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280450 SE Astronomical Bachelor's Seminar (2026W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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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).
- Registration is open from Th 03.09.2026 08:00 to Mo 21.09.2026 07:00
- Deregistration possible until Sa 31.10.2026 23:59
Details
max. 15 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
- Stefan Meingast
- Harald Chmela
- Manuel Güdel
- Oliver Hahn
- Oliver Herbort
- Günter Houdek
- Franz Kerschbaum
- Kristina Kislyakova
- Kieran Leschinski
- Armin Luntzer
- Roland Ottensamer
- Nicole Pawellek
- Martin Piecka
- Sylvia Plöckinger
- Tanja Rindler-Daller
- Lukas Winkler
- Agata Wislocka
- Bodo Ziegler
- Katharina Porod (Student Tutor)
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Details zu den Terminen finden sie auf Moodle!
- N Tuesday 06.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
- Tuesday 13.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
- Tuesday 20.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
- Tuesday 27.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
- Tuesday 03.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
- Tuesday 10.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
- Tuesday 17.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
- Tuesday 24.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
- Tuesday 01.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
- Tuesday 15.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
- Tuesday 12.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
- Tuesday 19.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
- Tuesday 26.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
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.
- 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 presentationGrading scheme100-88 %: grade 1
87-75 %: grade 2
74-63 %: grade 3
62-50 %: grade 4
< 50 %: grade 5 (failed)
Final presentation: 20%Minimum requirements:Positive grade on written thesis
Positive grade on final presentationGrading scheme100-88 %: 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
Last modified: We 30.09.2026 10:08
- Participants must choose a topic for their Bachelor's thesis at the beginning of the semester or before. Topics should be defined in a personal discussion with a professor, postdoc, or advanced PhD candidate. A topic is considered accepted once the supervisor has registered the student via Moodle.
- Regular, individually arranged meetings with the supervisor are foreseen for the remainder of the semester.
- The accompanying tutorial supports students in writing the thesis and in preparing the oral presentation.
- At least one draft of the written thesis must be sent to the supervisor before the final submission.
- The final presentations take place in small groups.Course objectives:
- Participants are able to independently acquire knowledge on a clearly defined research question.
- Participants are able to carry out independent analyses of data, literature, and other material.
- Participants are able to describe their own research within a broader context and to distinguish it from existing research results.
- Participants are able to interpret their results in a logically consistent manner and to compare and discuss them with other results.
- Participants are able to formulate the steps required to obtain further results.
- Participants are able to present their research in written form according to current scientific standards, and orally in the final presentation of the thesis.