Charite MScIH_Thesis Guidelines_Sep 2008

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Thesis Guidelines

Masters Programme in International Health

Institute of Tropical MedicineCharit - Universittsmedizin erlin

Spandauer Damm 13014050 Berlin, GermanyFax: +49 30 3011 -888

Fon: +49 30 30116 -00

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Ta!le of Contents

I" General information##################"""""""""""""" $

(1) *n%rodu#%ion"" 3() $e.i. o/e#%ie." 3(3) ime limi%." 4(4) 2anuae"" 4(5) $e.i. a. roup !or"" 4(6) redi% poin%."" 4() $e.i. ee. 4

II" Preparation and process##################"""""""""%

(8) 7e.ear#$ de.in module"""" 5(9) $e.i. ou%line" 5

(10) pproal o %$e %$e.i. propo.al"" 6(11) $e.i. .uperi.ion" (1) %$i#al #learan#e (13) Da%a #olle#%ion (14) $ane o %opi#" 8

III" Thesis &rite-up#########################'

(15) S%ru#%ure" 9(16) 2ayou% orma%" 10(1) ord-len%$ o %$e.i. 10(18) i%le pae 10

(19) De#lara%ion o oriinali%y o !or" 10

I(" Thesis su!mission####################### ))

(0) Final do#umen%11(1) /.%ra#% or %ropd !e/.i%e11() ;laiari.m"""" 11(3) alua%ion o %$e %$e.i." 11(4) ollo


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I" General information

,) Introduction

$e re.ear#$ proe#% i. an in%eral par% o %$e .#ien%ii# orma%ion in %$e =a.%er. ;roramme" $epurpo.e o a =a.%er-leel %$e.i. i. %o proide re.ear#$ %rainin, .ome%ime. !i%$in a o#a%ional#on%ex%" *% may #oer a !ide arie%y o %opi#. and orma%., ranin rom experimen%al de.in andprimary da%a #olle#%ion %o poli#y analy.i., and may /e ield- and&or la/ora%ory-/a.ed" $e %opi#mu.% /e relean% %o %$e oerall %$eme o %$e op%ional module. %$e .%uden% $a. #$o.en, and %$ere.ul%. o %$e re.ear#$ .$ould /e appli#a/le in $i.&$er preiou. or u%ure !orin enironmen%" $ere.ear#$ proe#% may /e under%aen ei%$er a% $ari%> ? @nier.i%A%.medi'in Berlin or a% ano%$er%ropd par%ner or #olla/ora%in in.%i%u%ion"

,. Thesis o!/ectives

$e %$e.i. .$ould demon.%ra%e %$a% %$e indiidual .%uden% i. a/le %o deal !i%$ #omplex pro/lem., !$i#$demand. in%era%ion o empiri#al da%a, %$eory and me%$od." $e =a.%er %$e.i. mi$% /e /a.ed on ade.-.%udy (e"" li%era%ure reie!), on .e#ondary da%a (e"" re#ord. rom $eal%$ #are a#ili%ie.), or

primary da%a #olle#%ed ei%$er preiou. %o %$e .%ar% o %$e .%udy proramme or a. a mini ield!or (min"our !ee.)"

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,$ Time limits

or on %$e %$e.i. in#ludin da%a #olle#%ion and !ri%e-up o %$e %$e.i. .$ould no% ex#eed %$reemon%$." nly in .pe#ial #ir#um.%an#e. may .%uden%. apply %o %$e $ari%> ommi%%ee ondmi..ion. and Deree. (D) or an ex%en.ion o a ur%$er %!o mon%$." $e re


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II" Preparation and process

$e %$e.i. i. a .u/.%an%ial par% o %$e $ari%> =a.%er. ;roramme in *n%erna%ional eal%$ anddemand. %o ollo! prepara%ory .%ep.: %$e a%%endan#e o a re.ear#$ de.in module, %$e ela/ora%iono a %$e.i. ou%line, %$e iden%ii#a%ion o an appropria%e %$e.i. .uperi.or and %$e approal o a %$e.i.propo.al /y %$e $ari%> ommi%%ee on dmi..ion. and Deree. (D)" *n %$e nex% .e#%ion %$eprepara%ory .%ep., !$i#$ .$ould /e under%aen, are de.#ri/ed"

,5 6esearch design module

$e re.ear#$ de.in module i. an in%era%ed par% o %$e $ari%> #ore #our.e .in#e !in%er %erm 006"For %$o.e !$o .%ar%ed /eore 006 i% #an al.o /e a%%ended a. a .%and-alone module oered /y %ropdpar%ner in.%i%u%ion." Durin %$e module %$e .%uden% !ill /e ena/led %o:

