After successful completion of the course, students are able to...
Seminar on selected topics in the area of media informatics.
Didactic background: 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.
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: Wednesday, 10th March 2021, 10:00-12:00 AM, online via Zoom, attendance is mandatory. The final presentations are expected to be held on the 16th of June 2021, 09:00-12:00 AM. 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).
You therefore need a computer, access to the internet, a working microphone, a webcam and access to the TUWEL course in order to be able to participate in this course.
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.