up to 1 week will result in down-grading by one full grade. A delay in submission of up to 2 weeks will result in downgrading by two full grades, and so forth.
MA thesis grading exercise: In the second part, students will read and evaluate several actual MA theses that have been written as part of the EcoS program. Each thesis has to be graded numerically and verbally according to the EcoS standard (for details including a template see Moodle). The reports have to be submitted electronically 24 hours before class via Moodle. Make sure to use only the provided forms, without modifying them. During class, students will be asked to explain their evaluation. This discussion session will be held synchronously.
Topic and research question: Beginning from the first unit of the seminar, students are required to think about a research topic, a research question, and the theoretical background of their MA project. The topic and research question as well as thoughts on their relevance must be submitted via Moodle 24 hours before class (one sentence each, as a PDF).
Literature Review: A profound and structured discussion of at least 20 relevant sources on the narrow topic of the thesis must be submitted electronically 24 hours before class. Please note that you should start searching and reading early, as soon as you have decided on your topic and RQ.
Late submission: A delay in submission of any assignment up to 1 week will result in down-grading by one full grade. A delay in submission of up to 2 weeks will result in downgrading by two full grades, and so forth.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The final grade for the course will be calculated as follows:
Essay Turabian: 20%
Evaluation of MA Thesis 1: 15%
Evaluation of MA Thesis 2: 15%
Research topic, research question: 10%
Literature Review: 40%
• The Literature Review counts as a minimal requirement (“Mindestanforderung”) and must thus be passed in order to pass the whole course.
• This seminar is meant for those students who have passed the language courses and most seminars and are now seriously preparing for the MA thesis. This course is not recommended for students in the first and second semester.
Essay Turabian: 20%
Evaluation of MA Thesis 1: 15%
Evaluation of MA Thesis 2: 15%
Research topic, research question: 10%
Literature Review: 40%
• The Literature Review counts as a minimal requirement (“Mindestanforderung”) and must thus be passed in order to pass the whole course.
• This seminar is meant for those students who have passed the language courses and most seminars and are now seriously preparing for the MA thesis. This course is not recommended for students in the first and second semester.
Examination topics
See above.
Reading list
Will be posted on Moodle.
Association in the course directory
WM5
Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:17
The workload will be the same as under “normal” conditions. You will have to read, you will have to submit written assignments, and/or you are expected to give short presentations and to participate in classroom discussions. This will take place online, either synchronously (you present in real time in front of a webcam) or asynchronously (you record your contribu-tion and post it online). The latter has the advantage of being independent of the quality of everybody’s internet connection and of the time zone you are living in, and is thus the preferred mode.
The seminar is an important step in guiding the preparation of an MA or PhD thesis in East Asian Economy and Society (EcoS). It should thus only be attended in the third or fourth semester of the MA program, or at the beginning of the PhD program. Furthermore, you should already have a topic for your thesis in mind.
In the first part of the seminar, we will have an intense discussion of principal matters regard-ing the writing of academic papers and theses. This will not be new to you and thus has the function of a structured recapitulation of existing knowledge. Most importantly, we will re-peat the key features of a State of the Art/Literature Review and of the Analytical Frame-work.
In the second part, we will apply these skills and approaches by discussing and grading previously written EcoS MA theses.
In the third part, after having decided on their topic and research questions, students will prepare and present a draft State of the Art on their own topics. The seminar thus leads right into the preparation of the actual thesis.