200191 SE Scientific Readings (2022S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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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 02.02.2022 09:00 to We 23.02.2022 09:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 04.03.2022 09:00
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Wednesday 09.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
- Wednesday 16.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
- Wednesday 23.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
- Wednesday 30.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
- Wednesday 06.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
- Wednesday 27.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
- Wednesday 04.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
- Wednesday 11.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
- Wednesday 18.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
- Wednesday 25.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
- Wednesday 01.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
- Wednesday 08.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
- Wednesday 15.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
- Wednesday 22.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
- Wednesday 29.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Assessment:
1. Oral presentation
2. Short essays
3. Active participation in group discussions
1. Oral presentation
2. Short essays
3. Active participation in group discussions
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Attendance of the course sessions is mandatory. You are allowed to miss two sessions maximally.The end grade for the seminar is based on a weighed combination of your performance on the following components of the course:
1. Oral presentation (40%)
2. Short essays (50%)
3. Active participation in group discussions (10%)
1. Oral presentation (40%)
2. Short essays (50%)
3. Active participation in group discussions (10%)
Examination topics
The seminar does not contain an exam
Reading list
Will be published on Moodle after the first session
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Th 11.05.2023 11:27
In this seminar, you will learn to read, understand, integrate and critically reflect on scientific papers, practice in writing and structuring scientific texts, and develop a first concept for your bachelor thesis.
More specifically, you will:
• Learn how scientific papers are structured, and practice in seeing this structure
• Learn to critically read and extract the “main message” from a research paper
• Learn to summarize and reflect on scientific papers and to integrate different perspectives on the same topic (in oral presentations and short written essays)
• Learn to develop an own research question motivated by existing literatureTOPICS
In the seminar, we will discuss a number of research papers on a range of socio-affective phenomena and their biological basis, with a focus on experimental studies with a biological/neuroscientific emphasis. Topics include:
• Stress and how it is modulated by social and psychological factors
• The effects of music on brain and body
• Effects of social interactions on mind and body
At the end of the seminar, you will develop a first concept for your bachelor thesis, which will have the form of a research proposal. The topic can be based on the research papers provided, but it is also allowed to come up with a topic of your own choice which lies outside of the range of above-mentioned topics.CONTENTS OF THE SEMINAR
The first part of the seminar will consist of plenary sessions in which groups of students will present a research paper, a complementary paper, and a short research idea.
You will also hand in 2 short essays, on which you will receive written individual feedback.In the last part of the seminar, you will work on a first individual thesis concept in small thesis groups of 4 students. In small-scale meetings with the teacher you will receive personal feedback on your concept. This first concept will not be evaluated or “count” for the Scientific Reading Seminar grade, but serves as a preparation for the subsequent bachelor thesis seminar.
In the bachelor thesis seminar in the winter semester, you will continue working in regularly meeting thesis groups on further developing, structuring, and writing your thesis.