General description

The course helps the students locate their own field of interest and to generate the topic and data for their thesis. They also receive guidance in finding a supervisor for their study in the various disciplines/research groups.

Learning outcomes

Having passed the course the student knows the aims, the process, the structure and related ethical questions of the master’s thesis and is equipped with the skills for planning and writing his/her own empirical piece of study.

Contents

•Purpose and format of the thesis
•The process of producing empirically based scientific information
•Choosing the subject and approach for one’s Master's thesis
•Critical evaluation of the master's theses
•Refworks course by Tertio library (separate description)

Teaching methods

Seminar sessions with introducing lectures 16 h, assignments, learning diary, background literature.

Teaching language

Evaluation

Study materials

Announced in the Teaching schedule.

Belongs to following study modules

2014–2015

Teaching

Archived Teaching Schedule. Please refer to current Teaching Shedule.

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