400001 FK Introduction Course: From Research Idea to a Successful Presentation (2023S)
Introduction course
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 We 01.02.2023 09:00 to Fr 24.02.2023 09:00
- Deregistration possible until Th 30.03.2023 09:00
Registration information is available for each group.
Groups
Group 1
max. 15 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Termine:
Friday 03.03.2023 09:00 - 16:00 Uhr Seminarraum 5
Thursday 30.03.2023 08:15 - 13:00 Uhr Seminarraum 7
Friday 31.03.2023 13:15 - 18:00 Uhr Seminarraum 10
Friday 28.04.2023 08:00 - 18:00 Uhr Seminarraum 10
Friday 05.05.2023 09:00 - 12:00 Uhr Seminarraum 5
Friday
03.03.
08:00 - 16:00
Seminarraum 5, Kolingasse 14-16, EG00
Friday
31.03.
08:00 - 13:00
Seminarraum 10, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
Friday
31.03.
13:15 - 18:30
Seminarraum 10, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
Friday
28.04.
08:00 - 18:00
Seminarraum 10, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
Friday
05.05.
08:00 - 12:00
Seminarraum 5, Kolingasse 14-16, EG00
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Requirements for course completion are:
• “Academic citizenship” or participation in class (10 points)
• Exposé (30 points)
• Peer feedback on the PhD proposal (30 points)
• Mock public presentation (30 points)Participants may use notes, handouts, powerpoint slides and other media to give their presentation. Depending on the language in which the thesis is to be written, submissions can be made in English or in German.
• “Academic citizenship” or participation in class (10 points)
• Exposé (30 points)
• Peer feedback on the PhD proposal (30 points)
• Mock public presentation (30 points)Participants may use notes, handouts, powerpoint slides and other media to give their presentation. Depending on the language in which the thesis is to be written, submissions can be made in English or in German.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Participants must submit all assessment components to pass the course.
Grading scale:
• Very Good (1): 100-90 points
• Good (2): 89-77 points
• Satisfactory (3): 76-64 points
• Sufficient (4): 63-51 points
• Not Sufficient (5): < 51 pointsA number of rules apply for successful completion of the course and to receive a final grade:
• Participation is compulsory. If students cannot participate for good reason, they are required to notify the lecturer before the class.
• Students are strongly encouraged to actively participate in discussions of the literature and other seminar discussions
• Students may only present original pieces of work
• Students must complete all assignments
Grading scale:
• Very Good (1): 100-90 points
• Good (2): 89-77 points
• Satisfactory (3): 76-64 points
• Sufficient (4): 63-51 points
• Not Sufficient (5): < 51 pointsA number of rules apply for successful completion of the course and to receive a final grade:
• Participation is compulsory. If students cannot participate for good reason, they are required to notify the lecturer before the class.
• Students are strongly encouraged to actively participate in discussions of the literature and other seminar discussions
• Students may only present original pieces of work
• Students must complete all assignments
Reading list
All relevant materials will be made available on the learning platform and in the course handouts.
Group 2
max. 15 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
ACHTUNG!
Die LV findet am 04.05.2023 in der Kolingasse Seminarraum 11 statt.
Thursday
09.03.
09:00 - 12:00
C0628A Besprechung SoWi, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
Thursday
16.03.
09:00 - 12:00
C0628A Besprechung SoWi, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
Thursday
04.05.
09:00 - 16:00
Seminarraum 11 Vernetzungsraum für Vienna Doctoral School of Social Sciences, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
Friday
30.06.
09:00 - 11:00
C0628A Besprechung SoWi, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
Aims, contents and method of the course
IMPORTANT: The introduction course is taught in three groups. Please sign up for the two groups taught by Lecheler/Steiber, if your dissertation is using empirical research approaches, in particular quantitative research methodology (e.g., surveys, quantitative text analysis). If the dissertation/FÖP is planned in German, then the Expose may of course also be submitted in German during the course!This course is a new format in the doctoral programme and is dedicated to the preparation of an exposé and its public presentation to the faculty. The exposé creates a framework for the dissertation project, a kind of roadmap that can be changed in the course of the research. However, it should show to what extent the concept of the project is coherent in terms of content, theory and methodology and is feasible in principle.
In the course, the structure of an exposé is presented and discussed according to the respective disciplinary conventions and expectations. The participants are supported in the different stages of their exposé development and in preparing for the public presentation.
In the process of developing the exposé, the following questions have to be addressed:
•How must a research problem and question be formulated so that it can be answered within three years?
•What are the basic theoretical assumptions on which a project is based?
•Which knowledge about the object of study is necessary to start the project?
•How can the state of the art, i.e. the relevant literature in the field of study be determined?
•What is the overall goal of the research?
•How will the empirical research be designed?
o Which methodological approach and which method(s) can be used to address the research questions?
o What data are available, or how can access to a research field be established and empirical data be collected?
o How should the empirical material be analysed?
o Which ethical aspects have to be considered when collecting and analysing the data?
