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[ 928MASTSEMS19 ] SE Master Thesis Seminar

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Workload Education level Study areas Responsible person Hours per week Coordinating university
3 ECTS M2 - Master's programme 2. year Social Science Margitta Mätzke 2 hpw Johannes Kepler University Linz
Detailed information
Original study plan Master's programme Social Economics 2025W
Learning Outcomes
Competences
  • Students are able to independently identify a scientifically relevant topic and develop a coherent research question for their Master thesis.
  • They can autonomously and critically carry out the key steps of the research process—from conceptualisation and operationalisation to implementation.
Skills Knowledge
  • Formulate research questions and justify their relevance in an academic context (k5).
  • Efficiently search for relevant literature, critically evaluate sources, and systematically integrate them into their argumentation (k4).
  • Develop research designs that are both methodologically sound and tailored to answering specific research questions (k6).
  • Apply and assess different methods of conceptualisation and operationalisation (k4).
  • Construct a clear and comprehensible argument in both written and oral form (k5).
  • Incorporate feedback from academic discussions and integrate it effectively into their research process (k4).
  • Systematically analyse empirical data or clearly present and critically assess theoretical approaches (k5).
  • Key steps in the research process, from topic selection to the completion of a Master thesis.
  • Principles of persuasive academic argumentation and the structuring of research papers.
  • Methods of conceptualisation, operationalisation, and data collection in empirical social research.
  • Strategies for analysing and interpreting empirical data or systematically constructing arguments in theoretical research.
  • Standards for academic quality assurance and ethically sound research practices.
Criteria for evaluation
Language German
Changing subject? No
On-site course
Maximum number of participants 25
Assignment procedure Assignment according to priority