Diploma Thesis: Module 1 - Diploma Thesis Seminar 1 Field of study: English Philology
Programme code: W1-S1FA19.2021

Module name: Diploma Thesis: Module 1 - Diploma Thesis Seminar 1
Module code: W1-FA-NX-S1-SD1-5
Programme code: W1-S1FA19.2021
Semester:
  • winter semester 2026/2027
  • winter semester 2025/2026
  • winter semester 2024/2025
  • winter semester 2023/2024
Language of instruction: English
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 10
Description:
Diploma seminar constitutes the integral part of the tuition programme at the first level of studies (Bachelor, undergraduate academic studies). Its final objective is to prepare by the student a written work in which s/he explores a certain academic problem from the thematic scope stipulated by the programme/syllabus, observing the accepted rules of writing BA theses and of employing the basic methodology of conducting academic research.
Prerequisites:
Prior preparation in the form of completion of thematic and practical courses at earlier stages of education.
Key reading:
(no information given)
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
The student is aware of a broader context in which the (academic) issue that s/he drew up is placed ,and understands the necessity to further deepen the acquired knowledge and to perfect the skills already learned. [NX-S1-SD1-5_K1]
 FA1_K01 [2/5] FA1_K03 [2/5] FA1_K04 [2/5]
The student has developed respect and understanding for the ethics of scholarly research. [NX-S1-SD1-5_K2]
 FA1_K06 [1/5]
The student is capable of collecting materials and data to work out an academic issue of his/her own choosing (pertaining to a relevant scholarly discipline), and is also able to order them unassisted and to formulate observations and research hypotheses within a certain academic area, making use of the sources available. S/he is able to narrow or broaden the scope of research as appropriate, to illustrate the analysed phenomenon with language material, to plan and conduct a research project with a view to answering a research question; finally, the student can draw conclusions from the collected data and present them in the broader context. [NX-S1-SD1-5_U1]
 FA1_U01 [2/5] FA1_U02 [2/5] FA1_U03 [2/5] FA1_U04 [2/5] FA1_U18 [2/5] FA1_U19 [2/5] FA1_U20 [2/5]
The student is able to present the analysed academic issue in a written form, and to document gathered information by employing the acquired techniques of handling academic discourse in accordance with the accepted rules of preparing diploma works. S/he is capable of presenting collected data in a clear and transparent way. [NX-S1-SD1-5_U2]
 FA1_U09 [2/5] FA1_U10 [2/5] FA1_U11 [2/5] FA1_U12 [2/5] FA1_U13 [2/5] FA1_U14 [2/5] FA1_U17 [2/5]
The student is familiar with the basic rules of academic style and knows the basic techniques of writing academic texts (defining, exemplifying, comparing, etc.). [NX-S1-SD1-5_W1]
 FA1_W02 [2/5] FA1_W06 [2/5]
The student has mastered the basics of methodology of conducting research pertinent to a relevant academic discipline, and is cognizant of the rules of objectivity in academic discourse and of the code of academic responsibility. [NX-S1-SD1-5_W2]
 FA1_W04 [2/5] FA1_W09 [2/5] FA1_W14 [2/5]
The student possesses the knowledge from the fields of linguistics, second language acquisition, and methodology of foreign language teaching, which enables him/her to deepen it on their own, in relation to a specific topic. The student is also familiar with the terminology relevant to a given scholarly domain. [NX-S1-SD1-5_W3]
 FA1_W01 [2/5] FA1_W03 [2/5] FA1_W04 [2/5] FA1_W13 [2/5]
Type Description Codes of the learning outcomes of the module to which assessment is related
pass with a grade [NX-S1-SD1-5_w_1]
On the basis of the fragments of the BA thesis that students draw up and submit systematically.
 NX-S1-SD1-5_K1 NX-S1-SD1-5_K2 NX-S1-SD1-5_U1 NX-S1-SD1-5_U2 NX-S1-SD1-5_W1 NX-S1-SD1-5_W2 NX-S1-SD1-5_W3
Form of teaching Student's own work Assessment of the learning outcomes
Type Description (including teaching methods) Number of hours Description Number of hours
seminar [NX-S1-SD1-5_fs_1]
The seminar is predominantly conducted in the form of tutorials, which are individual consultations with the supervisor.
 30
Familiarisation with research literature; the search for and evaluation and analysis of sources; the successive drawing-up and submission of parts of the diploma paper; Correcting the diploma paper in accordance with the supervisor’s guidelines.
 100 pass with a grade [NX-S1-SD1-5_w_1]
Attachments
Module description (PDF)
Information concerning module syllabuses might be changed during studies.
Syllabuses (USOSweb)
Semester Module Language of instruction
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