Colloquium for the preparation of MA thesis in administrative science (National and International Administration and Policy) - Single View

The colloquium gives students the opportunity to present their first thoughts, ideas and concepts for their final thesis and to discuss them in the group. This can be a rough and preliminary outline of a research question and object of investigation. The presentation may also already include a draft structure and reflections on possible sources, databases, survey techniques, theoretical embedding and a time schedule. In order to have sufficient time for subsequent corrections and improvements, it is advisable to present these considerations as early as possible and to discuss them in the group, even if the research concept is only preliminary and tentative. The colloquium is also open to students who do not yet have a precise research topic. They can receive valuable suggestions for the development of their own research questions from the discussions. In addition, students get insights into the research activities of the chair and thus learn about essential analysis concepts and research strategies and familiarize themselves with research pragmatic questions. Students who plan to have their thesis supervised by Prof. Kuhlmann must attend the colloquium (before registration!). It is recommended to attend the colloquium at least one semester before registering for the final examination.

This colloquium is supported by the Moodle learning platform (http://moodle.uni-potsdam.de/). The lecturer provides the seminar plan and the literature list as well as files to download and other information to the seminar in Moodle. After your admission via PULS you have to register again for this course in Moodle to get access to these documents.

Regular participation, active involvement, comment on a presentation/exposé, presentation of your own research project/research idea (with written exposé of 2-3 pages)