mam - Masterabschlussmodul (Vollständige Modulbeschreibung)

mam - Masterabschlussmodul (Vollständige Modulbeschreibung)

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Modulbezeichnung Masterabschlussmodul
Modulkürzel mam
Kreditpunkte 30.0 KP
Workload 900 h
(
attendance in the lab meetings: 28h (2 SWS); thesis work: 872 hours
)
Einrichtungsverzeichnis Department für Psychologie
Verwendbarkeit des Moduls
  • Master Neurocognitive Psychology (Master) > Abschlussmodul
Zuständige Personen
  • Al-Zubaidi, Arkan (Prüfungsberechtigt)
  • Bleichner, Martin Georg (Prüfungsberechtigt)
  • Debener, Stefan (Prüfungsberechtigt)
  • Gießing, Carsten (Prüfungsberechtigt)
  • Rieger, Jochem (Prüfungsberechtigt)
  • Hellmann, Andreas (Prüfungsberechtigt)
  • Herrmann, Christoph Siegfried (Prüfungsberechtigt)
  • Hildebrandt, Andrea (Prüfungsberechtigt)
  • Boetzel, Cindy (Prüfungsberechtigt)
  • Hildebrandt, Helmut (Prüfungsberechtigt)
  • Kranczioch-Debener, Cornelia (Prüfungsberechtigt)
  • Rosemann, Stephanie (Prüfungsberechtigt)
  • Özyurt, Jale Nur (Prüfungsberechtigt)
  • Stecher, Heiko (Prüfungsberechtigt)
  • Strüber, Daniel (Prüfungsberechtigt)
  • Thiel, Christiane Margarete (Prüfungsberechtigt)
  • Puschmann, Sebastian (Prüfungsberechtigt)
  • Vogeti, Sreekari (Prüfungsberechtigt)
  • Jäger, Manuela (Prüfungsberechtigt)
  • Roheger, Mandy (Prüfungsberechtigt)
  • Daeglau, Mareike (Prüfungsberechtigt)
  • Kristanto, Daniel (Prüfungsberechtigt)
  • Jacobsen, Nadine (Prüfungsberechtigt)
  • Short, Cassie Ann (Prüfungsberechtigt)
  • Abdolalizadeh Saleh, Amirhussein (Prüfungsberechtigt)
Weitere verantwortliche Personen
thesis supervisors;
Upon approval by the examination committee other staff members (e.g. PhD students in the laboratories of the Department of Psychology) can act as examiners for mam.
Teilnahmevoraussetzungen
Enrolment in Master's programme Neurocognitive Psychology.
Completion of at least 60 credit points in other modules including module psy240 (psy241) (Computation in Neuroscience).
Assignment of a topic by thesis supervisor and official application with the examination office.
Kompetenzziele
Goals of module:
Students will demonstrate that they are able to perform a psychological or neuroscientific experiment and/or analyze data originating from such experiments by means of methods according to contemporary scientific standards. Metaanalyses are accepted if they were conducted by means of up to date tools for data extraction and analyses, according to best practices outlined in relevant community guidelines, such as for example Cochrane. In addition, the students will demonstrate that they are acquainted with the necessary methods and can present their results orally and in written form.

Competencies:
++ experimental methods
+ statistics & scientific programming
+ data presentation & discussion
++ independent research
+ scientific literature
++ scientific English / writing
+ ethics / good scientific practice / professional behavior
+ critical & analytical thinking
+ scientific communication skills
+ knowledge transfer
++ project & time management
Modulinhalte
Part 1: Master's thesis
The students work on a given topic in cognitive neuroscience using literature research and the
appropriate experimental methods.


Part 2: Master's colloquium
The preparation of the thesis is accompanied by regular participation in the lab meetings of the
groups in which the thesis is performed. Students present their study design at the beginning of
their thesis preparation and their results towards the end. In addition, they listen to the
presentations of the other lab members and students in the group.
Literaturempfehlungen
Links
Rules and guidelines for Master's theses are explained here:
https://uol.de/en/psychology/master/course-overview/
Unterrichtssprache Englisch
Dauer in Semestern 1 Semester
Angebotsrhythmus Modul irregular
Aufnahmekapazität Modul unbegrenzt
Hinweise
If you want to do a Master's thesis outside the Department of Psychology, please follow the rules stated on the program website. 
We encourage students to use the LaTeX template provided on the course website.
Modulart Pflicht / Mandatory
Modullevel Abschlussmodul (Abschlussmodul / Conclude)
Lehr-/Lernform individual thesis preparation with supervision
Vorkenntnisse contact your supervisor for details
Prüfung Prüfungszeiten Prüfungsform
Gesamtmodul
individual appointments
The written thesis will be evaluated by the daily supervisor and an additional reviewer (second supervisor) (90%).
The oral presentation and defence of the thesis results will be evaluated by both supervisors (10%).
Lehrveranstaltungsform Seminar und Projekt
SWS 2
Angebotsrhythmus SoSe und WiSe
Workload Präsenzzeit 28 h (
Attendance as required for your project and 2 hours per week for participating in the lab meetings.
)