Universität Wien

280450 SE Astronomical Bachelor's Seminar (2024W)

9.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 28 - Erdwissenschaften, Meteorologie - Geophysik und
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle
Tu 17.12. 16:45-18:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17

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. 15 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Details zu den Terminen finden sie auf Moodle!

  • Tuesday 08.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 15.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 22.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 29.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 05.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 12.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 19.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 26.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 03.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 10.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 07.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 14.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 21.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 28.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course accompanies the writing of the bachelor thesis in the field of astronomy/astrophysics. Course languages are English and German.

Procedure:

- Participants have to choose a topic for the bachelor's thesis at the beginning of the semester or before. A list of available topics can be found on Moodle. This will be updated continuously until the beginning of the semester. Other topics are possible and can be defined in personal discussions with professors, postdocs or advanced PhD candidates. The topic is considered accepted as soon as the supervisor has registered the student via Moodle.
- The topic of the first two units is an introduction to writing a bachelor's thesis.
- Subsequently, regular individually arranged meetings with the supervisors are obligatory.
- The aim of the accompanying tutorial is to support the students in the preparation of the written Bachelor thesis and the oral presentation.
- The bachelor thesis will be presented in a short poster presentation in the seminar.
- At least one draft of the written thesis must be submitted to the supervisor before the final submission.
- The final presentation will take place in small groups.

Objectives of the course:

- Participants can independently acquire knowledge related to a clearly defined research question.
- Participants can conduct independent analyses of data, literature, etc.
- Participants can describe their own research in a broader context and distinguish it from existing research.
- Participants can interpret their research results in a logically consistent way, compare them to other results and discuss them.
- Participants can formulate necessary steps to achieve further results.
- Participants can present their research work in written form according to current scientific standards, as well as in oral form in the oral presentation of the work.

Assessment and permitted materials

- The final version of the bachelor thesis will be evaluated by the supervisor.
- The final presentation will take place in small groups and will be evaluated by the attending committee.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Assessment criteria:

Written thesis: 80%
Final presentation: 20%

Minimum requirements:

Positive grade on written thesis
Positive grade on final presentation

Grading scheme

100-88 %: grade 1
87-75 %: grade 2
74-63 %: grade 3
62-50 %: grade 4
< 50 %: grade 5 (failed)

Examination topics

After the final presentation, the candidate will receive questions about the topic of the thesis and closely related topics.

Reading list

Literature on the topic of the bachelor thesis is provided by the supervisors.

Association in the course directory

BAS; PM-BacSem;

Last modified: Tu 24.09.2024 15:26