________________________________________________________________________________________________ Modulhandbuch B.A.-Studiengänge 2024/25; Stand 12. Juni 2024 Seite [11] B0103 Bachelor-Thesis Theology/Development Studies Code BAD Workload 300 h ECTS 10 CP Subject semester TDS 7 + 8 Frequency Annually Duration 2 Semester (actual work period 18 weeks) Class type (Core Course: P / Elective: W / Partial Elective: WP) P: TDS Teaching Mode Thesis Contact Hours 15 UE (Tuturial) Individual Study inkl. Exam. 285 h Additional Time Requirement Course objectives: Professional expertise Students acquire knowledge of: • One specific area or topic of development or humanitarian aid in which they follow-up their research questions. Course objectives: Skill set Students are able to • to work on a topic within the content framework of the study program independently and in a scientifically responsible manner within a given timeframe; • to place this topic in larger developmental, humanitarian, theological or social-scientific contexts; • to reflect critically on the chosen topic; • to independently research and process literature; • to apply methods of scientific work. Contents • The bachelor thesis gives students the opportunity to take up a complex of questions that has not been dealt with in the course of study or to deepen a topic and to work on it independently within a given period of time. The student demonstrates his/her ability to carry out a clearly defined academic research project on an issue which refers to the field of development or humanitarian aid. • Mostly the research on B.A.-level will be based on literature and already existing information material. The candidate is not expected to develop his/her own empirical information base. • The candidate is expected to show his/her understanding of the broader development context, to demonstrate his/her ability to search for and identify the relevant information and data, to evaluate them and to extract meaningful results. • He/she is further expected to develop and present his/her research in a methodologically clear and systematic way, responding to the research question without comprising regarding the general complexity of the overall contexts. Teaching Mode B.A. Thesis being developed by the student. Introduction lessons will be given. Guidance by the supervisor for developing ideas and in the course of writing is given as requested by the student. Prerequisites For the registration of the bachelor thesis the acquisition of 150 ECTS-CP has to be proven. Forms of examination and assessment B.A. Thesis (80.000 – 100.000 characters) Literature will be announced at the beginning of the course Scoring for the final grade Quadruple valuation Academic course coordinator Prof. Dr. Detlef Hiller Lecturer Prof. Dr. Detlef Hiller et al
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