200047 SE Bachelor’s Thesis (2024S)

Maximum of 1 missed class (without special arrangement made with lecturers before missed class).

There will be small assignments that students have to do before classes, these have to be done & handed in but will not be graded. They will be checked for meeting the formal requirements of the assignment. Failure to hand-in assignments or comply with formal requirements will lead to failing of the class. Note that the “formal requirements” mainly mean that you cannot hand in an empty document and need to follow the instructions, i.e. if you have to hand-in a research question, you meet the requirements if you hand in a research question and not if you hand in e.g. an outline. As can be seen, these requirements are easily met.
As in the Fachliteraturseminar (FLS), there will be a peer review assignment in the end that will count for 10%.
Since the class uses a lot of participation 10% of the grade is class participation. This is because a lot of the class requires active participation and also that you come prepared (e.g. that you have read the literature if you were supposed to do so). If given digital, this requirement stays the same as group assignments in-class will be done in breakout rooms.
The final paper will be your Bachelorthesis (counting for 80%). It specifies a research question and provides a literature review (the part you already prepared in the FLS). Furthermore, it outlines a hypothesis, an analysis plan, and provides an interpretation (and discussion) of hypothetical results. This second part is the new part you will write which is 3000 words with a 20% leniency (meaning between 2400-3600 words). Together this means that the final Bachelorthesis will has to be between 4000 and 6000 words. Being below 4000 or above 6000 words will lead to a lower grade. The thesis has to be written APA style. Failing to follow APA style will lead to a lower grade. Specific guidelines can be found in the syllabus.