COURSE DESCRIPTION AND GOALS:
This colloquium is designed to support students currently planning or already undertaking research in their Recherchemodul or for their Bachelor, Master or PhD thesis. The course will start by providing guidance on how to develop and systematise your ideas, prepare a research proposal, plan your research and writing process, and improve your academic writing skills. We will then identify theoretical approaches, concepts and texts that are particularly relevant for participants’ research projects, do some reading and discussion in these theoretical areas, and test ways in which these could be made productive for the projects in hand. You will then get the opportunity to present your projects (via an overview and, if desired, a draft chapter) to the class in a more extended manner (ideally 1 session per project), discuss them with classmates and the course teacher, and get feedback and advice. Learning about, and being asked to discuss, the projects of others will also give you valuable insights into subject areas you may not have studied before, broadening your general knowledge and intellectual horizons in a way that is sure to benefit your future studies and careers.

SET TEXTS:
All texts will be made available via our online course platform Stud.IP.