Further topics can be discussed such as:
•How can I prepare for the Public Presentation at the Faculty?
•Work schedule, time management
•Thesis by publication or monograph
•Structure of the doctoral teaching programme
•How to work with supervision teams
•Ethics screening as part of the Public Presentation at the Faculty
•Good scientific practice
•Doctoral research in times of COVID-19
The course alternates between small group discussions, inputs from the course leaders, presentations of the draft exposés by participants, peer feedback and feedback from the course leaders.
The course is aimed at doctoral students who are at the beginning of writing their exposés, but also at those who are already more advanced and would like to register for the Public Presentation at the Faculty in the same semester.The course can only be attended by students who have not yet passed the public presentation at the Faculty.
In the course, the structure of an exposé is presented and discussed according to the respective disciplinary conventions and expectations. The participants are supported in the different stages of their exposé development and in preparing for the public presentation.
In the process of developing the exposé, the following questions have to be addressed:
•How must a research problem and question be formulated so that it can be answered within three years?
•What are the basic theoretical assumptions on which a project is based?
•Which knowledge about the object of study is necessary to start the project?
•How can the state of the art, i.e. the relevant literature in the field of study be determined?
•What is the overall goal of the research?
•How will the empirical research be designed?
o Which methodological approach and which method(s) can be used to address the research questions?
o What data are available, or how can access to a research field be established and empirical data be collected?
o How should the empirical material be analysed?
o Which ethical aspects have to be considered when collecting and analysing the data?
Further topics can be discussed such as:
•How can I prepare for the Public Presentation at the Faculty?
•Work schedule, time management
•Thesis by publication or monograph
•Structure of the doctoral teaching programme
•How to work with supervision teams
•Ethics screening as part of the Public Presentation at the Faculty
•Good scientific practice
•Doctoral research in times of COVID-19
The course alternates between small group discussions, inputs from the course leaders, presentations of the draft exposés by participants, peer feedback and feedback from the course leaders.
The course is aimed at doctoral students who are at the beginning of writing their exposés, but also at those who are already more advanced and would like to register for the Public Presentation at the Faculty in the same semester.The course can only be attended by students who have not yet passed the public presentation at the Faculty.
Assessment and permitted materials
Type of performance assessment: tba
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Type of performance assessment: tba
Reading list
Will be announced in class / via the syllabus.
Group 3
max. 15 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle
Lecturers
Classes
Termine:
Friday 03.03.2023 09:00 - 16:00 Uhr Seminarraum 5
Thursday 30.03.2023 08:15 - 13:00 Uhr Seminarraum 7
Friday 31.03.2023 08:00 - 18:00 Uhr Seminarraum 10
Friday 28.04.2023 08:00 - 18:00 Uhr Seminarraum 10
Friday 05.05.2023 09:00 - 12:00 Uhr Seminarraum 5
Aims, contents and method of the course
IMPORTANT: The introduction course is taught in three groups. Please sign up for the two groups taught by Dowling/Staritz, if your dissertation is using in particular qualitative research methodology such as interviews, focus groups, text analysis or ethnographic fieldwork. Theory-oriented dissertations are also welcome.This course is a new format in the doctoral programme in Social Sciences and is dedicated to the preparation of a research proposal and its public presentation to the Faculty. The research proposal creates a framework for the dissertation project, a kind of roadmap that can be changed in the course of the research. It should show to what extent the concept of the project is coherent in terms of content, theory and methodology and whether the project is feasible in principle.In the course, the structure of a research proposal is presented and discussed according to the respective disciplinary conventions and expectations. The participants are supported in the different stages of their research proposal development and in preparing for the public presentation.In the process of developing the research proposal, the following questions have to be addressed:
• How must a research problem and question be formulated so that it can be answered within three years?
• What are the basic theoretical assumptions on which a project is based?
• Which knowledge about the object of study is necessary to start the project?
• How can the state of the art, i.e. the relevant literature in the field of study be determined?
• What is the overall goal of the research?
• How will the empirical research be designed?
- Which methodological approach and which method(s) can be used to address the research questions?
- What data are available, or how can access to a research field be established and empirical data be collected?
- How should the empirical material be analysed?
- Which ethical aspects have to be considered when collecting and analysing the data?Further topics can be discussed such as:
• How can I prepare for the public presentation at the Faculty?
• Work schedule, time management
• Thesis by publication or monograph
• Structure of the doctoral teaching programme
• How to work with supervision teams
• Research Ethics Pre-screening for PhD projects as part of the public presentation at the Faculty
• Good academic practiceThe course alternates between small group discussions, inputs from the course leaders, presentations of the draft research proposals by participants, peer feedback and feedback from the course leaders.The course is aimed at doctoral candidates in the Social Sciences who are at the beginning of writing their research proposals, but also at those who are already more advanced and would like to register for the public presentation at the Faculty in the same semester. The course can only be attended by students who have not yet passed the public presentation at the Faculty.Depending on the language in which the thesis is to be written, submissions can be made in English or in German.