- iden%iy a re.ear#$ %opi#C- narro! a re.ear#$


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7e.ear#$ me%$od. $e re.ear#$ me%$od. .$ould /e ou%lined and .$ould /eappropria%e %o %$e .%udy ommi%%ee on dmi..ion. and Deree. (D)/eore %$e proe#% .%ar%.:

1" i%le" Ba#round, Si%ua%ion naly.i. (/a.ed on ey li%era%ure)

3" Goal.&/e#%ie. o %$e .%udy or .%udy $ypo%$e.i. in #a.e o a re.ear#$ .%udy4" =e%$od.

a) S%ra%ey or S%udy de.in (e"" %ype o .%udy, .%udy area, .%udy popula%ion,.amplin .%ra%eie., .ample .i'e, in.%rumen%.&indi#a%or. in#ludin alida%ion,pre-%e.%)

/) Da%a #olle#%ion#) Da%a analy.i. (e"" $ypo%$e.i. %e.%, e.%ima%or., .%a%i.%i#al %e.%., #on%en%

analy.i.)5" Fea.i/ili%y and %$i#al *..ue.6" ime rame" Bude%

For propo.al a##ep%an#e upon %$e $ari%> ommi%%ee on dmi..ion. and Deree. (D) !e $ae

our deadline. yearly: 1 Fe/ruary, 1 =ay, 1 uu.% and 1 oem/er" $e %$e.i. propo.al in#ludin%$e .uperi.or. H .$ould /e .en% ei%$er /y email or /y po.% %o =." Ia#


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een #our.e rade. F and FK mu.% appear on %$e %ran.#rip%"

$e #onirma%ion o %$e propo.al. a##ep%an#e !ill /e .en% /y email and #on%ain %$e deadline or%$e .u/mi..ion o %$e inal %$e.i."

,)) Thesis supervision

Ba.ed on %$e %$e.i. ou%line and on %$e .%uden%. .ue.%ion, %$e $ari%> ommi%%ee on dmi..ion.and Deree. (D) !ill de%ermine a %$e.i. .uperi.or !$o .$ould $ae relean% experien#e in %$e#$o.en re.ear#$ ield" $e .uperi.or mu.% approe %$e .ui%a/ili%y o %$e %$e.i. %opi# and ou%line %$eindiidual #our.e o .%udy or %$e .%uden% and i%. ea.i/ili%y" $e .uperi.or !ill uide %$e .%uden%durin %$e %ime o ela/ora%ion o %$e re.ear#$ propo.al, prepara%ion, #olle#%ion o re.ear#$ ma%erial,!ri%in, and #omple%ion o %$e %$e.i." e or .$e .$ould re#ommend !$e%$er ormal e%$i#al approalrom a..o#ia%ion. o%$er %$an %$e $ome in.%i%u%ion mu.% /e o/%ained" Da%a pro%e#%ion and#oniden%iali%y i..ue. mu.% /e #on.idered" * re.ear#$ i. #arried ou% oer.ea. or i da%a are #olle#%edoer.ea. and analy.ed in %$e $ome #oun%ry, %$e pro%o#ol. o /o%$ #oun%rie. mu.% /e o/.ered"

$e primary %$e.i. .uperi.or !ill /e re.pon.i/le or:

- di.#u..in %$e %ype o uideline. and orm o #on%a#% !$i#$ !ould /e mo.% $elpulor %$e .%uden% and aree on a .#$edule o mee%in.C- adi.in %$e .%uden% on %$e plan or $i.&$er !orC- proidin uidan#e on %$e #$o.en ield o .%udy, in#ludin applyin or e%$i#al

approalC- adi.in on da%a and li%era%ure .our#e.C- .ue.%in .pe#iali.%. !$om you may #on.ul% or addi%ional adi#eC- proidin %$e .uperi.ory .e..ion. a. #on%ra#%edC- iin adi#e on %$e ne#e..ary #omple%ion da%e. o .u##e..ie .%ae. o %$e !or

in order %o mee% %$e .u/mi..ion deadlineC- readin %$rou$ dra%. and ie eed/a#C- radin %$e %$e.i. a. a ir.% marer"

a#$ .%uden% $a. a ri$% %o enerally 10 $our. o per.onal .uperi.ion (ex#ludin examina%ion andreadin o dra%.)" .e#ond marer i. needed or %$e radin o %$e %$e.i." =arer. mu.% /eailia%ed !i%$ an in.%i%u%ion o $i$er edu#a%ion (a. %ea#$er. or re.ear#$er.), %$e .uperi.or mu.%proide proo o $i. or $er experien#e in .uperi.in =a.%er-leel %$e.e. (i"e" /y .u/mi%%in a H)"ne o %$e marer. #ould /e ailia%ed !i%$ an ex%ernal par%ner unier.i%y" Be.ide %$e .uperi.or a%e#$ni#al adi.or (e"" proe#% oi#er) #an .uppor% %$e deelopmen% o %$e %$e.i."

