Universität Wien

350171 UE Accompanying the Writing of Bachelor thesis (2023W)

Fachgruppen: Biologische Aspekte SPOWI / TW

6.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 35 - Sportwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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. 16 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes

Wednesday, 12:30-14:00, October 10th 2023, Lecture room 1 EG, USZ I
Wednesday, 12:30-14:00, October 18th 2023, Lecture room 1 EG, USZ I
Wednesday, 12:30-14:00, October 25th 2023, Lecture room 1 EG, USZ I
Wednesday, 12:30-14:00, November 8th 2023, Lecture Hall 1 EG, USZ I

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Contact person is Julian Moser, BSc (sport.molbio@univie.ac.at)

- Writing of an exposé for the bachelor thesis
- Preparation of a graphical abstract
- Writing a (systematic) review on a topic from the following list

Topics for the bachelor theses
- All topics can be processed either in German or English (exception: Gustavo Zaccaria Schaun - ONLY English).
- The registration for the topics takes place via Moodle. It is mandatory to register for 3 topics with at least 2 different supervisors. After that, the assigned topics will be announced.

Topics Prof. Csapo:
-) Sleep duration / sleep quality and risk of injury in children and adolescents.
-) Sleep duration / sleep quality and physical activity level in children and adolescents
-) Effects of active learning breaks (physical activity breaks) on cognitive performance in children and adolescents
-) Evaluation of the quality of education in the teacher training program physical activity and sport at the University of Vienna - a representative survey (empirical!)

Topics Dr. Schaun
- Association of exercise participation and school performance in children and adolescents
- Association of exercise participation and school performance in kids with neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g., such as ADHD)
- Association of muscle quality and physical activity level in children and adolescents
- Association between regional muscle features (e.g., muscle architecture, muscle volume, cross-sectional area) and force production in children and adolescents

Topics Prof. Tschan:
-) xxx
-) xxx
-) xxx

Topics Prof. Wessner:
-) Physical activity and air pollution?
-) Superior effects of outdoor activities vs indoor activities?
-) Prevalence of sarcopenic obesity in Europe?
-) Screen time and obesity in children and adolescents?

Assessment and permitted materials

The entire performance by students for baccalaureate/bachelor's theses of the winter semester must be completed by the following April 30 at the latest, and for baccalaureate/bachelor's theses of the summer semester by the following September 30 at the latest. Students who have not deregistered from the course in question must be evaluated. In case of a negative assessment, a board examination is not permitted and the course must be repeated. Legal source: Statutes of the University of Vienna §10 (4, 5, 6). You are explicitly informed that if you are found to have cheated (e.g.: Copying, plagiarizing, use of unauthorized aids, forgery, ghostwriting, etc.) the entire PI-LV will be considered cheated and will count as examination attempt. (Entry in U:SPACE: X = not assessed).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Writing of a scientific thesis according to the institute's guidelines. The topic should document the current state of research. Please note that the plugin Turnitin performs a text similarity check (= plagiarism check) when submitting the bachelor thesis via moodle and informs you about the result. A positive completion is only possible after a successful plagiarism check. What is plagiarism? "Plagiarism occurs when texts, contents or ideas are taken over and passed off as one's own. This includes, in particular, the appropriation and use of text passages, theories, hypotheses, findings or data by means of direct, paraphrased or translated adoption without appropriate acknowledgement and citation of the source and the author." [Section 51(2)(31) UG]

Grading scale:
Fail: <60%
Sufficient: 60-70%
Satisfactory: 71-80%
Good: 81-90%
Very good: 91-100%

Examination topics

Items of work:
- Graphical Abstract 10%
- Exercise literature search 10%
- Table of Contents 10%
- Exposé (synopsis) 21%
- Bachelor thesis 49%

For a positive grade ALL items of work have to be completed.

Reading list

Boland. (2017). Doing a systematic review : a student's guide / (2nd edition..). SAGE Publications.
PRISMA Statement (2020). https://prisma-statement.org//
Lecture notes provided on Moodle

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Mo 09.10.2023 11:08