200079 SE Bachelor thesis (2021W)
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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 We 08.09.2021 09:25 to Fr 10.09.2021 09:18
- Deregistration possible until Fr 10.09.2021 09:18
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Thursday 07.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock
- Thursday 14.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock
- Thursday 21.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock
- Thursday 28.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock
- Thursday 04.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock
- Thursday 11.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock
- Thursday 18.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock
- Thursday 25.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock
- Thursday 02.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock
- Thursday 09.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock
- Thursday 16.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock
- Thursday 13.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock
- Thursday 20.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock
- Thursday 27.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Maximum of 1 missed class (without special arrangement made with lecturers before missed class).There will be small assignments that they 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. The thesis has to be written APA style. Specific guidelines can be found at the end of the syllabus.
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. The thesis has to be written APA style. Specific guidelines can be found at the end of the syllabus.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Examination topics
Reading list
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Mo 27.09.2021 12:29
Please note that the class will be given IN-PERSON. I.e. your attendence will be required. If you cannot physically attend class (for whatever reason) please contact us as we will then set up a stream for you to enable everyone access to the class.
Note that this will mean that covid-19 regulations will apply, though it's hard to predict the future it seems highly likely that the 3-G rule (vaccination, test, or cured) as well as distance regulations will apply.Language:
I provide all input from my side in English but I allow you to hand in (written) assignments in German and of course their group discussions in our outside of class etc, can be done in German.
Aim of the class:
The point of the class is that students learn the skills they need to write a bachelors thesis (or really any scientific article). This means that the aim of the course is to teach how to:- formulate hypotheses
- create an appropriate research design
- come up with an analysis plan
- connect your methodological design with your underlying theory
- interpret (hypothetical) results
- transfer your ideas into writing
- give & receive/use feedbackOr, shortly said, to "design, analyze, interpret".
Thus, the final bachelorthesis will not include an experimental part but it will include planning an appropriate analysis and to form interpretations of the results. Though this may seem rather abstract, it is similar to what is known as “registered reports”. Registered reports are papers that are submitted with an introduction, a method section, and proposed analyses (and their interpretation, like a pre-registration). For more detail see e.g., https://www.cos.io/our-services/registered-reports, but we will also discuss this topic in class.
Topic:
Though the general topic is described in the aims and could be applied to any field of interest. The content of our class is centred around psychology of art/ empirical aesthetics in line with our focus at the EVA-lab: https://aesthetics.univie.ac.at/. The class is structured around four overarching topics from which the students can pick one to write their final essay about. The topics are: Art & Emotion, Art & Cognition, Art & Brain, and Art & Field. These topic are also used to form groups of students that can mutually help each other.