,). 8thical clearance

S%uden%. !$o de#ide %o do a ield .%udy need %o ind ou% i %$e .%udy %$ey plan %o do !ill need e%$i#al#learan#e" n e%$i#al #learan#e i. normally ien ou% /y %$e =ini.%ry o eal%$" =o.% rule. or e%$i#al#learan#e. are /a.ed on #lini#al %rial. /u% !i%$in %$e pa.% year. al.o non-#lini#al re.ear#$ $a. /een

in#luded" 7e


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III" Thesis &rite-up

,)% :tructure

*% i. e..en%ial %o pre.en% %$e inorma%ion #learly, #on#i.ely, and ea.y %o read" $e ollo!in #on%ain.a .ue.%ion %$a% proed %o /e a u.eul !ay o .%ru#%urin %$e %$e.i." o!eer, %$i. i. only onepo..i/le !ay o .%ru#%urin %$e %$e.i." $ane. .$ould /e di.#u..ed !i%$ %$e %$e.i. .uperi.or

/eore main a inal de#i.ion" e .ue.% pre.en%in %$e %$e.i. in %$e ollo!in order (num/er opae. or %$e dieren% par%. %$e.i. i. .ue.%ed):

i%le pae

a/le o #on%en%.

2i.% o a//reia%ion.

xe#u%ie .ummary (approx" pae.)$e .ummary .$ould /e #on#i.e and !ell .%ru#%ured" *% mu.% in#lude: a /riein%rodu#%ion and .%a%emen% o %$e pro/lem /a.ed on .ome ey li%era%ure, .ummaryo %$e me%$odoloy, indin. and #on#lu.ion."

*n%rodu#%ion&/a#round in#ludin a .$or% li%era%ure reie! (10-15 pae.):$e in%rodu#%ion .$ould lead in%o %$e re.ear#$ %opi# /a.ed on a .$or% reie! o %$emaor li%era%ure" *% i. impor%an% %o in#lude only ey li%era%ure, !$i#$ i. rela%ed %o %$e%opi#" Ba.ed on %$i. reie! o ey li%era%ure, %$e re.ear#$


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,)3 1a;out format

$e ollo!in reula%ion. or %$e layou% are #ompul.ory:

- 4 paper (or *n#$e.8 1& x 11)C- on% .i'e o 1, 1"5 line .pa#inC- le% and ri$% marin: a/ou% 3 #en%ime%re.C- all pae. mu.% /e num/ered ei%$er a% %$e %op or /o%%omC- /ody o %$e %$e.i. (#oer pae %o #on#lu.ion.) .$ould no% ex#eed 50 pae.C- %$e exe#u%ie .ummary .$ould no% ex#eed 3 pae.C- %$e len%$ o %$e o%$er .e#%ion. depend. on %$e o#u. o %$e .%udyC- %$e %$e.i. mu.% /e /ound (rin-/indin or lue /indin& ad$e.ie /indin)"

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I(" Thesis su!mission

,.7 =inal document

$e inal do#umen% mu.% /e .u/mi%%ed in ie /ound paper #opie. and one ele#%roni# #opy %o %$eD %$ree mon%$. a%er %$e re.ear#$ %opi# $a. /een approed" $e ele#%roni# #opy mu.% in#ludean ele#%roni# er.ion o %$e a/.%ra#% %o /e pu/li.$ed on %$e %ropd !e/.i%e (.ee pararap$ 1)"

$e %$e.i. .$ould #on%ain a .%a%emen% #onirmin %$a% !or on %$e %$e.i. !a. done !i%$ou%a..i.%an#e (in #a.e o roup !or %$i. reer. %o %$e #orre.pondin par%. o ea#$ .%uden%) and %$a%no auxiliarie. o%$er %$an .pe#iied !ere u.ed" Bo%$ %$e de#lara%ion and %$e .%uden%. H mu.% /e.ined in ea#$ o %$e %$e.i. #opie."

,.) *!stract for trop8d &e!site

For %$e pu/li#a%ion on %$e %ropd !e/.i%e %$e ele#%roni# er.ion o %$e %$e.i. a/.%ra#% .$ould

#on%ain %$e ollo!in elemen%. and .$ould no% ex#eed 500 !ord.:

- u%$or and proe..ion- Qear- $e.i. %i%le, in#ludin re.ear#$ #oun%ry, !$ere appropria%e- Eey !ord.: max" 6- *noled re.ear#$ in.%i%u%ion. and .uperi.or. (and %$eir ailia%ion)- /.%ra#% (pro/lem .%a%emen%&o/e#%ie., me%$od., indin., di.#u..ion and

#on#lu.ion)

