Dissertations 2013.2

701 DissertationDissertation workshop, week 1S7 dissertation process in generalTutoring & WorkshopsDraftsQ&A session conc. Dissertation Handbook

Mind MapsLiterature Summary Table

Homework AgendaDissertation : major piece of work of your study6 credit course, 180 hours of work, includingIndividual study and researchTutorialsWorkshops

Any changes in Topic or to IRS: please inform the dissertation coordinator in week 1 (check the Dissertation Handbook for details on exact procedure)

S7 dissertation process in generalIndividual tutors, assigned in week 1Experienced faculty members and researchersTutorials: Organisation: students responsibilityDuration (6-8 meetings, max. 180 minutes in total)StructureDocumentation (logbook)No change of tutor possibleSupport from tutor and Dr. Goedtkindt/Ms. Grinberg (for data analysis), no other faculty members should be involvedTutors role and responsibilitiesTutoringWeekly workshops with Dr. Goedtkindt and Ms. GrinbergWeek 1-3: general workshopsWeek 4-10: qualitative & quantitative workshopsOccasionally Q&A sessionsAttendance mandatory until data collection finalized (around week 10)Individual tutorial (max. 30 minutes) for data analysis during GenEd timeTutorials cannot be scheduled at the regular class time

WorkshopsDraft 1 for Rationale of the study, Aim & Objectives, Literature Review (Monday, week 3)Draft 2 for Methodology (Monday week 7)Draft 3 for Data Analysis and Discussion (Monday week 12)Feedback: given one week later (i.e. for Draft 1 on Monday week 4 etc.)Formal written feedback for these sections will be provided only on these occasion.

DraftsMind-map (becomes later on a conceptual framework!)Literature summary table Helping tools/instrumentsPrepare a mind-mapDesign a literature summary tableRead (at least!) one top dissertation from the libraryAnd finallyRead read read!Write write write!Enjoy Homework