After successful completion of the course, students are able to...

• independently research scientific literature in the field of media informatics and to critically deal with it
• write a simple scientific paper that complies with the rules of academic practice
• summarize the findings of their literary work in a technical presentation and to discuss them in a group of colleagues

Seminar on selected topics in the area of media informatics. The thematic fields of the winter semester 2019/20 will be announed at the preliminary meeting.

In the course of the seminar and through individual monitoring, students will be familiarized with the procedure of literature research, critical assessment and follow-up work by writing a seminar paper. Although approaches will depend on the selected topic of the paper, students should focus on scientific literature in English. Another important aspect of this seminar will be the practicing of students' presentation skills, as there is individual feedback given after the final presentations.

Preliminary meeting: Tuesday, 8th October 2019, 12-2pm, seminar room 188/2 (Favoritenstrasse 9-11, 4th floor, staircase 3, green area), attendance is mandatory. The final presentations are expected to be held on 24th January 2020. The exact timing will be announced when the number of participants is known. Further dates will be announced in this first meeting.

This course represents 3 ECTS (= 75 hours) and approximately 12 hours of these require compulsory attendance (for the final presentations, preliminary meeting, etc.).  The remaining hours are intended for the creation and completion of your written paper and presentation slides as well as individual supervision (including feedback on the seminar papers and presentations).

• Grading of a written seminar paper
• Assessment of scientific presentation
• Participation in discussions

For the preliminary meeting, attendance is obligatory.

In order to attend this seminar, a Bachelor's degree is a prerequisite as well as a working knowledge of the concepts covered in the seminar The Basic Principles of Scientific Work ("Grundlagen methodischen Arbeitens", LV 188.328) or any equivalent course. In order to refresh your knowledge of these concepts, students are encouraged to review the documentation available on http://www.cg.tuwien.ac.at/courses/gma/nachlese.html  before writing the seminar paper.