Universität Wien

150163 SE Bachelor's Colloquium (M8) (2024W)

11.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 15 - Ostasienwissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle
Tu 26.11. 13:15-14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10

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).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Participation in the 1st session is mandatory (an absence can only be excused if the course leader has been notified in advance by email).

No class on Tuesday 10.12.2024

Individual consultations in January: schedule and appointment dates TBA on Moodle.

  • Tuesday 01.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Tuesday 08.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Tuesday 15.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Tuesday 22.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Tuesday 29.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Tuesday 05.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Tuesday 12.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Tuesday 19.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Tuesday 03.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Tuesday 17.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Tuesday 07.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Tuesday 14.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Tuesday 21.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Tuesday 28.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The Bachelor's Colloquium aims to support students in identifying a suitable research topic for a Bachelor’s thesis, addressing knowledge gaps, formulating scientifically relevant research questions, selecting an appropriate methodology, theoretical apparatus, and source materials, and writing the thesis. It is also intended as a peer-support forum where participants assist each other in shaping the research process and critically review each other’s work-in-progress under the guidance of the course leader. It is recommended that students choose a topic or disciplinary area they have already familiarized themselves with during their degree programme (e.g., as part of a seminar). The course is practically-oriented and student-focused, thus active participation is essential for the successful achievement of its learning outcomes.
The first part of the colloquium focuses on how to identify a suitable topic, formulate a research question, situate the question in the current state of research, undertake a literature review, find and correctly reference appropriate sources, and evaluate, select, and apply suitable theories and methods. The main part is dedicated to the presentation, discussion, and peer-review of individual research projects. The final part consists of one-to-one consultations with the course leader to receive feedback on the exposé and seek advice on outstanding questions before proceeding to write and submit the thesis.
Participants will be required to give presentations in order to track progress and receive regular feedback throughout the process of research design and implementation, and to act as discussants/peer-reviewers of the work of other participants.
Sessions will be conducted mostly in English, but students are free to write the exposé and the thesis in their preferred working language (English or German).

Assessment and permitted materials


- Presentations (with PPT) [20%]
- Active participation, peer-review [10%]
- Written exposé. Length: ca. 10,000 characters, including spaces [20%]
- Bachelor’s thesis. Length: ca. 40,000 - 50,000 characters, including spaces [50%]

All assignments must be submitted in PDF format via Moodle with the following file name: Last name_partial performance.pdf (e.g. Smith_PPT1.pdf; Smith_PPT2.pdf; Smith_ Exposé.pdf; Smith_BAThesis.pdf).

Each partial performance is assessed independently and included in the final grade according to the percentage breakdown.

DEADLINES:

- PPTs of presentations: due 2 days (48 hours) before the presentation date. Failure to submit at least 1 day (24 hours) before will result in a partial (i.e. for that individual presentation) negative grade.

- Peer-review (response to other students' presentations): due orally on the presentation date.

- Written exposé: due 10 January 2025 before the individual consultation meetings. A deduction of one grade will be applied for each late week, or part of commenced week, after the deadline. Failure to submit at least 3 days before the scheduled consultation meeting will automatically result in a negative grade.

- Bachelor’s thesis: 28 February 2025. A deduction of one grade will be applied for each late week, or part of commenced week, up to a maximum of 3 weeks (21 days) after the deadline. A delay of more than 3 weeks (i.e. after 21 March 2025) will automatically result in a negative grade.

AI Policy: The use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools for editing, proofreading, and improving the quality and clarity of writing is permitted (e.g. for checking spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, word choice, language polishing and revision). The use of generative AI tools (text generation tools) to produce seminar papers or any other type of assignment is not permitted. This is prone to plagiarism and error (especially on highly specialized topics) and is against the principles of academic integrity. To ensure good academic practice, the course leader may conduct an oral discussion of the submitted seminar paper on a case-by-case basis. This discussion must be completed successfully in order to receive a grade.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Regular attendance (max. 2 absences allowed)
Active participation
Fulfilment of all partial tasks
Submission of written exposé
Submission of Bachelor’s thesis

Examination topics

Depending on the topic/method of the bachelor's thesis.

Reading list

General references:
Eco, Umberto. How to Write a Thesis. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 2015.
Eco, Umberto. Wie man eine wissenschaftliche Abschlussarbeit schreibt. 14. unv. Aufl., 2020.
Gournelos, Ted. Doing Academic Research : A Practical Guide to Research Methods and Analysis. London and New York: Routledge, 2019.
Hammond, Michael, and Wellington, Jerry. Research Methods: The Key Concepts. London and New York: Routledge, 2013.
Huemer, Birgit, Markus Rheindorf, and Helmut Gruber. Abstract, Exposé und Förderantrag: Eine Schreibanleitung für Studierende und junge Forschende. 1. Stuttgart; Köln: UTB GmbH Böhlau, 2012.
Kramer, Stefan. Sinologie und Chinastudien: eine Einführung. Tübingen: Narr, 2013.

More suggestions will be provided on Moodle at the start of the seminar.

Association in the course directory

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