,.. Plagiarism

Qou are reminded %$a% your %$e.i. mu.% /e your o!n !or" $e oriinali%y o your !or i. leally/indin /y your .ina%ure under %$e de#lara%ion" ;laiari.m i. %$e pre.en%a%ion o ano%$er per.on.!or a. %$ou$ i% !ere %$e !ri%er. o!n" xample. o plaiari.m o##ur a% all a#ademi# leel. andrane rom: .%uden%. !$o #opy a .$or% pa..ae rom ano%$er .our#e in%o an e..ay !i%$ou% indi#a%in%$a% i% i. a ommi%%ee on dmi..ion. and Deree. (D)" Bo%$ marer. mu.% .u/mi% an examiner.

repor%"

$e eneral #ri%eria or a..e..in rade. and a propo.ed


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$e ollo!in #ri%eria are .pe#ii# %o %$e %$e.i.:

- 7elean#e o .u/e#% (%o !orin .i%ua%ion o .%uden%, eneral in%erna%ional $eal%$

relean#e)"- lear deini%ion o %$e pro/lem and o/e#%ie. o %$e %$e.i."

- p%imal u.e made o li%era%ure and #on#ep%ual rame!or. di.#u..ed in %$e #our.e %o

de.#ri/e and analy.e in%erna%ional $eal%$ a.pe#%."- ppropria%e, u.%iied #on#lu.ion. and ea.i/le re#ommenda%ion."

- 2oi#al lo! o rea.onin, !i%$ou% ap. or .uperluou. oerlap."

- 7ea.ona/le nli.$, !i%$ no%i#ea/le proo o .pell #$e# u%ili.a%ion"

- on.i.%en% lay-ou%"

- Sui#ien%, #orre#%ly #i%ed and #orre#%ly li.%ed reeren#e."

*n.ui#ien% da%a or re.ul%. %$a% do no% .uppor% %$e oriinal $ypo%$e.i., .$ould no% preen% a =a.%er-leel di..er%a%ion rom /ein .u##e..ul, proided %$e .%uden% #an explain and #ri%i#ally a..e.. %$erea.on. or %$e pro/lem."

* %$e examiner. a..e..men% mar. dier rom one ano%$er /y one rade, %$e ari%$me%i# mean !ill /e%$e inal mar" * %$e mar. a!arded /y %!o examiner. dier rom one ano%$er /y more %$an one

rade, %$e $ari%> ommi%%ee on dmi..ion. and Deree. (D) may a. a %$ird marer %o ealua%e%$e %$e.i." * one o %$e examiner. a..in. %$e S rade FK, #orre.pondin %o ail /u% !i%$ %$epo..i/ili%y %o improe, a %$ird examiner !ill /e a.ed /y %$e D %o ealua%e %$e %$e.i. in uium

$e #ollo


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*ppendi? )+ :uggested time planning

:teps =or full-time students:tarting in :eptem!er

=or part-time students

Durin %$e #ore #our.e Durin %$e #ore #our.e

$oi#e o %opi# and %$e.i. ou%line Durin %$e #ore #our.e Durin %$e #ore #our.e,la%er #$ane. po..i/le

*den%ii#a%ion o a .uperi.or and ir.% #on%a#% De#em/er %o Ianuary ny%ime po..i/le

Su/mi..ion o ull %$e.i. propo.al

ri%eria or a##ep%an#e are li.%ed in pararap$3"3 o %$e %$e.i. uideline.

1 =ay 1 Fe/ruary, 1 =ay, 1uu.% and 1 oem/er

o%e a/ou% %$e.i. propo.al a##ep%an#e and

da%e or %$e.i. .u/mi..ion

=id-=ay %o end o =ay !o %o our !ee. a%er

.u/mi..ion

Fir.% dra% o #omple%e %$e.i.

ri%eria or $andin in:- ;ro/lem .%a%emen% #learly and loi#ally

de.#ri/edC- S%udy


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*ppendi? .+ Template for title page and second page

i%le o %$e.i.

=a.%er. %$e.i. .u/mi%%ed %o %$e $ari%> @nier.i%A%.medi'in Berlin,Freie @nier.i%A% and um/old% @nier.i%A% Berlin

in par%ial ulilmen% o %$e re


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ame and %i%le o .uperi.or&ir.% marer

ame and %i%le o .e#ond marer

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*ppendi? $+ Thesis mar2ing

$e.i. marin i. done /y allo#a%in poin%. or ea#$ .e#%ion o %$e %$e.i., i%. oerallapproa#$on.i.%en#y and i%. pre.en%a%ion"

Se#%ion ommen%. =aximum num/er

o poin%.

erall approa#$and#on.i.%en#y

2eel o .#ien%ii# under.%andin,#on.i.%en#y, relean#e o .u/e#%, loi#al.%ru#%ure o pre.en%a%ion";o..i/ili%y %o a##oun% or oriinali%y anddii#ul%y o %$e .%udy"

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2ay-ou% andpre.en%a%ion

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