• How must a research problem and question be formulated so that it can be answered within three years?
• What are the basic theoretical assumptions on which a project is based?
• Which knowledge about the object of study is necessary to start the project?
• How can the state of the art, i.e. the relevant literature in the field of study be determined?
• What is the overall goal of the research?
• How will the empirical research be designed?
- Which methodological approach and which method(s) can be used to address the research questions?
- What data are available, or how can access to a research field be established and empirical data be collected?
- How should the empirical material be analysed?
- Which ethical aspects have to be considered when collecting and analysing the data?Further topics can be discussed such as:
• How can I prepare for the public presentation at the Faculty?
• Work schedule, time management
• Thesis by publication or monograph
• Structure of the doctoral teaching programme
• How to work with supervision teams
• Research Ethics Pre-screening for PhD projects as part of the public presentation at the Faculty
• Good academic practiceThe course alternates between small group discussions, inputs from the course leaders, presentations of the draft research proposals by participants, peer feedback and feedback from the course leaders.The course is aimed at doctoral candidates in the Social Sciences who are at the beginning of writing their research proposals, but also at those who are already more advanced and would like to register for the public presentation at the Faculty in the same semester. The course can only be attended by students who have not yet passed the public presentation at the Faculty.Depending on the language in which the thesis is to be written, submissions can be made in English or in German.
Assessment and permitted materials
Type of per
Requirements for course completion are:
• “Academic citizenship” or participation in class (10 points)
• Exposé (30 points)
• Peer feedback on the PhD proposal (30 points)
• Mock public presentation (30 points)Participants may use notes, handouts, powerpoint slides and other media to give their presentation. Depending on the language in which the thesis is to be written, submissions can be made in English or in German.
formance assessment: tba
Requirements for course completion are:
• “Academic citizenship” or participation in class (10 points)
• Exposé (30 points)
• Peer feedback on the PhD proposal (30 points)
• Mock public presentation (30 points)Participants may use notes, handouts, powerpoint slides and other media to give their presentation. Depending on the language in which the thesis is to be written, submissions can be made in English or in German.
formance assessment: tba
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Participants must submit all assessment components to pass the course.
Grading scale:
• Very Good (1): 100-90 points
• Good (2): 89-77 points
• Satisfactory (3): 76-64 points
• Sufficient (4): 63-51 points
• Not Sufficient (5): < 51 pointsA number of rules apply for successful completion of the course and to receive a final grade:
• Participation is compulsory. If students cannot participate for good reason, they are required to notify the lecturer before the class.
• Students are strongly encouraged to actively participate in discussions of the literature and other seminar discussions
• Students may only present original pieces of work
• Students must complete all assignments
Grading scale:
• Very Good (1): 100-90 points
• Good (2): 89-77 points
• Satisfactory (3): 76-64 points
• Sufficient (4): 63-51 points
• Not Sufficient (5): < 51 pointsA number of rules apply for successful completion of the course and to receive a final grade:
• Participation is compulsory. If students cannot participate for good reason, they are required to notify the lecturer before the class.
• Students are strongly encouraged to actively participate in discussions of the literature and other seminar discussions
• Students may only present original pieces of work
• Students must complete all assignments
Reading list
All relevant materials will be made available on the learning platform and in the course handouts.
Information
Examination topics
All relevant materials will be made available on the learning platform and in the course handouts.
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• How must a research problem and question be formulated so that it can be answered within three years?
• What are the basic theoretical assumptions on which a project is based?
• Which knowledge about the object of study is necessary to start the project?
• How can the state of the art, i.e. the relevant literature in the field of study be determined?
• What is the overall goal of the research?
• How will the empirical research be designed?
- Which methodological approach and which method(s) can be used to address the research questions?
- What data are available, or how can access to a research field be established and empirical data be collected?
- How should the empirical material be analysed?
- Which ethical aspects have to be considered when collecting and analysing the data?Further topics can be discussed such as:
• How can I prepare for the public presentation at the Faculty?
• Work schedule, time management
• Thesis by publication or monograph
• Structure of the doctoral teaching programme
• How to work with supervision teams
• Research Ethics Pre-screening for PhD projects as part of the public presentation at the Faculty
• Good academic practiceThe course alternates between small group discussions, inputs from the course leaders, presentations of the draft research proposals by participants, peer feedback and feedback from the course leaders.The course is aimed at doctoral candidates in the Social Sciences who are at the beginning of writing their research proposals, but also at those who are already more advanced and would like to register for the public presentation at the Faculty in the same semester. The course can only be attended by students who have not yet passed the public presentation at the Faculty.Depending on the language in which the thesis is to be written, submissions can be made in English or in German.